Sibiu is Romania's third most-visited city, behind only Bucharest and Brașov. Each year, more domestic and international tourists discover its well-preserved historic center, its festivals, and its cultural heritage. The city manages more than 50 paid parking facilities — on-street, off-street, and time-limited — spread across the historic center and residential neighborhoods.
Sibiu City Hall's Urban Development Plan aims to build a smart city — and vehicle monitoring is the first step toward that vision.
As a transit hub on the route to western Romania, the city faces a dual challenge: accommodating tourists while managing through-traffic and limited parking capacity. Residents need guaranteed access, visitors need paid parking, and heavy vehicles (over 3.5 tons) are prohibited within the historic center.
Historic center parking
City surveillance
Integrator Tinet Sibiu deployed 8 LPR cameras at the most critical access points across the historic center — including Brukenthal Palace, Cazarma 90, Cetatii, and Huet parking facilities. The system serves two distinct purposes: monitoring restricted access and managing paid parking revenue.
The city's paid parking facilities are served by automated ticket machines distributed across the city. For enhanced control, City Hall needed to monitor traffic at key access points — especially the Great Square (Piața Mare) and barrier-controlled parking facilities.
Residential parking areas require monthly access permits, and certain vehicles — city administration cars and subscribers — have free access. Meanwhile, all vehicles over 3.5 tons are forbidden within the downtown limits.
The Sibiu installation gives administrators complete visibility into vehicle traffic across the historic center — from peak-hour analytics to revenue reconciliation — and provides the data foundation for future smart city developments.
Administrators can monitor all vehicle traffic, calculate busiest hours for each parking, and query the database to see which vehicles entered restricted areas, whether they had authorization, and how long they stayed.
The system cross-references the number of vehicles entering a paid parking against the amounts collected by automated ticket machines — ensuring transparency and identifying discrepancies.
Residents with monthly permits and city administration vehicles receive free access through white list integration. Unauthorized vehicles entering restricted zones are immediately flagged.
Based on Metrici reports and occupancy statistics, City Hall can make informed decisions about creating additional parking spaces — tailored to actual demand by day and hour.
A later development included the "open barrier" command in the Metrici Web Interface, enabling administrators to remotely grant access to white-listed vehicles for paid parking and the Great Square — deepening the integration between vehicle monitoring and smart city infrastructure.
The Sibiu installation, developed in partnership with integrator Tinet Sibiu, demonstrates how LPR-based monitoring can serve as the foundation for a broader smart city vision.
