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enhancementleaderboard
a month ago05/30/2022

New leaderboard: switch contests & filter participants

Users like our easy and flexible results as this solution works with real-time data (live ranks) and is optimized for mobile usage.

switch the leaderboard in between multiple contests

We were asked to add two more features to our ranks.

  • Connect multiple contests respectively stages.
  • Integrate the filter tags from our visualization. Tags can be gender, age group, or whatever is needed to classify the participants in your event.

Now users can switch between contests and filter participants in the leaderboard directly. Each filter tag provides the corresponding ranking. That way you can classify various categories among the participants of your event.

filter tags to classify participants

Test this sample of our leaderboard https://racemap.com/timing/lobdeburg_2021

Read all about our leaderboard & live-rank solution in our documentation https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/gps-timing

appskeys
a month ago05/15/2022

New dynamic key process

We developed a new user flow to automatically guide participants when connecting their phones for live tracking. The new process is optimized for scanning a QR code and provides a seperate landing page for each key. 

The convenient user experience scales with a huge number of participants and saves support time at the help desk. The process dynamically guides participants independent from 

  • The user's phone is iOS or Android. 
  • Racemap App is installed or not installed. 
  • The participant opens the key link on the smartphone or on the desktop.


Read all about Racemap passcode & keys and easily connect phones for live tracking in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/tab-keys
enhancementvisualization
2 months ago04/11/2022

Default setting of the slider

We added the option to set by default whether the time slider show 

  • the duration from the start time of the event or 
  • the absolute time of the day. 

 

Basic settings >> Time slider

Read about all options of the interactive race visualization: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking  

enhancementGPS trackerTracker Management
2 months ago04/11/2022

Batch actions in tracker managent

Users that work with many GPS trackers  have specific needs and asked for a more efficient Tracker Management . We developed the option to set up multiple GPS devices at the same time with one click.

Select the devices from your list and chose the batch action you need. Go to your tracker management: https://racemap.com/admin/trackers

enhancement
3 months ago03/11/2022

Improvements billing page

We made our billing page more transparent for you. We now added the option to select a past month and to show the items of past billing cycles. Got to the billing section of your account and select the month.

We added another small enhancement to the billing page. Now only those events are shown in which chargeable items have been consumed.

enhancementmonitor
4 months ago02/23/2022

Release of the reworked monitor

We received user feedback for our monitor dashboard. We developed new features (alerts & status), improved usability (filters & alert stream), and resolved issues. You and your team can now work with the brand new version of the monitor in the race office.

  • All information about the monitor in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/monitor 
  • Interactive live sample of the monitor: https://racemap.com/monitor/100KmDuathlon2018_Repeat
enhancementvisualization
4 months ago02/17/2022

Magnetic track feature for visualization

We added the new magnetic track feature. Now, there are three options pinning flags to the track. Each option affects how dots are moving in the interactive map in relation to the shadowtrack.

The race recap shows the grey flag (001) moving on the track. The white flag (006) lost the racecourse and comes back to the track 200 m behind 001. Watch this scene with differently pinned flags to the track.

 

  • Magnetic (NEW): Within a 50 m distance from the track the flags are pinned to the track. Geodata with 50+ m distance is shown as raw coordinates. The grey flag moves smoothly through the curve (pinned to the track) and the white flag is shown beside the track (raw data).
  • None: The visualization shows the coordinates as raw data. Disadvantage: Due to +/- 25 m accuracy of GPS devices, the locations don't precisely match the track and the grey flag cuts the curve.
  • Always: The visualization always shows all coordinates on the track. For that reason, the grey flag moves smoothly through the curve. But the white flag is pinned to the track, also. It is not possible to see that the white flag lost track.

In map settings, you can select your preferred option as default for your tracking map.

enhancementleaderboard
4 months ago02/03/2022

Integration for 3rd party results

We've added the ability to show 3rd party result lists like from your timekeeping system in the tracking map. This new feature is a great tool for those who provide live tracking in a custom tracking app such as timekeepers and other event professionals.

Activate the external leaderboard in the progress and rank settings of your Racemap event and 

  • Option 1: Show the leaderboard of the corresponding RACE|RESULT event. The event ID is taken from the import of the participants. 
  • Option 2: Past the URL of your result list. 

We embed the list in the corresponding tracking map. 

Sample: https://racemap.com/player/sample-integrated-results#color=C41011

API
5 months ago01/24/2022

New gap duration for reference device

Customers using our */current API to feed TV graphics with real-time location data asked for gap values in relation to a specific reference device. Advantage: The reference device can be selected and flexibly changed during a running event. 

So we developed the new gapAverage parameter. gapAverage provides the duration in seconds to reach the current location of the reference device. The prediction is calculated with the average speed of the reference device on the leg between its current location to another device.

  • The gapAverage value can be calculated only for devices behind the reference device.
  • gapAverage fluctuates less than gap calculated with small values of currentSpeedDuration query.

Read all about the */current data feed and find many samples to test your APIs in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/data-api/current#optional-query-parameters

API
5 months ago01/17/2022

*/distance data feed

You can now work with our new API and feed your own application with live data from sports events. The */distance data feed provides real-time geolocations and the two new parameters distance & bearing between one defined reference device and all the other devices in the event.
For maximum stability and minimum delay data in this API is calculated independent of a shadowtrack, there is no pendency on mapping.  
  • Test our sample API of a running event: https://racemap.com/api/data/v1/61a21210e5d45d000199f7d9/distance?deviceId=61a2122f181c0a0ff7b53765 
  • Read all about our new */distance data feed in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/data-api/distance