Device, method and system for detecting parking in a no parking area

A method of monitoring an area designated as NO PARKING, the method comprising:

• securing a bollard to a surface adjacent to the area designated as NO PARKING, the bollard including a camera aimed towards the area designated as NO PARKING;
• monitoring the area designated as NO PARKING for the entry of a vehicle into the area designated as NO PARKING;
• determining that a parking violation has occurred upon determining that the vehicle has entered the area designated as NO PARKING;
• relaying image data of the entry of a vehicle into the area designated as NO PARKING, as captured by the camera, to a remote computing system;
• and
• providing a grid of solar cells atop the bollard on a planar surface that is angled to intersect a horizontal plane,
• wherein the step of monitoring the area designated as NO PARKING for the entry of a vehicle into the area designated as NO PARKING includes using radar to sense the presence of the vehicle in the area designated as NO PARKING.

A method of monitoring an area designated as NO PARKING, the method comprising:

• securing a bollard to a surface adjacent to the area designated as NO PARKING, the bollard including a camera aimed towards the area designated as NO PARKING;
• monitoring the area designated as NO PARKING for the entry of a vehicle into the area designated as NO PARKING;
• determining that a parking violation has occurred upon determining that the vehicle has entered the area designated as NO PARKING;
• relaying image data of the entry of a vehicle into the area designated as NO PARKING, as captured by the camera, to a remote computing system;
• providing a grid of solar cells atop the bollard on a planar surface that is angled to intersect a horizontal plane;
• securing the camera to a center pole extending vertically upwards inside of the bollard;
• and
• locating the camera along the center pole so that the camera views outward from the bollard via a window section of the bollard.