Inspiration
I faced trouble finding vacancies in parking lots, especially during peak periods. I thought that a tool to tell me which carpark has vacancies would be useful, and help save time when finding parking spaces.
What it does
It gives real time data on the number of parking slots available for all carparks in singapore, updated every few minutes, and data for specific car parks as well.
How we built it
It is coded with python, and uses an api from data.gov.sg which gives real time data on parking lot vacancies.
Challenges we ran into
I faced difficulty in starting the project as it was my first time doing a telegram bot, and manipulating as well as extracting the relevant data in a readable format for the user from the API.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Making the telegram bot function and return data correctly.
What we learned
Creating telegram bot with python and using API to retrieve data.
What's next for EZ Parking
As of now, the bot stops working as soon as the python application stops running. In order to make it run all the time, can deploy the bot on platforms like Heroku, Render, and so on. Can also add more functionalities to the bot by exploring telegram APIs.
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