AVI stands for Automatic Vehicle Identification.
It is a system that uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to automatically identify vehicles as they pass through a detection area.
How it works (simple version):
- A small tag is attached to the vehicle.
- Readers with antennas broadcast radio frequency (RF) energy in a zone called the read zone.
- When a tagged vehicle enters the zone, the tag reflects back its unique ID and stored data.
- The antenna sends this signal to the reader, which processes it (adds timestamp, etc.) and forwards the information to the customer’s system.
- The entire process happens in just milliseconds.
- This technology is commonly used for toll collection, parking access, fleet management, and traffic monitoring.
The AVItag must be permanently affixed to your windshield in the center blind spot behind the rearview mirror and to the left (closer to the driver) and below the tint line (2.5 inches). Parking privileges will be suspended for parkers not affixing the media properly. License Plate Transponders must be installed properly on the vehicle license plate location. Failure to install these media properly may result in false or intermittent reads.
The Visitor Garage is limited to paying or prepaid visitors and authorized students (AVItag and decal controlled). MIII and MIV students have 24/7 access. MI, MII and Health Profession students have after-hours access only (7p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday, all day Saturday/Sunday and holidays). All students are restricted to parking levels 3 or above when using the PG02 Visitor Garage.
The Staff Garage is limited to authorized staff and students only. All staff and students must observe the first floor space restrictions which are decal controlled (only authorized staff may park in the first floor reserved spaces). The facility is used by VHS, CHKD and SNGH.
You may purchase additional AVItags or license plate transponders at cost from your institutional Parking Coordinator. You will still only be able to park one vehicle at a time within the EVMC’s parking facilities.
Media costs range from $3 to $45 based on the media you with to replace.
Residents are assigned to level 2 or above in the PG01 Raleigh Garage. Parking privileges are automatically set to expire at expected residency completion. Rotating residents authorized through GME office will be considered residents, given temporary access to the PG02 Central Visitor Garage, New residents will receive their parking media during orientation. Additional media can be acquired by contacting the Parking Coordinator.
Must possess an institutional ID for staff assignments, must appear on campus parking systems database. Personnel must supply all required parking information regarding vehicle identification.
Contact Parking Services located in the visitors garage.
No. The institutional Parking Coordinator can issue you a departmental proximity card with access to the PG02 Central Visitor Garage that can be shared by your department and staff. There will be a monthly fee charged to your department for the card. Access to all other lots is AVI controlled and cannot be shared among staff.
Please include early notification of the institutional Security and parking office in your planning. Notify Security as to when you will have buses on campus. Contact the EVMC Parking Manager if arrangements need to be made to park the buses within the medical center’s controlled lots. Direct the bus company to contact the Parking Office for loading, unloading, and parking directions.
All extended service requests should be made directly with Parking Services. These requests include, but are not limited to, special shuttle services, special function parking arrangements, extended booth hours or opening or closing of lots. All free parking passes issued for special functions must be generated with the approval of the EVMC Parking Manager and have an expiration date.
You can park in visitor parking at your own expense or acquire temporary parking media from the EVMC parking office.
For frequent regular visitors, your department should consider validating parking. Please contact the EVMS Parking Office for more information.
See your institutional Parking Coordinator. Be sure to verify whether they require that you return the non-working AVItag. Employees are charged to replace lost, stolen or damaged media. New media exceeding the two provided free by our institute can be purchased at cost.
Each institutional Parking Coordinator has COPP approved guidelines for parking assignments to all lots. Preference is always given to full-time employees. Your primary work location, function and handicap status are used to help determine the appropriate parking facility. Our campus also uses rank and seniority as variables when assigning parking. Additional consideration is given to availability, consumption and timeframe: all day, occasional use, institutional support.
Special lot assignments to provide improved handicapped parking access or reduce walking distance may be made as exceptions to policy by partners with appropriate documentation from the DMV. The institutional Parking Coordinator will require one of the following before considering the modification of one’s parking assignment: Permanent DMV license plate, Permanent DMV blue tag or either a Temporary DMV red tag. Institutions may have additional requirements such as Occupational Health review.
The institutional Security office should be notified and can make arrangements for service vehicles to reach your car. Parkers should contact Campus Police at 757-446-5199.
NOTE: One of the reasons for collecting vehicle information is so Security or parking personnel can notify you if there is a problem with your car, e.g., leaking fluids, flats, fire and damage.
The institutional Parking Coordinator makes the initial parking assignment and distributes parking media at the employee orientation.
Security at each facility determines its full status. Employees unable to park in a full facility will be directed to an alternate location. If directed to park in visitor parking, a full facility sticker will be provided by Security, the Parking Garage manager or your institutional Parking Coordinator allowing free exit from the visitor system.
There are no reserved or assigned parking spaces. You may not mark spaces for personal use.
The Shuttle serves the EVMS's authorized parker, employee, and staff within a 25 mile radius for authorized activities. Fees may apply. Arrangements can be made by contacting the EVMS parking office. A declaration of emergency conditions in response to hurricane, flood, northeaster, or tornado threat permit exceptions to normal operations’ policies and procedures. Shuttle service for other activities may be acquired from HRT Hampton Roads Transit or Groome Transportation.
The EVMC parking facilities are for daily institutional use only. Storage of personal vehicles is not permitted. Employees & students are subject to a 72-hour maximum parking limit.
One parking AVItags are included in the student fees and additional AVItags are sold at cost. Contact the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, 757-446-5244, for any questions regarding student fees. Contact the Parking Coordinator, 757-446-7496, for AVItag questions.
Visitors riding motorcycles may use the motorcycle parking space located outside the Manager’s office on the first floor of the PG02 Visitor Garage. Employees and students who wish to park motorcycles on campus must contact their Parking Coordinators and make arrangements to register their motorcycles. This is for their own safety so they may be notified if there is any problem at their parking location. Employee and student motorcycle parking is permitted on the first floor of the PG03 Staff Garage or the first floor of the PG01 Raleigh Garage.