New users of predictive live tracking like to check and validate settings before a race to ensure everything runs smoothly. We’ve now enabled test data visibility in the Prediction dashboard > Reads tab. 

Like if you're using RACE RESULT 12, you can run a race simulation while forwarding data to RACEMAP and see the simulated data in real-time. 

To keep real detections clean, test data is only displayed when the “Show Test Data” switch is enabled. This update helps you fine-tune your setup with confidence before race day. Try it out! 

We’re excited to introduce new enhancements that make our tracking platform even more powerful and user-friendly for you. Here’s what’s new:

1. Seamless Device Onboarding

Adding new devices to the tracker dashboard is now faster & easier! You can directly assign them to an existing tag or collection - or create a new one instantly. This improvement streamlines onboarding your new GPS trackers and helps you easily manage the new alongside existing devices.

Add GPS Trackers

2. New Integrations Tab

The new Integrations tab introduces support for RACE RESULT event IDs. With this enhancement, you can:

• Import and synchronize participants' data via simple API effortlessly.
• Embed RACE RESULT leaderboards directly.
• Seamlessly integrate online registration.

3. Enhanced Device Management

Managing devices within tags and collections is now more intuitive, simplifying your daily operations.

4. Optimized Predictive Live Tracking 

Our upgraded predictive live tracking algorithm delivers greater accuracy by mapping each detection to a single location within a defined range. This reduces unnecessary mappings while still supporting multiple laps or shadowtrack segments when needed. The first screenshot highlights the impact of the improved filter on reducing mapped locations.

RACEMAP Tracker Management now features over-the-air firmware updates for Queclink GL3xx devices. You can effortlessly upgrade all your GL320 GPS trackers to the latest FW version: R01A12V09.

Tracker Management

• Save time by OTA updating multiple devices simultaneously. 
• Enhanced performance, bug fixes, and new features with the latest firmware. 
• Use the off-season to prepare your devices for seamless live tracking in upcoming sports events.

Take advantage of this convenient update process and ensure your trackers are ready for top performance. For more details on using our GPS tracker dashboard, check our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/hardware-for-live-tracking/maintain

We’ve introduced new features and improvements to ensure better safety for your participants during events.

RACEMAP Safety Monitor sends SOS- and crash alert emails to tracking map editors and additional recipients you’ve specified. To enable the SOS feature, ensure the functional button of Queclink GL3xx devices is activated.

New Functional Button Column: The Tracker Management now includes a dedicated column that shows whether the functional button on your Queclink GL3xx devices is enabled. This helps you easily spot devices with unintentionally disabled SOS buttons, ensuring all devices are event-ready.

Additionally, we’ve added options to customize the table in Tracker Management, allowing you to display additional tracker settings, such as:

• Info report
• Heartbeat
• Report interval
• And many more!

These options make it easy to compare & verify that your trackers are set up correctly according to your event requirements.

For more information on RACEMAP Safety Monitor, visit our documentation https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/monitor.

We’re excited to announce a new feature for Queclink GL320 (and GL310) devices: The ability to blacklist specific network operators from the tracker management (https://racemap.com/admin/trackers). This update addresses reception issues caused by SIM cards or their contracted providers. When a network operator is blacklisted, the modem will no longer attempt to connect to that operator.

This feature is especially useful in scenarios where a modem connects to a network but cannot transmit data through it.

Who Is This For?
This command is for users who are experienced with Queclink GL320 devices, the configuration of their SIM cards, and tracker management.

Key Information:

• Reception Issues Across Borders: Many users have reported connectivity issues, particularly when using GPS trackers in multiple countries. 
• Firmware Update Required: The latest firmware for GL320 (R01A11V14) and GL310 (R00A11V05) devices introduces the blacklisting feature. Ensure your devices are updated to the latest version. Step-by-step instructions are available in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/hardware-for-live-tracking/maintain 
• Use With Caution: This feature should only be used when you are certain that a specific network operator is causing connectivity issues.

Our latest update brings robust enhancements to our Tracker Management, focusing on usability, error prevention & scalability when managing large numbers of GPS trackers. These features streamline your workflow & boost productivity. 

