About JAPA

On a mission to make
every space visible.

JAPA started with a simple frustration: drivers circling for spaces that were open all along, and the teams who run parking having no way to see it. Since 2016 we've been fixing that, space by space.

Our story

Ground truth, not guesswork.

Parking has always been managed by estimate: counts at the gate, a drive-through at noon, a best guess about the covered decks and ADA bays no one can really see.

We believed the answer wasn't more cameras or more gates, it was seeing every individual space, in real time, without collecting a shred of personal data. So we built wireless per-space sensors, a live Console, and a driver app that turns that truth into a better experience for everyone who parks.

Today universities, hospitals, cities, and airports run their operations on JAPA, and keep expanding after they launch. We're proudly based in the Sacramento region and founder-led since day one.

A university campus JAPA helps keep moving
What we believe

The principles behind the platform.

Ground truth over guesswork

If you can't see a space, you can't manage it. We measure every stall, not a sample, so decisions rest on fact.

Privacy by design

We read occupancy, never identity. No cameras, no plates, no PII, nothing to breach or subpoena.

Low disruption, fast value

Wireless, surface-mounted hardware means no trenching and no shutdowns. Live in days, not months.

Built for the toughest buyers

Public agencies and health systems scrutinize every vendor. We design to clear that bar, and help them buy.

2016
founded, and founder-led ever since
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The journey

From one lot to a live network.

2016

JAPA is founded

A Sacramento-born idea: make every parking space visible in real time, without surveilling anyone.

Early on

First campuses go live

Universities adopt per-space sensors and a driver map, proving the model on some of the hardest lots to manage.

Scaling

Hospitals, cities & airports

The same platform adapts to covered ADA decks, curbside blocks, and garage-to-curb throughput.

Today

A growing real-time network

26+ properties run on JAPA, and keep expanding after launch, with cooperative purchasing opening doors across the public sector.

Where we are

Proudly based in Sacramento.

We build and support JAPA from California's capital region, and deploy across the country.

1002 Central St, West Sacramento, CA 95691
(877) 775-5272
contact@japa.one
The Sacramento region, home of JAPA

Come see what real time looks like.

Whether you run a campus, a hospital, a downtown, or a terminal, we'll show you every space on your property.

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