ParkCar: A smart roadside parking application exploiting the mobile crowdsensing paradigm

In this paper, we design and implement a mobile crowdsensing smart roadside parking system, called ParkCar, exploiting the key elements that a mobile crowdsensing system (MCS) should possess. We present its architecture and basic operational characteristics, placing emphasis on the specific solutions adopted to respond to specific MCS open challenges, related mostly to efficient task assignment process, data quality and integrity, energy efficiency, security and privacy and incentive provisioning.

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