Garage management system and method

A facility management method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, that a vehicle is within a predefined distance from a facility door based on a real-time vehicle location;
• determining, by the processor, a first parking spot in a facility that the vehicle would attempt to park in based on a current approach direction of the vehicle, wherein the first parking spot is determined by correlating the real-time vehicle location with structural information associated with the facility, and responsive to determining that the vehicle is within the predefined distance from the facility door;
• determining, by the processor, an availability status associated with the first parking spot based on facility inputs obtained from a facility sensor unit;
• and
• controlling, by the processor, a facility door operation based on the availability status.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine that a vehicle is within a predefined distance from a facility door based on a real-time vehicle location;
• determine a first parking spot in a facility that the vehicle would attempt to park in based on a current approach direction of the vehicle, wherein the first parking spot is determined by correlating the real-time vehicle location with structural information associated with the facility, and responsive to determining that the vehicle is within the predefined distance from the facility door;
• determine an availability status associated with the first parking spot based on facility inputs obtained from a facility sensor unit;
• and
• control a facility door operation based on the availability status.