Dimension Data today announced the completion of its work on the platform for Big Data analytics and digital services, through which the company will provide real-time information about each competitor taking part in the most famous cycling race in the world for the first time in the history of professional cycling.
The service has been developed through the cooperation of the French sports organization Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and 22 cycling teams competing in the Tour de France 2015. Placed under the saddle the bike each competitor locator will provide data that will process and analyze Dimension Data. The collected information will be available for fans of cycling, the race commentators, radio and television stations and the press.
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Once this Saturday will start the Tour de France, fans worldwide will be able to watch live 198 riders from 22 teams, tracking the speed with which any player moves, its position in relation to other competitors as well as the distance between the participants of the race. All this will be available on a specially created website.
The new technology will enable cycling fans to watch the race in a way that has not been possible. Until now, it was difficult to figure out what’s going on with the players, which at the moment does not show the TV. The ability to track all riders receive information which players are going where the group and providing live data on their speed, are just some of the innovations that will provide our solution. Within three weeks of the race, we will provide additional functionality, including online service to track the riders – said Jeremy Ord, CEO of Dimension Data.
The solution for real-time analysis will receive data supplied by company responsible for geolocation players, which – cleaned and analyzed – will be made available live broadcast, and then in an archive.
As said Jeremy Ord, Dimension Data has tested its solution during the race the Critérium du Dauphiné, which He held in France from 7 to 14 June. – We followed eg. The rider, who rode with stunning speed of 104 km / h. This type of information was not available in the past.
All the analyzed data will be available on the website created to track cyclists. Fans will be able to choose the players they want to observe and monitor the race on the screens of their phones or tablets (website adjust to the resolution of the device) while watching the course of the stage live on television. This will provide a lot of additional information to which they previously had no access.
The 198 riders from 22 teams will generate 42,000 points of geospatial and 75 million GPS reading. Created a website to track live players will be able to simultaneously handle 17 million users and 2,000 requests per second for the page. Data on the competitors will be processed by cloud computing Dimension Data, which includes the five continents.
Brett Dawson, CEO of Dimension Data Group, said that to provide a solution for ASO require innovation on many levels. The company had to implement cutting-edge technology and real-time analytics as advanced digital platform. Both give such an insight into the course of the race, which has not been possible.
Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France, he said – This unique technology advances will enable better analysis of the race – will reveal strategies and show how it is important in this sport role of the various players in each team. Now you will be able to find out for example. Should look like preparation for the finish on the last few kilometers of the stage and determine the impact of wind on the speed of the rider. Our efforts in conjunction with the work performed by Dimension Data completely change the way we observe the Tour de France.
Starting with 2016., For the next four years the ASO will work closely with Dimension Data on increasing platform capabilities to provide users with many innovative features.
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