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4 days ago

Join Workshop · Feb 10–12.2026 · Dresden

Join our workshop on methods and systems to work with live GPS data for races: Feb 10–12, 2026 · Dresden.

Reserve my spot

We’re hosting a three-day workshop focused on practical workflows for using real-time location data at complex sports events. You’ll learn how to build stronger services, improve operations, and reduce risks — and you’ll leave with solutions you can directly offer to your clients.

Attendees can also unlock up to €5,000 in Safemap savings. Seats are limited. Register for €125/seat.

All details about our workshop: https://go.racemap.com/workshop-26 

Upgrade your skills, expand your services, and strengthen your business:

  • Practice with real data & demos: Work hands-on with live GPS streams, API integrations, and Safemap setups — guided by experts.
  • Win new business: Develop ready-to-sell live-tracking and safety solutions that directly expand your service portfolio.
  • Grow your network: Connect with experienced operators, exchange proven workflows, and discover faster, smarter ways to run events successfully.


GPS trackerTracker Management
2 weeks ago

GL320: Remote update to the latest firmware now supported

Users can now remotely update Queclink GL320 GPS trackers to the latest firmware version R01A13V03_R10A02V03 using the Start Firmware Update command in RACEMAP Tracker Management.

Important: Devices running older firmware must first be updated to R01A12V09, which is the required bridge firmware, before applying the latest version. 

Managing many GPS devices? RACEMAP tracking platform helps scale and streamline your operations. Full documentation available here: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management

monitorGPS trackerPlatform
2 weeks ago

Safer endurance races with lean operations & fast reactions

What if you can monitor risk and safety of endurance races with fewer people, faster detection, and less logistical friction? Current event safety setups are often expensive, fragile, and heavily dependent on staff and manual observation. 

Explore the live demo: Open the interactive Safemap in the browser https://racemap.com/safemap/demo

We have just released Safemap, which changes all that. Safemap is a browser-based decision-support dashboard that surfaces the information that matters — for leaner operations, faster reactions, and improved participant safety.

Before launch, we refined Safemap throughout the season in collaboration with leading endurance event organizers — including Race Across Series — for proven usability in long-distance, multi-day races. 

Create your Safemap

Book 20-min onboarding call

Not sure if Safemap fits your race setup? Need help on configuration? We guide you 1:1 through a 20-minute video call. Schedule here:
https://calendar.app.google/stbuy8G6FhaLAWHa6 

Documentation

All functions, workflows & configuration options are detailed here:
https://docs.racemap.com/live-tracking/safemap 

Key capabilities

Core features

  • Alerts: SOS, crash, lost track, no movement, power-off, low battery
  • Structured alert workflow with clear responsibility & audit trail
  • Real-time collaboration across multiple operators & shifts

Technical highlights

  • Decentralized data generation, works with long-autonomy GPS trackers
  • Browser-based — no software installation, no coding needed
  • Processes geodata & device reports

Advantages

  • Never gets tired, always objective — continuous automated monitoring
  • Seamless coordination across teams and multi-day events
  • Awareness without manual supervision

The Monitor add-on is no longer available from Jan 2026.

enhancementbug fixmonitorGPS trackerPlatform
a month ago

Update Highlights: Tracker Management, Safemap Enhancements & Event List Rework

We’ve rolled out several improvements you will love across RACEMAP tracking platform to enhance stability, device support, and usability. 

Tracker Management

New Tracker Support: Queclink GL30MG

With the LK106 reaching end-of-life, we’ve introduced support for the new GL30MG tracker from Queclink. This update not only includes the new tracker type but also a refactored Track Air protocol to better handle location data from GL30MG and other GL-series devices, including partial support for configuration messages. If you want to extend your tracker fleet with the latest Queclink device, RACEMAp is prepared.

Shortcut to RACEMAP Orga App

The Tracker Management now links directly to RACEMAP Orga App on both the App Store & Google Play, making app access simpler and faster.

Find all information about RACEMAP tracker management in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management

Safemap Improvements 

The time of our monitor add-on ends soon because our new Safemap is so much better.

  • Alerts like SOS/Crash are now clearly distinguished from notifications such as Off Track.
  • You can now mute notifications independently for more flexible alert handling in the field.


Event List Rework

Improved Setup Flow

Creating Single maps, Safemaps, and Group or Stage events now follows a smoother, more intuitive workflow.

