1. I would like to further pursue my opportunity of creating a way, such as an app, that makes the process of finding parking spots on college campuses easier.
2. The who: College students that drive
The what: The difficult and often time consuming process of finding an open spot to park in order to get on campus.
The why: The limited amount of parking spots on campus and the abundance of students driving.
3. Testing the who: Other people who might have this need are staff/faculty members that also drive, or in general people that drive into an location with limited amount of parking spaces.
Testing the what: The boundaries of the need can be extended to parking spots in other populated areas, such a big cities, the places near stadiums before an event, etc.
Testing the why: The range of whys for people that have this need are limited, as it is mostly due to the fact that there are more students driving than parking spots available.
4. After interviewing, I have realized that the boundary of my opportunity is wider than I thought. A person I interviewed brought my attention to the fact that the problem of limited parking spaces not only exist on campus, but also in the grocery stores and markets by campus, such as Publix and Target. This showed me that the extent of my opportunity is not only limited to on campus. I also discovered a solution to the need that I haven't thought of previously, that there are students that utilizes private transportation companies, like Uber and Lyft, to get around campus.
Yung-Teng, thank you for sharing what you see as an opportunity and what you hope to do with it. I agree that there are lots of venues that you can explore within your opportunity, but it’s helpful to keep your scope small (i.e. parking spots around campus on a normal school day) and then build it up to bigger things (i.e. a “Google Map” sort of app for parking within the city or at big events). The “who” could be extended to include faculty and staff at the university as well as visitors to UF. I think taking on this opportunity will also help people who go to places like hospitals, museums, and apartment complexes often as well.
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ReplyDeleteYung-Teng, this is a great idea! Driving around looking for parking is a frustration and a nuisance. A parking garage at Brickell City Centre in Miami, and other places, I am sure, utilize video cameras and visual recognition technology to tell you where you parked your car. I bet it is much easier for artificial intelligence to recognize an empty parking spot, which is what your app would likely utilize. The downside to having this technology is, of course, having to allow cameras everywhere. Some people may have an issue with that and not want to be watched at all times.
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