Vehicle parking availability map systems and methods

1. A parking availability map system, comprising:

a sensor-based parking space detection system coupled to a vehicle and operable for detecting and identifying a plurality of open and occupied parking spaces within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle and storing this information as open and occupied parking space data, wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system detects and identifies the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces by segmenting the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces from one or more images obtained by the vehicle and overlaying the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces with vector representations encoded with parking space characteristics; and

a parking space data system operable for receiving the open and occupied parking space data from the sensor-based parking space detection system and receiving a parking space availability query from a user disposed remotely from the parking space data system, and, responsive to the parking space availability query, transmitting parking space availability information to the user.

2. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system comprises a camera-based parking space detection system.

3. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the detecting and identifying the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces comprises, for each parking space, classifying a type of parking space.

4. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the open and occupied parking space data comprises, for each parking space, receiving location information based on a location of the vehicle.

5. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the parking space availability information comprises one or more of real-time parking space availability information, historical parking space availability information, and statistical parking space availability information.

6. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the parking space availability information comprises one or more of a heat map indicating locations of open parking spaces, a bird's-eye-view map indicating locations of open parking spaces, a three-dimensional map indicating locations of open parking spaces, and turn-by-turn directions to a location of an open parking space.

7. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the parking space availability query from the user comprises receiving the parking space availability query from one of an on-board vehicle application, a mobile application, a web-based application, and an autonomous driving system.

8. A parking availability map method, comprising:

using a sensor-based parking space detection system coupled to a vehicle, detecting and identifying a plurality of open and occupied parking spaces within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle and storing this information as open and occupied parking space data, wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system detects and identifies the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces by segmenting the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces from one or more images obtained by the vehicle and overlaying the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces with vector representations encoded with parking space characteristics; and

using a parking space data system, receiving the open and occupied parking space data from the sensor-based parking space detection system and receiving a parking space availability query from a user disposed remotely from the parking space data system, and, responsive to the parking space availability query, transmitting parking space availability information to the user.

9. The parking availability map method of claim 8 , wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system comprises a camera-based parking space detection system.

10. The parking availability map method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting and identifying the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces comprises, for each parking space, classifying a type of parking space.

11. The parking availability map method of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the open and occupied parking space data comprises, for each parking space, receiving location information based on a location of the vehicle.

12. The parking availability map method of claim 8 , wherein the parking space availability information comprises one or more of real-time parking space availability information, historical parking space availability information, and statistical parking space availability information.

13. The parking availability map method of claim 8 , wherein the parking space availability information comprises one or more of a heat map indicating locations of open parking spaces, a bird's-eye-view map indicating locations of open parking spaces, a three-dimensional map indicating locations of open parking spaces, and turn-by-turn directions to a location of an open parking space.

14. The parking availability map method of claim 8 , wherein receiving the parking space availability query from the user comprises receiving the parking space availability query from one of an on-board vehicle application, a mobile application, a web-based application, and an autonomous driving system.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium stored in a memory and executed by a processor to perform the steps comprising one or more of:

receiving open and occupied parking space data from a sensor-based parking space detection system, wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system is coupled to a vehicle and operable for detecting and identifying a plurality of open and occupied parking spaces within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle and storing this information as the open and occupied parking space data, wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system detects and identifies the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces by segmenting the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces from one or more images obtained by the vehicle and overlaying the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces with vector representations encoded with parking space characteristics; and

receiving a parking space availability query from a remote user, and, responsive to the parking space availability query, transmitting parking space availability information to the user.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the detecting and identifying the plurality of open and occupied parking spaces comprises, for each parking space, classifying a type of parking space.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the receiving the open and occupied parking space data comprises, for each parking space, receiving location information based on a location of the vehicle.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the parking space availability information comprises one or more of real-time parking space availability information, historical parking space availability information, and statistical parking space availability information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the parking space availability information comprises one or more of a heat map indicating locations of open parking spaces, a bird's-eye-view map indicating locations of open parking spaces, a three-dimensional map indicating locations of open parking spaces, and turn-by-turn directions to a location of an open parking space.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein receiving the parking space availability query from the user comprises receiving the parking space availability query from one of an on-board vehicle application, a mobile application, a web-based application, and an autonomous driving system.