COMPANY
PROFILE

IPS FULLY INTEGRATED PARKING ECOSYSTEM

OUR STORY

The Path to Smart Parking Leadership

In 2005, IPS introduced the Smart Parking Meter, launching a new era of parking management.

We later introduced other Smart Parking solutions, evolving into a single-source provider. Pay stations, upgrade kits, enforcement and permitting solutions, vehicle detection sensors, mobile payment and other applications — all powered by the same collective intelligence of the IPS organically developed Data Management System. Today, we are proud to offer the industry’s ONLY true, Fully Integrated Parking Management Suite.

IPS innovations have transformed Smart Parking operations from a tedious, time-consuming chore into a streamlined, proactive revenue-generating process powered by a single source with 360-degree management capabilities. In the modern era, where parking has become curb management, the IPS Data Management System has led the way to data-enhanced decision-making for sustainable cities.

INNOVATING WITH YOU, AND FOR YOU

IPS actively participates in industry events to learn from the community and to stay ahead of the curve.

Our customers are our partners in innovation, providing feedback that helps us create and improve our products. High levels of flexibility and customization with our future-proofed technology solutions make it so we can adapt and be continually innovative.

Decades of Innovation

DEVICES SOLD

Customers Served

Fully Integrated Smart Parking Ecosystem

Multiple Award Winner

FRONTLINE EXPERIENCE, FAMILY-STYLE SUPPORT

In addition to world-class engineers, our executive management team includes city and institutional parking planners with long experience on the front lines of policy making and public service. They’ve been where you are and understand the challenges first-hand.

We are proud to be a family-owned business headquartered in the USA, with worldwide offices. By manufacturing in the US, we can provide outstanding quality, reduce environmental impact, and meet quick delivery turnaround requirements. We remain the only independently owned vendor in an increasingly consolidating industry, where parking is merely another corporate division.

At IPS, parking is our only priority, and our customers are treated like family.

Our Story

Over the Years

1994

Established

  • IPS Group South Africa established as one of the first manufacturers of card and coin multi-space parking pay stations.
1998

Worldwide Phone Systems

  • IPS pay-phone solutions and telephone management systems are deployed all over the world
1999

Services for Municipalities

  • Parking enforcement equipment, citations processing, and traffic services provided to municipalities.
2000

Incorporated

  • IPS Group, Inc. USA
    incorporated in Pennsylvania
2002

Award

  • Deloitte Fast 50 Award
2005

Smart Technology

  • S“Smart” single-space parking meter invented
2007

Innovation

  • First credit card enabled, solar-powered single-space parking meter installed
2009

Award + Innovation

  • I• TechAmerica “Green Technology” Award
  • I• Wireless vehicle detection sensors
2011

CSR Program

  • Corporate Social Responsibility donation meter program begun
2012

Awards

  • I• U.S. Conference of Mayors Award
    for public/private partnership
  • I• Vik Kops Humaitarian Award
  • I• Connected World Award
2013

Innovation + Certification

  • • Revolution pay station retrofit kits and MS1™ multi-space meters designed
  • • IPS meters are CDMA certified
2014

IPS Europe SRL founded in Italy

  • IM5™ next generation single-space
    parking meter introduced
2015

Innovation

  • • First end-to-end cloud-based enforcement solution created
  • • Dome-mount sensor developed, providing the most accurate data on the market
2016
Innovation

  • New innovative solutions introduced including PARK SMARTER™ mobile payment app and My Parking Receipt™
2017

CO2 Emissions Reduction

  • IPS calculated a reduction in U.S. CO2 emissions of 34,192 metric tons, after partnering with Verizon to lessen miles driven to find available parking
2018

Innovation

  • I• Launched Enforcement & Permitting Management System as a vital component of a true, fully-integrated solution
  • I• MS3™ color screen, multi-language
    pay station introduced
2019

Patents + Innovation

  • • Reached 160+ Patents
  • • IPS Group Innovation Studio introduces Alexa-enabled Data Analytics in development phase
2020

IPS celebrates 20 years
of innovation

Smart Cities

Higher Education

SMART TECH & IoT

Smart Parking is a critical facet of Smart Cities

TRUE INTEGRATION

All services connected to one backend system

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

Computing capacity, flexibility, and scalability

HIGHER ED SMART PARKING

Comprehensive campus parking solutions

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Paperless, solar power, upcycling, and more

DATA ANALYTICS

All you need to know from all your sources

4G LTE TECHNOLOGY

The fastest wireless connection on the market

Products & Solutions

SINGLE-SPACE METERS

Creators of the first smart Single-Space Parking Meter. Continual innovation ensures IPS meters are still unmatched…

MULTI-SPACE PAY STATIONS

Upgradeable, future-proof, and most flexible and comfortable user experience on the market…

ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT

Born in the cloud without issues that accompany old technologies, IPS provides flexible, scalable, and powerful enforcement solutions…

DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Measure user trends, drive demand-based pricing, and seamlessly integrate your entire parking network…

VEHICLE DETECTION SENSORS

Highly accurate, configurable to any parking environment and can be installed in minutes…

PAY STATION UPGRADE KITS

Save money, reduce waste, and maximize existing infrastructure by upgrading to the latest Smart Parking technology..

PERMIT MANAGEMENT

Full lifecycle permitting with custom customer-facing website to select, pay, and manage permits…

FULLY INTEGRATED SMART PARKING ECOSYSTEM

Apps and Services

PARK SMARTER™

Manage the parking experience on a smartphone

CONTACTLESS TECHNOLOGY

Convenient, secure, safe, and reliable

THIRD PARTY INTEGRATION

Streamline operations, improve efficiencies

IN-VEHICLE PAYMENT

Easiest way for drivers to pay for parking

MY PARKING RECEIPT™

Simplest way to manage parking expenses

PAYMENT PROCESSING

Saving IPS clients thousands of dollars per month

SMART COLLECTION

Access collection data anytime, anywhere

Resources

BROCHURES

Read about our Apps & Services, Infographics, Products & Solutions, and Quick Guides…

CASE STUDIES

Real cities, agencies, colleges and universities – real success stories…

VIDEOS

Got a minute? Short IPS videos will change the way you see parking…

FAQs

Quick answers to common questions…

Newsroom

NEWS

When IPS hits local and national news…

BLOG

The latest smart parking updates…

PRESS RELEASES

What’s new and coming soon for IPS Group…

COMPANY PROFILE

PATENTS

EVENTS

AWARDS

PCI CERTIFICATION &
COMPLIANCE

ENVIRONMENTAL &
GREEN INITIATIVES

CAREERS