"LAST MESSAGE" & "LAST DATA" Columns: To clarify device communication, we’ve introduced two distinct columns, that help to error prevention for smoother device management.

• LAST MESSAGE - Displays the time since RACEMAP last sent or attempted to send a message to the device. 
• LAST DATA - Shows the time since RACEMAP received the latest data from the device, whether it’s a geolocation, heartbeat, or another message type.

"REPORT DISTANCE" Column: Advanced users can now use the new REPORT DISTANCE column to verify if configuration updates have reached the device, offering greater control over device synchronization.

Batch Counters & Direct Messaging: Quickly see the number of active filters & highlighted devices with new batch counters. You can also send messages directly to highlighted devices from both the filtered & selected devices tables, making large-scale device management faster & more efficient. 

Power Key Settings: You now easily check the status of the power button - whether it’s active or disabled - directly in the device settings tab. The device settings are automatically retrieved when the GPS tracker establishes a TCP connection with our server, ensuring automatically up-to-date status visibility without manual input.

These updates help you manage devices more effectively, reduce errors, and scale effortlessly. Try them today and experience the enhanced efficiency!

We’re excited to share the next improvement to our predictive live tracking. This update refines the speed graphs (Set speed, Live speed, and Replay speed) in the analysis section of prediction, ensuring clearer & more actionable insights. 

In March, we introduced a new "jumping dots"-feature (beta) to address the discrepancy between the forecast of our prediction and the latest data from the timekeeping system. This feature quickly adjusts the dots' locations according to sporadic timing updates and the dots "jump" to the latest known location. Learn more about this feature in our previous announcement: https://updates.racemap.com/enhanced-predictive-live-tracking-with-jumping-dots-3152ik 

We observed that the live speed graph displayed sharp peaks when dots were jumping, showing maximum speed values up to 1000 km/h that overshadowed the regular speed data. This made normal speed values hard to see and impossible to interpret. 

We’ve now resolved this issue! The speed chart is more balanced, making it easy to read, analyze, and understand the data. 

We've released updates to our predictive live tracking, delivering improved insights & usability to help you unlock the full potential of your timing data and process live tracking like never before!

The analysis now shows all mappings of the accepted reads, which helps understanding complex scenarios, such as:  

• Laps where participants pass the same segment multiple times. 
• Offset values for overlapping or closely positioned track segments. 

Interactive Visualization Enhancements - Hover Functionality: Easily identify and explore specific readers directly in both the elevation chart and the map, making it effortless to analyze key data points. 

With these upgrades, predictive live tracking has never been easier or more effective.

We’ve released our newly refactored interactive tracking map: A flexible visualization application tailored to the diverse needs of varios kinds of sports events, providing live location updates of the participants and includes a completely redesigned sidebar for enhanced control & usability. 

New features of refactored RACEMAP visualization: 

• Effortless Group Management: Easily create participants groups in the navigation bar from exsisting tags (more about participants data in our documentation). It is possible to have one participant added to multiple groups. Select the group with one click in the visuatlization settings. 
• Streamlined Controls: Spectators & organizers enjoy full control over the display. Hide specific elements - such as tracks, points of interest, participants, or even entire groups - with a single click using the intuitive eye icon. 
• Favorites Selection: Customize your view by selecting favorite elements. By default, the map centers all selected favorites, ensuring critical details remain front. 
• Offset Display: The sidebar now features the participants' current shadowtrack distance (offset), offering enhanced precision and clarity for analyzing real-time tracking data.

This revamped tracking map adapts seamlessly to the unique demands of long-distance sports events. Try it out with one of your past events and experience the difference in event visualization!

Our latest release brings a new feature for more reliable & efficient preparing and maintaining of your GPS trackers. You can now show, compare, and check additional parameters of the latest known device settings - all in one streamlined view in the tracker management.

• Prevent Setup Mistakes: With an at-a-glance overview, quickly verify settings and ensure accuracy when preparing devices for specific events. 
• Sortable Columns: Spot outliers effortlessly by sorting the columns with a single click, giving you greater clarity and control over your device configurations.

Added parameters: 

• Movement & none-movement settings
• GPS mode 
• Info report, Heartbeat, and server ACK (settings related to autonomy).