Development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) for Managing Parking

The main purpose of the study was to design and Develop a Global Positioning System (GPS) in National Parking System. The research design used in the study was Quantitative and Qualitative Research design. The study covered the total population of 3000 respondents from National Parking System (NPS) Dar es Salaam where 2300 were drivers and parking attendants who charge these drivers for parking and auxiliary staffs were 700. The researcher arrived at this sample size with the aid of (Slovenes' formula). Research instrument used closed ended questions. The scale was given to the cross section of respondents; such as staff members and drivers, and that made easy to gather data from the field. Data analysis was done with the the help of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used during data manipulation. It was found that system non-functional requirements were the time required for someone with basic computer skills to learn it should not be more than 24 hours, it should make use of forms for entering data, it should be easy to use and it should be developed using recognized DBMS (Database Management System). The system should be easily networked to monitor and control any number of different parking facilities. In many instances developing a new system creates an opportunity to redefine how the organization conducts its business leading to higher levels of productivity and performance. It was also found out that the system should be able to redesign a structure, scope, power, relationships, workflows and services that maximize and utilize faults that might occur on the system. The researcher therefore recommended that further studies need to be conducted on GPS to improve on the efficiency in case the system users differ from the one for which this project has been developed for.