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⛷️ Discovering Innovation on the Slopes! As someone deeply familiar with soccer tech like Statsports, VEO, and Playermaker, I was surprised and intrigued to come across Protern.io at my son’s recent slalom race in Vermont. Protern.io offers cutting-edge technology designed specifically for alpine skiing—a sport where precision and performance improvements can make all the difference. This platform combines data analytics and real-time insights to help athletes and coaches make informed decisions. From optimizing gear and technique to improving race strategies, Protern.io is showing how technology—and even AI—can unlock new levels of potential for skiers. 🎯 The Power of Sports Tech Across Levels: Athlete performance tracking isn’t just for the pros anymore: High School & Club Sports: Over 40% of U.S. high schools now use tech for athlete training and injury prevention. College Athletes: Wearable tech adoption is up 56% in the last five years, driving smarter training regimens. Professional Levels: In 2024, global sports analytics revenue was expected to hit approx $4.9 billion, largely driven by real-time data tools. 🚀 What Makes Protern.io Unique for Skiing? 1️⃣ GPS-Precision Tracking: Captures every turn, gate clearance, and acceleration with centimeter-level accuracy. 2️⃣ AI Insights: Predicts outcomes and suggests adjustments to technique or hardware. 3️⃣ Immediate Feedback: Delivers data in real time, enabling skiers to fine-tune runs instantly. This tech has the potential to shape the future of alpine skiing by giving athletes the tools to make smarter decisions on and off the slopes. Imagine pairing this with AI-driven simulations to predict optimal race lines or dynamic hardware adjustments tailored to each skier’s profile. The possibilities are endless! 🏅 Building Stronger Athletes of the Future Sports tech is transforming how we train and compete—not just in soccer or skiing but across disciplines. It’s an exciting time to see how data can fuel smarter, faster, and healthier athletes at every level. Have you come across innovative sports tech recently? Share in comments #SportsTech #AlpineSkiing #DataDrivenAthletes #AI #Skiing #Sports #Entrepreneur #Startup #Founders

Members of Urban Computing Lab have published a new paper in Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2024. This work is co-authored by Linjia He, Hongyue Wang, Sarah Goodwin, Benjamin Tag, Don Samitha Elvitigala Title: Pedalling into the Future: Towards Enhancing Cycling Experience Using Augmented Reality Abstract: The heightened emphasis on a healthy and sustainable lifestyle has led to a surge in the popularity of cycling and an increased interest in integrating emerging technologies into the cycling experience. Despite its promising potential and the advancements in leveraging Augmented Reality (AR) for cycling assistance, a significant gap exists in understanding cyclists’ perspectives, preferences, and concerns regarding AR technology. This paper aims to address this gap through in-depth interviews with eight cyclists, seeking to uncover potential benefits and challenges across six themes. These themes encompass addressing safety concerns, optimising navigation and training performance, facilitating biomechanical adjustments, and enhancing group cycling dynamics. We anticipate that the initial insights gained from these interviews will guide future researchers and practitioners interested in exploring the intersection of cycling and AR technology. The paper is available at https://lnkd.in/g8pp4QKg #HCC #HCI #AR

🔔 Welcome you to read one of our papers published "Downhill Sections Are Crucial for #Performance in Trail #Running #Ultramarathons—A Pacing Strategy Analysis" by Dr. Hermann Schwameder et al. 🔗 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: https://brnw.ch/21wMw9S 🎓 The aim of this study was to quantify the influence of performance level, terrain and race stage, as well as their interaction with #pacing strategy, by means of a multilevel statistical approach and considering multiple race courses and editions. #MDPI #openscience #publishing #review #research #race #science

