Our latest update focuses on making the RACEMAP tracking platform more intuitive, consistent, and technically robust. Here’s what’s new:

📋 Tracker management: Clear connectivity state

We’ve integrated our SIM provider data directly into the tracker management and show connectivity through two separate indicators:

CON column: Socket connectivity of the GPS tracker with the RACEMAP server
NET column: Network registration of our SIM cards

Important: NET is not transmitted by the GPS tracker itself—it comes directly from our SIM provider, adding redundancy. This is especially useful when a device cannot establish a socket connection, but the GSM modem is still registered in the network. In such cases, the tracker can still be reached via SMS (supported in RACEMAP tracker management).

This removes ambiguity and makes diagnosing GPS tracker status much more straightforward.

Additional improvements:

New dedicated NET column
Simplified CON to show socket status only
Replaced the online icon with a server icon for clarity
Removed the cell tower icon from signal strength
Improved column order and overall table consistency

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

🔄 Player reload functionality (auto & manual)

Keeping event data in the tracking map up-to-date is now much smoother—whether it’s DSQ dots disappearing or participant colors updating automatically. Activate the auto-reload feature in the visualization settings of your events.

Auto-reload (default ON) refreshes:

Participants, tracks, and colors
Starter and track names
POIs and metadata

Reload button is shown in the tracking map when auto-reload is disabled

Rendering improvements in the interactive race visualization:

Viewport position is preserved after reload
More accurate visual updates via sprite hashing

This feature ensures your player reflects real-time changes without requiring a page refresh.

⚙️ Current API improvements

We’ve continued refining the current API to improve accuracy, performance, reliability, and transparency. It now handles sparse data scenarios much better—such as endurance events with infrequent position updates every five minutes—making it an even more powerful tool for video production teams.

Core updates:

More reliable speed calculation, especially with limited or missing geopoints
Fixed inconsistencies in gap and average calculations
Improved handling of shadow tracks
Added extrapolated parameters including gap support
Introduced participantId-based gap queries for unified comparisons
Simplified query parameters introducing Average Speed Window and Result Time

Read more in our documentation, including live data samples: https://docs.racemap.com/api/current

If you’d like to test the latest API improvements with real event data from your RACEMAP library, reach out. We set up a 24/7 live event based on your real data for hands-on testing.

🌍 Extended language support

The RACEMAP tracking app and white-label apps now also support:

🇵🇱 Polish
🇹🇷 Turkish

All information about RACEMAP lightweight tracking app solutions: https://docs.racemap.com/apps/tracking