The service
Ocean Tracking is the official supplier of tracking beacons for the 5-day Lake Leman race
Study of needs and proposal of a tracking and mapping solution for the 5 Nights of Lake Leman race
Type of beacons chosen: the SK50 which connects on this race mainly in 2G/4G with a frequency of 2 seconds
and via Iridium satellites on the white areas of the lake.
24/7 Support
Installation and testing
- Beacon delivery provided by Ocean Tracking
- Presence of a company engineer for 2 days on site
- Distribution and fixing of beacons on the boats by the organizer
- Race initialization by Ocean Tracking technicians
- Geolocation and transmission every 10 minutes between the buoys and 2 seconds at 5 miles around the marks to be turned
- Implementation of the system for counting the number of laps completed
The specificities
The classification is made by counting the number of laps and the first to finish the race is the one who has counted
the most laps within the allotted time. Ocean Tracking has implemented a specific computer application to count the number of laps completed.
Mapping: Ocean Tracking
Automatic arrivals check-in.