This paper proposes a smart car parking system that uses image processing and real-time CCTV monitoring to efficiently detect parking space availability and recognize vehicle license plates. The system is designed for both open parking areas and multi-storey parking environments. It uses Python along with the OpenCV library to analyze video input and determine whether parking slots are occupied or vacant based on pixel-level analysis and image processing techniques. In addition, the system integrates Optical Character Recognition (OCR) using the Tesseract engine to automatically extract license plate information from captured images. To improve accuracy, multiple preprocessing techniques are applied to handle variations in image quality, lighting, and noise. The proposed system enables automated parking management, reduces manual effort, and enhances monitoring efficiency, making it suitable for real-time smart parking applications.
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