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Track multiple competitors in events with Map My Tracks Event Manager

06/03/2009 | Posted by Nick | Permalink

Today sees the beta launch of the Map My Tracks Event Manager. The event manager lets anyone organising an outdoor event to track all the participants at the same time, in real-time, and broadcast it live on the web. It's a perfect addition to the growing family of applications that help to bring GPS tracking to the masses.

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The web-based event manager provides event organisers with a comprehensive suite of tools to manage all aspects of their event and race tracking. It continuously communicates with each participating competitor’s mobile phone and provides controls to start and stop tracking. As a web-based application it allows event organisers to control the tracking of their event from any internet-enabled computer.

The powerful Map My Tracks event manager is a practical solution that provides GPS tracking for mass participation sports events. It lets event organisers:

Simultaneously track multiple competitors and display a bird’s eye view of the activity on the web
Show it LIVE on the web for those that couldn’t make it
Show it LIVE at race HQ on the big screen during the race for spectators
Brand the race viewer with club or sponsor’s logos
Entertain competitors with replays after the event
Provide each competitor with a race breakdown of performance and a print-out of tracks
and much more.

The Map My Tracks Event Manager combines tracks, add marks, controls all GPS devices and publish the races to the web. It’s great away for sports associations or clubs to benefit from affordable real-time GPS tracking to clubs.

Who should use the event manager

It’s simple. Anyone organising an outdoor event. It’s a great way to bring the action at events to a wider audience. It’s perfect for sports events like sailing, motor racing, rallies, cycling, running or just for fun.

Get started

The event manager is now in beta and open to use free of charge. To get started go to Events then click on the ‘Create a new event’. To create an event you will need a Map My Tracks account. Events can be created by users with Free or Pro Plans.

We hope you enjoy using the event manager.

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