Predicting parking availability

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a process for providing a prediction of parking availability, the process comprising:

• generating one or more imminent-vacancy scores for parking by applying a model to parking spaces matching search criteria, wherein the model was generated based at least on:
• durations of parking-place occupancies for multiple parking places;
• and
• durations of parking-place vacancies for the multiple parking places;
• and
• providing, based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores, a parking availability prediction, the providing comprising one or more of:
• generating a map, based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores, of expected vacancies;
• providing directions to an area with the highest imminent-vacancy score of the one or more imminent-vacancy scores;
• or
• providing an expected wait time, for parking, determined based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores.

A computing system for providing a prediction of parking availability, the computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform a process comprising:
• generating one or more imminent-vacancy scores for parking by applying a model to parking spaces, wherein the model was generated based at least on:
• durations of parking-place occupancies for multiple parking places;
• and
• durations of parking-place vacancies for the multiple parking places;
• and
• providing, based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores, a parking availability prediction, the providing comprising one or more of:
• generating a map, based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores, of expected vacancies;
• providing directions to an area with the highest imminent-vacancy score of the one or more imminent-vacancy scores;
• or
• providing an expected wait time, for parking, determined based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores.