Two months ago, we shipped the rebuilt participants table to give you a faster, cleaner way to manage athletes and their devices. Great to see it in use. Thanks for the feedback that helped shape the next enhancements.

Download a single participant’s recorded GPX track

You can now download the recorded GPX for a single participant straight from the participants table without the need to unpack the file. You can also download the GPX files from multiple participants. 

Synchronization: Handling abandoned participants

When you remove a participant in your external system (registration/timekeeping), we call those entries "abandoned" participants. We added a synchronization setting that defines how RACEMAP treats such cases during import/sync from your external system. 

Default behavior: RACEMAP retains the most recent information about abandoned participants - they remain in RACEMAP but will no longer be synchronized. Use this setting to choose the behavior that fits your workflow (keep the last snapshot or clear the participant). 

https://docs.racemap.com/api-import-and-export-data

We’re excited about the new enhancement for our interactive tracking map. We have added the startNumber argument to select specific participants. Just like: https://racemap.com/player/100KmDuathlon2018#selectedStartNumber=001,053

With this feature, you can automatically compose individual URLs for the tracking map to target specific participants without the effort to querry RACEMAP API for the participant id. 

More about URL parameters in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/iframe#url-parameters

We’ve added an API endpoint to simplify your workflow. You can now generate tracking keys on demand via API.

https://racemap.com/api/events/:eventId/actions/generate_starter_keys?count=10

Replace :eventId with the id of your event. Set count parameter to the number of needed keys - for example, count=11 to generate 11 keys. Call this route multiple times to generate more keys whenever needed. 

Use Case

This feature is especially useful when selling live tracking access through an online registration platform. You can now fully automate the key generation- and distribution process, reducing manual work and improving the user experience. Use this enhancement to integrate live tracking deeply into your registration or event management systems. 

All details in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/tab-keys#apis-related-to-keys 

Let us know how you’re using this enhancement.  We’re always keen to learn from your workflows!

Good news for Wiclax users! We're excited to announce the integration of RACEMAP GPS live data into Wiclax race scoring & timing software. With this powerful integration, Wiclax users can now:

• Query passings of GPS devices at geofences using on our times API 
• Track live locations through our current API 
• Access pre-processed geo data via our ranks API

This means more flexible, real-time insights for your events and competitions. A huge thank you to Mickael from Chrono consult for his invaluable support on this project and many thanks to Wiclax team for their innovation and collaboration.

For all the integration details, check out the new section in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/integrations/wiclax

Discover more about Wiclax here: https://www.wiclax.com/

We’ve launched our latest Geo API, providing all geo elements - the shadow track, lines, splits, and points of interest for a specific event. This enhances data exchange with third-party applications and enables seamless automation, keeping your operations updated with the latest event data.

• Automated Video Production – Instantly update the race track in your tracking map settings, making the latest data dynamically available for live broadcasts. 
• Third-Party Integrations – Easily synchronize geo elements with external platforms to improve event tracking, visualization, and analysis.

We’d love to hear how you’re using the new API! Share your feedback so we can continue fine-tuning it to meet your needs. Explore the full documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/data-api/geo-elements 

Tobias Däubner from [db]netsoft asked for additional parameters in our API to be able to always show the devices on the racecourse - rather than near it ;-)

We've now added two parameters to our current API:

lngSt and latSt – The current longitude and latitude of the device, precisely pinned on the shadowtrack. Our algorithm processes raw location data and projects it onto the shadowtrack.

Explore all available parameters in the RACEMAP API documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/data-api/current.

We’ve made generating QR codes easier than ever! This new API feature not only simplifies the process but also scales seamlessly when interacting with participants using the RACEMAP App or your custom app.

With the following API route, you can automatically generate QR code images for specific keys:
https://racemap.com/api/starters/actions/generate_key_qrcode?key=[KEY]

Just replace [KEY] with the key you want to generate a QR code for. For example, to create a QR code for the passcode "6G615L" use this URL:
https://racemap.com/api/starters/actions/generate_key_qrcode?key=6G615L

This API returns a QR code image, ready to embed or display in your applications such as email, newsletter, dashboard, etc. ... making it perfect for streamlining participant interactions at scale.

More about the usage of keys: https://docs.racemap.com/how-to-use-live-tracking/tab-keys

We understand that load consumption is a key cost factor for RACEMAP tracking platform. To give you more control and visibility, we've launched the loads API, enabling you to retrieve hourly load data for specific endpoints, such as map, current API or times API, over a defined time period. With the loads API, you can automatically track your load consumption.

Access the loads API directly from the analytics section in your event dashboard.

For more details, refer to our https://docs.racemap.com/data-export-from-racemap/loads-api.

We’ve added the gpxURL parameter to our Starters API to provide you with even more flexibility for automation. This new feature allows you to easily download the recorded track of a specific tracking device within the event's start & end times.

Learn more about our Starters API here: https://docs.racemap.com/data-api/participants 

We are excited to announce a powerful update to our tracking platform: the message dashboard. This new feature gives you greater flexibility and control over your GPS trackers by allowing you to create, edit, and manage your own commands. 

After extensive development, we’re thrilled to provide an easy-to-use solution for composing and managing messages tailored to your needs. With this update, you can:

• Create your own commands for your GPS trackers.
• Manage and edit your commands easily.
• Use command templates to streamline messaging for your devices, even from external solutions.

This new capability enhances your experience with our tracker management, giving you more control over the communication with your GPS devices.

For more details, visit our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management/message_templates