You can now control the initial zoom level of your tracking map using a simple URL parameter - #zoom= - like this: 

• https://racemap.com/player/100KmDuathlon2018#zoom=2
• https://racemap.com/player/100KmDuathlon2018#zoom=12

This update it easier to create custom landing pages and dashboards, while saving your monitoring team time and effort scrolling the mouse wheel ;-) Discover all URL parameters to tailor the interactive race view in our documentation:   https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/iframe#url-parameters

We’ve rolled out a new live-tracking enhancement for our interactive race visualization - perfect for marathon-length endurance rides & ultra-trail runs: 

Enjoy Clean Recaps:
Once the event wraps up, the “Last Update” timer disappears, keeping your replay focused solely on the route and final results.

No setup needed—this feature is live on all running races. We hope it keeps you dialed-in from start to finish. Let us know if you have ideas for the next upgrade!

We’ve released additional URL parameters that offer even more flexibility in presenting, sharing, and embedding your race visualizations. These parameters enable you to tailor the display for various use cases - whether integrating tracking information into dashboards, creating TV overlays, or embedding maps in custom applications.

Dynamic URL Composition: Create multiple URLs for a single tracking map to meet diverse display needs - all from one source. Generate unique links that focus on specific participant markers within your dashboard integrations.

New URL parameters

Custom Flag Content 

Control what information appears for a selected participant using the selectedFlagContent parameter. Choose from several options:

• Bib number: selectedFlagContent=STARTNUMBER
• Participant name: selectedFlagContent=NAME
• Bib number & name: selectedFlagContent=STARTNUMBER_AND_NAME
• Bib number & 1st letter of name: selectedFlagContent=ONE_LETTER_NAMES
• Bib number and two letters of name: selectedFlagContent=TWO_LETTER_NAMES

Selective Display 

Enhance focus on selected participants by hiding markers or flags that are not associated with them. Simply include: hideNonSelected=true

Optimized for Large Displays 

Ensure visibility on large screens - such as LED displays or TV broadcasts - by enlarging markers, flags, and Points of Interest (POIs). Enable this with: largeMode=true

For all details on how to implement URL parameters, please refer to our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/iframe#url-parameters

We’re thrilled to release a feature you've been asking for many times: Ghost Participant. This tool brings insights, orientation, and structure to your race visualizations. 

What Are Ghosts?

Ghost Participants are virtual representations of athletes with pre-set parameters. They allow you to:

• Schedule a start time: Decide when the ghost begins to move.
• Define a duration to finish: Set the time it takes to reach the finish along the shadowtrack.

Whether you're looking to showcase the fastest woman’s time, mark a target finish time like 3:30 at a marathon, or display the cutoff for the sweep, Ghost Participants add an extra layer of strategy and engagement to your race visualization.

Why Ghost Participants?

Race organizers & speakers can leverage ghosts to:

• Provide Real-Time Comparisons: Compare live runners against a virtual benchmark. 
• Spark Friendly Competitions: Encourage participants to push their limits through interactive challenges.

How to Add a Ghost to Your Event

1. Navigate to "Participants" tab in your RACEMAP event.
2. Click "Add Participant" button.
3. Select "Ghost Participant" in the device field.
4. Set Start Time & Duration: Enter the ghost's start time and the duration to reach the finish.

Try It Out! Test out the new feature by adding ghosts to your past races and see how it transforms your event’s visualization. We’re eager to hear your feedback—what do you think of this new addition?

Our latest release brings enhancements to our race visualization & tracker management, improving your RACEMAP experience:

Default color option

• New color picker: Easily set the default base color of your tracking maps with the new color picker in visualization settings.
• URL override: You can still change the color directly via URL parameter. For more details, please check our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/iframe#custom-color

Enhanced alert management 

We’ve improved the insights for the crash alert (or "man down"-alert, or "motion sensor"-alert) in the tracker management.

• GTMSA Message Integration: For Queklink GL3xx GPS units, the tracker management now displays whether the alert is active and shows the set sensitivity.
• The crash alert is processed in the safety monitor. More about our monitor: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/monitor 

Our latest release brings a host of enhancements to improve the overall usability of our sports tracking platform:

Visibility Label: A new visibility label has been added to the header, providing quick insights into the current visibility status of your events.

"Duplicate Tracking Map" Button: Easily duplicate past events with the new duplicate event button. No more creating annual events from scratch—simply use the previous event as a template, duplicate it, and adjust as needed to save time. 

Enhanced Group & Stage Event Management:

• More flexibility & clarity when working with group or stage events.
• Easily change the event sequence within the group via drag and drop.
• Quickly identify the visibility state and modify it if necessary.

These improvements are designed to streamline your workflow, enhance operational flexibility, and save you valuable time. Enjoy the new features and improved experience! 

We’ve introduced new URL parameters to give you greater control over how you customize tracking map URLs - making it easier to tailor them to different use cases with flexibility.

With these new parameters, you can now:

• Use URL parameters to 
• Set the custom color
• Select specific elements such as participants, tracks, or POIs 
• Set filters 
• Set the event time 
• Set the map style 
• Control the navigation bar visibility
• Choose between flags or dots for participants
• Define the content of the flags
• Manage the tabs section 

These enhancements provide more flexibility and customization to ensure your tracking maps meet your exact needs. Learn more about URL parameters in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/iframe#url-parameters

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!

You can now upload custom icons for Points of Interest (POIs) and for Splits on the tracking map. Use the "Add Custom Icon" option in the map settings to easily upload and apply your icons. 

This feature is designed to give you more control over the appearance of your live tracking, making it easier to match your branding or event-specific themes. 

We released powerful enhancements for our predictive live tracking, designed to elevate your race visualization experience. Our predictive tracking utilizes sporadic reads from your timing system for a smooth and realistic live visualization of your races. 

Key Feature: Adaptive Dot Jump Back

The last update enables our interactive tracking map to let the dots jump to a different location. If the deviation of the dot with the current read of the participant is too big this difference now can be corrected and the dot jumps back or onward to the location of the detection. This approach increases the quality of our prediction and ensures a more accurate representation of participant movements. 

Seamless Optimization

You can now adjust all parameters impacting the quality of predictive live tracking in the advanced settings of your tracking map. This empowers you to fine-tune your settings for optimal performance tailored to your specific event requirements. 

Effortless Optimization Process:

Fine-tune your settings with precision and confidence, ensuring a flawless race visualization experience for your participants and spectators alike. 

1. Real-Time Recalculation: Our prediction engine is highly performant, recalculating all data within seconds based on your adjusted settings even during a running event.
   
2. Utilize Old Prediction Events: Optimize your settings of upcoming predictive tracking by analyzing past prediction events (from your event library) and optimize parameters afterward. You can instantly see the impact as if it were live, without the hassle of replaying the event. 

Read all about our predictive live tracking in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/predictive-tracking-with-data-from-timekeeping