b'A skybridge connects the new garage to the terminal. 20 FSD PARKINGTeaming with project designersalso developed the 42,000-square-foot 8K ultra-high resolution earlywhen they were still planning theLED displays inside the Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International garages structural steel and electricalAirport (DEN).equipmentwas essential to incorporatingPalmeter describes digital displays as a street-to-seat solution the displays, Young notes. Kevin Palmeter,that can inform, guide and entertain travelers from the road all the Daktronics aviation market manager forway to their boarding gate. In particular, he reports more demand North America, adds that FSDs displays arefor displays at security checkpoints, for wayfinding in concourses, more noteworthy than most because theyKEVIN PALMETER on the back walls at ticketing and along exterior curbsides.wrap around the structures corners, which heightens interest among viewers. However, that also makes theDesigned for Efficiency, Safety installation and programming more complex. The new garage at FSD also features an Automated Parking Whenever a display is viewed from one side, the other, orGuidance System from TKH Security (formerly Park Assist).both sides at the same time, you have to ensure the content stillJeff Sparrow, the companys sales director works, Palmeter says. Theres some extra nuance there. for North America, contends that for many Overall, Daktronics has worked with airports around the worldyears, airports across the country were building for more than 30 years, dating back to the days of cathode-raygarages and lots they didnt actually need. tube displays. As its products evolved over time, so, too, hasThey still had a lot of availability, but they just its approach toward the aviation industry. New positions weredidnt know where those open spaces were, created solely to meet growing airport demand for indoor LEDhe explains. At the same time, customers displays, as well as outdoor systems such as those in Sioux Falls.were getting frustrated because they didntJEFF SPARROWMore airports are using dynamic signage along roadwaysknow where the open spaces were.for wayfinding in place of traditional static boards, Young says,Now, camera-based guidance systems can track vehicles noting that Daktronics recently provided an exterior display for aentering and exiting on each level, and digital boards display real-garage at MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) thattime updates on where to park. Moreover, the same data can be measures 35 feet tall and 110 feet in length. In 2023, Daktronicsfed to airport websites and apps.November | December 2024AirportImprovement.com'