New List-Based Layout

  • We replaced the previous tile layout with a clean and structured list design to improve clarity and navigation.
  • Better Group Event Visibility: Child events are now easier to view and manage.
  • Filtering Tools Added: Quickly find and manage your events with basic filtering options. 

Stability & Maintenance

We’ve invested significant effort into backend reliability, code cleanup, and overall platform stability to ensure Racemap continues to run smoothly during high-activity periods.

enhancementmonitorpredictionGPS trackerTracker ManagementPlatform
2 months ago

New updates - predictive tracking, tracker management, and Safemap (beta)

RACEMAP is a live tracking platform for professionals in the sports events industry. This release improves usability, reliability, and scalability with focused workflow and stability enhancements - not new specs. We provide a bundle of improvements across predictive tracking, tracker management, Queclink GL3xx socket reliability, and the Safemap (beta). Expect a cleaner predictive tracking UI, clearer reads → shadowtrack mappings, communications fixes for Queclink GL3xx, and practical UX & reliability improvements to Safemap.

Predictive tracking

  • Sticky header: Predictive tracking view now pins the main tabs (Status, Readers, ...) so they stay accessible while you scroll and inspect details.
  • Single, switchable chart: We replaced two charts with one chart that lets you swap X & Y axes for faster, clearer comparisons.
  • One read, multiple mappings: A single read can map to multiple locations on the shadowtrack. Mappings that come from the same read are color-linked, so you instantly see grouped mappings.
  • Clear mapping states:  
    • Rejected read: Read could not be mapped to a location on the shadowtrack.
    • Unused mapping: The mapping is not used for predictive calculations.

All information about live tracking from timekeeping data in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/prediction

Tracker management (Queclink GL3xx)

We've tuned the communication mechanics between the RACEMAP platform and Queclink GL3xx devices. 


  • Better cleanup behavior: Messages sometimes lacked full history so errors weren’t reliably detected. We now pass full message history so cleanup and error checks behave correctly.
  • Fixed ACK origin: ACK origin is now passed to messages as a flag, so ACKs are interpreted correctly.
  • Socket behavior & reliable online state: We dug into socket / online-state edge cases and addressed that trackers sometimes considered sockets “online” after closure and kept trying to send messages. 

Read all about our dashboard to work with many GPS trackers at a scale: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management

Safemap (beta)

Thanks to everyone who tested Safemap. Your feedback guided these practical improvements. If you want to try Safemap instead of the Monitor add-on, send us a message and we’ll enable it for your event(s).

  • Order: Values used to be compared as strings (causing odd ordering); now numerical order.
  • Low-battery alerts show %: Battery percentage is extracted from alert info and displayed when hovering the alert.
  • Charging state: Devices that are charging are now indicated.
  • Starter state (DNF, DSQ, etc.) is shown so you can, for example, ignore alerts from finished starters.
  • Chart zoom persists: Zoom level no longer resets on every re-render; zoom state is stored so the view remains stable.
  • (Un)Lock “follow path”: Added a lock/unlock for map and chart follow behavior. When unlocked, the map resets to the starter’s current position; when locked you can hover the chart without the map snapping back.

Bug fixes & polish

Thanks for reporting these — many small but important fixes went out:

  • Fix: time selector in the tracker chart.
  • Fix: batch GPX download failing when one file in the batch is empty. 
  • Misc: various stability and usability improvements across Predictive Tracking, Monitor, and Safemap.
bug fixpredictionGPS trackerTracker Management
3 months ago

Scaling Smarter: Tracking & Management Updates

We’ve released a round of improvements that make our sports tracking platform more flexible, more reliable, and easier to manage at scale. Every change is built on what we’ve learned from real-event usage and your feedback. We know RACEMAP has to scale that as your events grow.

Smarter Predictive Tracking

We’ve refined how we interpret raw data from the timing system. This solution reduces required settings for the timekeepers. So they can focus more on your participants’ experience.

Start Times

Observations: Previously, defining a too early start time caused dropping of valid readings as “too slow.” 

Solution: We’ve removed the fragile, user-defined start-time setup. Instead, RACEMAP now detects the start of each participant automatically from the raw data. This reduces human error and flexibly adapts to a wide variety of event formats. 

Finish Times

We’ve also implemented an auto-finish detection from raw data to ensure clean, accurate results: Finish reads are now automatically detected and added for smoother replays.

Improved M20 Tracker Communication

Some of our Indonesian users rely on superspring M20 trackers, which faced issues due to the GPS week rollover (a ~19.7-year reset of GPS time). This caused timestamps to appear ~20 years too early. 

