Patrick Houedec's Contact Details

Patrick Houedec's Company Details

Flowbird Urban Intelligence UK

Poole, England, United Kingdom • 64 Employees
Information Services

Flowbird Urban Intelligence is the world's leading parking services and transport systems company, formed from the merger of Parkeon and Cale.The company is at the leading edge of parking innovation, creating value for local authorities, parking operators and end users through technology that helps reduce congestion while making payment as convenient as possible for consumers.Flowbird is at the forefront of innovation in on-and-off street parking hardware, software, sensor systems, machine-learning and AI, information security and mobile development. Its solar-powered on-street parking terminals are extensively specified across the UK and, in addition to providing reliable and convenient parking payment solutions, also incorporate innovative services such as environmental monitoring and local advertising capability.The off-street portfolio includes advanced technology Pay-on-Foot systems and ‘ticketless' Automatic Number Plate Recognition schemes, which includes account-based billing enabling motorists to drive-in, park, and drive out again without needing to make terminal-based payments.Flowbird also leads the way in payment integration, offering users the convenience of multiple options, including cash, Chip & PIN, contactless, mobile, pre-authorised check in-check out card payments and account-based autobilling. Operators benefit from Cloud-based estate management, which enable the remote monitoring and configuration of terminal performance, along with an analytics module that provides system modelling capability to help in the development of urban parking strategies.