How the online tracking works
posted Sunday, August 10, 2008 by adventurelisa @ 4:44 AM -
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There is online tracking of this event.
Go to www.sportstrack.net and click on "Current Events"
On the tracking map, when you put your mouse over the triangle (team) it gives a time. The time indicates the last time the tracking unit sent data to the server.
So if the time says 11h23 and it is currently 13h12 real-time, it means that the team's location - as indicated by the triangle - was last transmitted to the server at 11h23. Since almost 2-hours have passed since the last transmission, you can assume that your team is further ahead - they are not staying in one place.
Batteries on the units last a few hours so if teams are out for way long, then the battery of their unit could die; in which case their unit will not transmit their location until they get into transition where the batteries are charged.
Transmission will also have a gap when mobile phone signal is lost. The unit will then transmit location once signal is regained.
Just so you know - don't panic if your team seems to stay in one place for hours. They will come back online.
Go to www.sportstrack.net and click on "Current Events"
On the tracking map, when you put your mouse over the triangle (team) it gives a time. The time indicates the last time the tracking unit sent data to the server.
So if the time says 11h23 and it is currently 13h12 real-time, it means that the team's location - as indicated by the triangle - was last transmitted to the server at 11h23. Since almost 2-hours have passed since the last transmission, you can assume that your team is further ahead - they are not staying in one place.
Batteries on the units last a few hours so if teams are out for way long, then the battery of their unit could die; in which case their unit will not transmit their location until they get into transition where the batteries are charged.
Transmission will also have a gap when mobile phone signal is lost. The unit will then transmit location once signal is regained.
Just so you know - don't panic if your team seems to stay in one place for hours. They will come back online.




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