We’ve added a correction protocol so that M20 trackers now report accurate, real-world dates. This ensures historical consistency and keeps your live data aligned with reality.

Scalable Tracker & Role Management

For teams and organizations that rent out trackers across seasons or manage large pools of devices, assigning and reviewing roles is now much easier. With our new approach it is much easier to control devices' access tracking the tracker management. 

  • When selecting multiple trackers, you can now view all users and their roles across them.
  • If a user isn’t linked to a tracker, the role shows as "None".
  • Identical roles (e.g., Owner, Editor, Borrower) across trackers are consolidated for clarity.
  • Edge cases (like multiple Editor assignments) are displayed transparently. 

 
 

Bulk Role Management

  • Assign roles to multiple users at once across multiple trackers.
  • Remove users from several trackers simultaneously.
  • Quick role edits are now possible by clicking directly on a user’s role.

This update reduces administrative overhead, making tracker management scalable and future-proof for growing event organizations.

enhancementGPS trackerTracker Management
6 months ago

Tracker Server Migration – Action Required by July 31

We’re upgrading our GPS tracker connection service to a new, highly scalable server infrastructure that has been proven reliable for over two years. As part of this improvement, the previous server will be shut down on July 31, 2025. 

To ensure uninterrupted connectivity and accurate tracking, please check and update the server settings for your GPS trackers. This update is quick and easy to complete in the Tracker Management dashboard, where we’ve also added helpful new features to support you during the transition.

Tracker Management

What You Need to Do

  1. Log in to the Tracker Management dashboard.
  2. Compare your devices’ current connection settings with the new configuration.
  3. If needed, update the settings remotely with just a few clicks.


🔧 Configuration Settings

Device typeDomain / IPPort
Devices supporting DNSracemap.com5000
All other devices 116.203.167.1415000


💡 Built-in Support for a Smooth Update

To make this transition as simple as possible, we’ve added two new columns - “Domain” & “Port” - to the tracker table in the dashboard. These let you instantly check many devices whether they are already using the correct configuration. 


🔄 Automatic Configuration for Select Models

If you use Queclink GL3xx, Mictrack, or LK106 devices, no manual action is needed. These models automatically connect to the new server as soon as they are online and linked with the Tracker Management.


🛠️ Remote Update via Custom Command

For all other models, use the “Custom Command” option to remotely set the new domain and port parameters. Just apply the appropriate protocol for your device - it's quick and flexible compared to sending SMSs or using a data cable for configuration.


Read all about RACEMAP tracker management dashboard in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to contact our support team. Thank you for your prompt attention to this update!

enhancementGPS trackerTracker Management
6 months ago

Enhancements in the tracker management

We’re excited to introduce a suite of enhancements to the Tracker Management dashboard designed to give you clearer insights and smoother workflows with your GPS trackers.

Hidden Tabs Made Visible

The details component now highlights when certain tabs are invisible. Simply hover over the “...” indicator to reveal which tabs aren’t currently displayed, so you or the account to whom you've lent your GPS devices never miss an important metric. 

Transparent Offline Reason 

We’ve overhauled how we determine and display a device’s connection state. Now, if a tracker goes offline, you’ll see the reason - such as “TCP connection to RACEMAP closed” - ensuring you have accurate information at your fingertips. This clarity helps you diagnose connectivity issues faster.

Dynamic Sorting Across Connection, Data & More

Sorting the devices table now works more intuitively. Whether you’re looking at connection or other time-based metrics, the dashboard will automatically order entries according to the age of the information.

All information about the tracker management can be found in our documentation: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management

visualizationGPS trackerTracker Management
8 months ago

Visualization and Alert Settings Update

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 

GPS trackerTracker ManagementPlatform
8 months ago

M2M SIM Card Integration for Tracker Management

We're excited about the deepened integration of our M2M SIM cards into tracker management, reducing friction for users running their GPS devices with our SIM cards. With this release, you can now easily activate or terminate SIM cards directly within tracker management. Additionally, we've added two new bulk actions that allow you to activate or terminate all SIM cards for a list of trackers at once.

  • For more details on our M2M SIM cards, please visit: https://racemap.com/gps-tracker#sim-subscription 
  • Learn more about RACEMAP tracker management here: https://docs.racemap.com/tracker-management 

Additionall, you can now select to show the SIM status in the tracker dashboard. Never miss to activate a terminated SIM card after the off-season.