Smart Marina is a Marina Slip and Storage Monitoring system, that is an unique innovative IOT solution that eliminates the need for expensive slip and boat sensors.
This camera-based system utilizing artificial intelligence /Machine Learning (AI/ML) can monitor the availability of Marina slips in real time.
It provides the information through large display panels, web and mobile applications to the boaters as well as to the Marina slip management. This system can also monitor the storage space availability in boat storage yards in real time.
Marina’s face many challenges that include:
- Marinas continue to operate manually and not taking advantage of modern technology
- Need to maximize utilization and enhance revenue within the short season
- No automated method to quickly identify vacant slips
- Boaters have to call in and wait for locating and booking slips
- Fire and Theft of valuable equipment from boats
- Encroachment, Free slip usage, transient docking, unauthorized car parking
It’s now that much easier and more effective to manage the slips in the Marina, while enhancing customer experience, improving operations efficiency, and improving the bottom line by reducing costs and getting more clients.
The marina slip management system benefits include:
- Improved customer satisfaction
- Efficient operations
- Safety, Security and Cleanliness
- Reduce costs and Increase revenue
The base functionality of the system include:
- Monitor the availability of slips
- Detect improper docking (i.e a small boat in a slip meant for a large boat
- Provide a graphical display of marina showing the slip availability
- Provide slip availability info through display panels, web and mobile apps
The advanced features include:
- Recording of boat numbers as they enter/exit the marina
- Keep track of number of boats that enter/exit
- Detect fire, theft, vandalism on boats
- Detect pollution from the boats in the water
- Monitor the storage space availability on the boat racks in storage yards
The system provides extensive analytics and reporting that help:
- Make better and informed decisions
- Analysis of historical data to improve the management and optimization of the marina operations
- Predict business trends to better prepare for the next year
The value to marina managers include:
- Obtain extensive data on operations
- Obtain valuable insights
- Learn lessons from history
- Input to planning
- Predict future trends, revenues and profitability