Parking glossary

Plate recognition

ALPR

Also: Automatic License Plate Recognition

The camera reads the plate and starts the session. On this site it is called plate recognition; the driver passes without taking a ticket.

Hardware

Barrier

The arm that opens and closes the lane. It lifts once the plate is verified or payment is complete; Visiobox runs lane control on site.

Software

Bird’s-eye view

Monitoring the whole site from a single screen. Parking spaces, cameras and occupancy sit on the same plan.

Software

Blacklist

Plates whose passage is restricted. Managed in the Zone panel.

Plate recognition

Confidence

Also: Low confidence

How certain the system is about a plate read. If it is not certain, the decision goes to the operator; it can be confirmed with the HGS record.

Field

e-archive

Also: GİB e-archive

Linking parking payments to the Turkish Revenue Administration (GİB) e-archive process. Runs from the same panel as e-invoice.

Field

e-invoice

Also: GİB e-invoice

Linking parking payments to the Turkish Revenue Administration (GİB) e-invoice process. e-archive and revenue reports use the same infrastructure.

Software

GATE SDK

Software kit for receiving real-time data from kiosks, barriers and payment devices on site. Events stream to your application over WebSocket.

Payment collection

HGS

Also: Fast Pass System (Hızlı Geçiş Sistemi)

For tagged vehicles, payment completes automatically once the plate and HGS data match. POS and QR are the backup payment channels.

Software

Hub & Spoke

Also: End-to-end system

A model that connects the headquarters with field sites. Multiple facilities are managed from a single panel.

Hardware

LED information panel

Field display that shows fees, directions and warnings to drivers.

Field

Occupancy

Live status of occupied and free spaces on site. Shown on the bird’s-eye map together with the parking spaces.

Field

On-street parking

Parking detection and payment collection on streets using cameras and HGS.

Software

ParkBiz

The driver app. Finding a parking lot, paying outstanding fees and subscriptions are handled on the phone.

Field

Parking violation

Also: Parking fine

Incorrect or open-ended use of a parking space. Cases such as double-slot parking, line violations and disabled-space use are detected.

Hardware

Payment kiosk

Also: Kiosk

Unmanned exit payment point. It matches the plate, shows the fee and completes payment via HGS, POS or QR.

Plate recognition

Plate recognition

Also: Plate reading

The entry and exit camera reads the plate. The record goes to Zone and is matched against subscribers, the whitelist/blacklist and HGS.

Payment collection

POS

Also: Contactless card

Bank card and contactless payment. The backup payment channel at the kiosk when there is no HGS balance.

Payment collection

QR

Also: Mobile payment

Payment the driver completes on the phone. The result reaches the operator panel and the barrier opens.

Hardware

Rack cabinet

Protective cabinet that houses the field equipment.

Software

Reports

Operations, finance and subscription statements. Revenue, session and device status are pulled from Zone.

Software

Session

The record kept from a vehicle’s entry to its exit. Plate, duration, fee and payment status are on the same line.

Field

Site survey

Settling entry and exit points, tariffs and hardware layout on site before installation.

Software

Subscription

A driver's time-limited right of passage at a specific parking lot. Bought in the ParkBiz app and managed in the Zone panel.

Hardware

Togerbox

Compact control box that brings together the barrier and peripheral units.

Hardware

Truck payment kiosk

Unmanned payment point raised for heavy-vehicle lanes. Payment channels are the same as the kiosk.

Hardware

Visio Camera

Also: Camera housing

Outdoor housing for the plate recognition camera. Reads the plate at entry and exit.

Hardware

Visiobox

Lane control unit that brings the barrier and field devices together in one box.

Software

Webhook

ZONE API notifying your system of a payment, violation or device event. ERP and reporting integrations are built on it.

Software

Whitelist

Pre-authorized plates. The passage rule is applied automatically to vehicles on this list.

Software

Zone

Central panel where sessions, payments, subscriptions and devices are managed.

Software

ZONE API

REST interface that connects Zone data to your ERP, CRM or own application.