Parking lots

The Parking lot type (ParkingLotDatasetDTO) represents a surface parking lot identified from HD satellite imagery. Unlike parking areas (individual points along streets), parking lots are polygons that enclose the full ground footprint of a parking lot.

Description

Each parking lot is a geographic surface corresponding to a surface parking lot identified from an aerial view. The data includes:

• The polygonal outline of the ground footprint
• The lot type (public, commercial, residential, industrial)
• An estimate of the number of spots
• The surface type (asphalt, gravel, grass)

Satellite layer only

This data type is available only in the HD satellite variant. Surface parking lots cannot be identified from on-the-ground imagery (street-level view).

Properties

Identification

Property	Type	Description	Example
id	string	Unique identifier	pl_b7e9d2f1a8c34e56
layer_type	string	Document type	parking_lot
h3_index	string	Parent H3 cell	893b0c6a9a7ffff

Location

Property	Type	Description	Example
polygon	GeoShape	Polygonal outline of the parking lot (WGS84)	GeoJSON Polygon
centroid	GeoPoint	Center of the polygon	{ lat: -21.12, lon: 55.48 }

Characteristics

Property	Type	Description
lot_type	string	Lot type
estimated_spots	integer	Estimate of the number of spots
occupancy_percent	number	Estimated occupancy rate (0-100)
surface_type	string	Surface type

lot_type values

Value	Description
public	Public parking lot
commercial	Retail or shopping-center parking lot
residential	Residential parking lot
industrial	Industrial or business-park parking lot
mixed	Mixed use

surface_type values

Value	Description
paved	Asphalt or concrete
gravel	Gravel
grass	Grass
mixed	Mixed surface

Traceability

Property	Type	Description
captured_at	datetime	Date of the satellite imagery

Quality

Property	Type	Description
fit_score	number	Confidence score (0-1)

Use cases

Off-street parking inventory

Identify and inventory every surface parking lot across your territory:

• Total area dedicated to parking
• Breakdown by type (public, commercial, residential)
• Estimated capacity by sector

Soil-sealing analysis

Cross-reference parking data with the Land Cover analysis to:

• Quantify the area sealed by parking
• Identify parking lots on unpaved ground
• Feed your ZAN (Net Zero Land Take) plans

Field pre-survey

Locate surface parking lots before planning a field operation.

GeoJSON example

{
  "type": "Feature",
  "properties": {
    "id": "pl_b7e9d2f1a8c34e56",
    "layer_type": "parking_lot",
    "h3_index": "893b0c6a9a7ffff",
    "lot_type": "commercial",
    "estimated_spots": 45,
    "occupancy_percent": 72,
    "surface_type": "paved",
    "fit_score": 0.82,
    "captured_at": "2025-02-15T10:30:00Z"
  },
  "geometry": {
    "type": "Polygon",
    "coordinates": [[[55.28, -20.93], [55.281, -20.93], [55.281, -20.931], [55.28, -20.931], [55.28, -20.93]]]
  }
}

Relationship with other types

Type	Relationship
Parking areas	ParkingAreas (points) represent linear on-street parking along roads, while ParkingLots (polygons) represent parking surfaces
H3 cells	Each parking lot belongs to an H3 cell
Street furniture	Street furniture can be located in or around parking lots