Abstract: Managing parking is carried out by associating an electronic tag with a vehicle, each tag configured to either receive, transmit, or both receive and transmit information at a low frequency using magnetic induction. A base station located in each parking space is likewise configured to either receive, transmit, or both receive and transmit information at a low frequency using magnetic induction. Either the tag or the base station will communicate identification information of both the tag and the base station to one or more servers, where parking can be managed. Communication with the server can be carried out in part using a publicly available radio frequency over a wide area network, such as one of the SigFox, LoRaWAN, or WEIGHTLESS protocols.