System and method for generating context-rich parking events

A parking enforcement system comprising:

• a data interface for communicating with parking data acquisition hardware for receiving therefrom parking data pertaining to a target vehicle;
• a processing device in communication with the data interface, the processing device being configurable under computer readable storage instructions;
• computer-readable memory in communication with and accessible by the processing device storing computer-readable program code, the computer-readable program code causing the processing device to:
• obtain a plate read event identifying an identifier of the target vehicle;
• initiate a collection of a first context image of a first view of the target vehicle;
• obtain geolocation information of at least one of:
• the patrol vehicle;
• and
• the target vehicle;
• obtain temporal information associated with the generating of the plate read event or the collection of the first context image;
• verify if at least one condition is met by calculating if at least one of:
• a temporal constraint threshold is reached by using the temporal information;
• and
• a position constraint threshold is reached by using the geolocation information;
• after verifying that the at least one condition is met, initiate a collection by the patrol vehicle of a second context image of a second view of the target vehicle;
• and
• cause an association between the second context image and the parking event to generate the context-rich parking event.

Non-transitory storage media comprising program code that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• obtain a plate read event identifying an identifier of the target vehicle;
• initiate a collection of a first context image of a first view of the target vehicle;
• obtain geolocation information of at least one of:
• the patrol vehicle;
• and
• the target vehicle;
• obtain temporal information associated with the generating of the plate read event or the collection of the first context image;
• verify if at least one condition is met by calculating if at least one of:
• a temporal constraint threshold is reached by using the temporal information;
• and
• a position constraint threshold is reached by using the geolocation information;
• after verifying that the at least one condition is met, initiate a collection by the patrol vehicle of a second context image of a second view of the target vehicle;
• and
• cause an association between the second context image and the parking event to generate the context-rich parking event.