re:parking - reloaded

re:parking "reloaded" [now re:park] sneak preview.

Hi there fellow open source idealists,

Sequel to my first post on re:parking, I thought to drop some sneak preview on some work been done behind the scenes. While no one is promising this will be the same look and feel when done, this is the direction the re:park idea is going (event centric).

Take a Sneak peek below. Mock up done by https://twitter.com/NDinteracktiv

As mentioned before, we really want to keep it simple, event centric as well.

While we know there could be lots of approaches on this - we have chosen this direction.

We really hope we can pull off something pretty cool (no over analysis: just put it out there free...)

Wish us luck.

As usual, feedback appreciated. If we hit any road block perhaps we will ask for your help(s)

Special thanks to @NDinteracktiv once again.

P/S

@air_meka

RE:PARKING

re:parking

Scenario - My Problem when i went for genvoices.org Telethon on 18th Jan 2014.

So you went for an event or meeting and you either want to leave early OR event is over but people still hanging around. You go to the car park and your car is blocked by someone who attended the event but not out yet.

My personal challenge: 

I went for a conference/live studio recording of an event and had this problem. 

Had to go back and wait out the owner of a car blocking me. After waiting , discovered the owner had left and no one was blocking me. 

There was no way I could have known. Way out ? 

Get the plate number announced - but some people don’t even know or remember their plate number 

[i have been guilty of this]. 

So do a simple mobile app or mobi site [but focus on text/call phone capability] that people going for 

similar event can register their plate number along side their phone number. Person blocked in car park 

can now dial or text (only) the plate number blocking him. No one has access to the phone-number just 

the plate number - which is only valid during the event+45mins after event.[borrowed from snap chat 

:D] Access to dial or text only occurs during the period of meeting with +45mins to prevent abuse. 

Question(s) : 

What scenarios is this likely to occur most ?

- conferences 

- meetings/church 

- weddings 

 [Random] Task-App action: 

Organiser: Please register event on platform 

Organiser: Please log in time or duration of event and how many people expected 

Organiser: Send out re:parking URL via sms to attendee car for event. Notifies its valid for only x-time [assumes they are pre-registered] 

Attendee:Please register your car plate number & phone number at the event [note you are only contactable via your car plate number up until 45mins after event..system deletes data] 

Attendee:Ability to respond to text via app/platform ( text/call) 

[Future Option: USSD option ?] 

Challenge:

-Make people/attendee USE the app ? 

-Prevent Abuse ?

P/S ; Punch as many holes in here as possible but i'd like to see some one work on this. 

@air_meka