1. A computer implemented method for management of parking spaces in a parking area carried out by one or more processors, the method comprising the steps of: identifying an individual entering a parking area and a vehicle in the parking area that corresponds to the identified individual; determining a distance between the identified individual and the identified vehicle in the parking area; determining whether the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle; and responsive to determining that the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle, determining whether the determined distance is less than an associated distance threshold condition.