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Snagging Parking Spaces with Mask R-CNN and Python | by Adam Geitgey | Medium

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Using Deep Learning to Solve Minor Annoyances

Using Deep Learning to Solve Minor Annoyances 13 min read Jan 21, 2019 -- Press enter or click to view image in full size I live in a great city. But like in most cities, finding a parking space here is always frustrating. Spots get snapped up quickly and even if you have a dedicated parking space for yourself, it’s hard for friends to drop by since they can’t find a place to park. My solution was to point a camera out the window and use deep learning to have my computer text me when a new parking spot opens up: This might sound pretty complicated, but building a working version of…

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