{"id":2518,"date":"2021-01-23T16:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1334766"},"modified":"2021-01-23T16:30:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:30:34","slug":"awful-parking-is-the-worst-thing-about-escooters-tier-has-a-plan-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2518","title":{"rendered":"Awful parking is the worst thing about escooters \u2014 TIER has a plan to fix it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article was originally published by Christopher Carey<\/a> on <\/span>Cities Today<\/span><\/a>, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a>, or sign up for Cities Today News.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Escooter firm <\/span>TIER<\/a> has partnered with mapping provider <\/span>Fantasmo<\/a> <\/span>to create what it claims is the world\u2019s most accurate escooter parking system.<\/p>\n

Starting in Paris and York, TIER will implement Fantasmo\u2019s \u201cCamera Positioning System\u201d (CPS), a new positioning technology that is ten times more accurate than GPS and can validate e-scooter parking within 50 centimeters or less using a camera phone.<\/p>\n

TIER says the new feature will all but eliminate irresponsible parking, an issue that has plagued city authorities globally since escooters were first rolled out on streets.<\/p>\n

At the end of their journey, riders can scan the escooter\u2019s QR code and point their phone\u2019s camera at a nearby building, which Fantasmo uses to confirm they are parked within a city-approved area.<\/p>\n