Case Study
SAEMES Improving mobility for residents and commuters through open data
THE SOLUTION To set up the opendata.saemes.fr portal, Saemes decided to use the data sharing platform developed by Opendatasoft. This platform met a number of Saemes’ demands: THE CHALLENGE In March 2016, Saemes decided to give free access to some of its parking-related data. The goal of this open approach was to provide a targeted and relevant response to a number of mobility issues: Saemes is a major player in the parking and urban mobility sector in the Paris region. The company manages 27,000 off-street parking spots and 90 on-street parking lots. Lack of information that drivers in Paris and its surroundings have concerning, in particular, the location of available park- ing spots in real time and the location of parking spaces reserved for persons with reduced mobility (