page_title: 8D Technologies
section_title: Stationnement de Montréal
hierarchical_section_title: 8D Technologies / History / Stationnement de Montréal
caption_attribution_description: Station Bixi Boulevard René-Lévesque et rue Beaudry (Montréal QC)
context_page_description: 8D Technologies is a Canadian company that develops bicycle-sharing systems and automated parking management systems.
context_section_description: In 2002, 8D Technologies, along with partner Cale Systems, was selected by Société en commandite Stationnement de Montréal (SCSM), Montreal's parking authority, to provide an automated parking management system for the city. 8D provided the technological platform (terminal computers, network technology, software platform) while Cale manufactured the terminals. The new pay by space system would replace Montreal's thousands of aging mechanical parking meters. The new system, consisting of solar-powered payment terminals that wirelessly process payments in real-time, was programmed in Java on a Linux platform. After successfully testing the platform in 2003, notably with regards to Montreal's cold winters, SCSM started to deploy terminals on the streets of Montreal in 2004.
caption: Bixi bike station powered by the 8D Technologies platform
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