📣 Special announcement for Formula Student teams, it's COMPETITION TIME! 📣 🏎️💨 Did you know drivers need to accumulate at least 40 racing points and 300km of race driving to qualify for F1? 🤔 At The Native Lab, we're dedicated to developing the next generation of talent and sharing industry expertise with our community. We're thrilled to offer a scholarship including 10 TNL Pro accounts for the team that best embodies our passion for competition and motorsport. 🏎️ The winner team will receive: ·       The Native Lab Pro Scholarship (100%). ·       10 TNL Pro accounts. ·       Online promotion in our social media accounts, The Native Lab and Managing Composites (75,000+ members!). Don't miss this chance to compete outside the racetrack, boost your team’s online visibility, and gain insights from our top-tier composite materials institution @The Native Lab. At TNL we strive to: ·       Further support Formula Student. ·       Promote teams and young motorsport talent. 👨🎓 👩🎓 ·       Continue sharing and supporting Formula Student content with our online community. ·       Strive for constant educational improvement and course development. 💡 👉 To participate: ·       Create a LinkedIn post showcasing the latest iteration of your racecar. ·       Tag The Native Lab in this post. ·       Vote for your favourite team at The Native Lab’s account! 👉 Period to post your project on LinkedIn: 11/07 - 21/07, 23:59 CET ❗ The Survey will be open: 24/07 - 28/07, 23:59 CET 🎁 Results will be announced on July 29th, 2024 hashtag #Composites hashtag #Compositematerials hashtag #ManagingComposites hashtag #Thenativelab hashtag #scholarship hashtag #formula hashtag #formulastudent hashtag #motorsport hashtag #competition hashtag #tnl

"Untethered and physically unassisted, I lined up at the start of the race, surrounded by thousands of runners. I had previously run races holding a rope and tied to a guide person, but this was a brand new experience. I felt free as the horn went off and we rushed through the streets of Stockholm to the sound of a cheering audience. As I crossed the finish line, I was overwhelmed with pride and joy. I had not only completed the race, but I had done it feeling truly free." Project Guideline isn't a new tech, but it's always great to see it in action - helping people who are blind get involved in sport. To learn more about Fatmir Seremeti's half marathon, run independently, check out this blog post! #ProjectGuideline Google

🏃♀️ Ready, set, go! We are excited to announce that we are building the world’s first sensor-enabled performance running track to transform the world of athletics. Our ambition is big and bold. To redefine athletic performance and live sports entertainment through digitising the track 🥇 As the first major advancement in sports flooring technology in nearly 60 years, we want to give Athletics the spotlight it deserves 🙌 Here is why we think our track will be revolutionary ⬇️ ◼️ 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: Real-time measurement directly through the athlete's footstep on the track.  ◼️ 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: Pushing the boundaries of human performance for faster running speed.  ◼️ 𝗔𝗜-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: Transform coaching, optimise training, and identify potential injury risks. ◼️ 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Offer real-time data and new engagement levels for fans and spectators. Founded by former professional track runner Alvina Chen, the inspiration to innovate the track struck during her racing career. What if we could run faster by reinventing the track? 🤔 While we are working hard on getting our vision to reality, we will keep you fully updated here, so stay tuned for exciting news and updates in the coming months! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e6rzE2ck #ReinventAthletics #Feldspar #SportTechnology #Athletics #deeptech #livesport #PioneeringInnovation #Innovation #technology #tech #sportstech #sports #sport #sportstechtalk

Is indoor cycling the future of training? 🚴♂️ New research from Peeters et al. reveals that over 80% of participants cite time efficiency as their main reason for opting to cycle indoors, with a staggering 98% using immersive software to enhance their experience. This shift highlights the need for sport professionals to adapt their training strategies. How can you leverage technology to maximize your team's performance? Let's discuss! For more insights like this, consider subscribing at https://lnkd.in/gf5BJXMe. Dive deeper into the findings here: https://lnkd.in/gHz3mzMD.

#AI #ML #Tech Plotting Golf Courses in R with Google Earth: A user guide to mapping golf courses in Google Earth and bringing them to life in R. In the land of data viz, we are often inundated with bar, line, and pie charts. But it doesn’t have to be that way — in this article, I will demonstrate how to plot golf courses.Image by the author Introduction There are close to 40,000 golf courses worldwide. If you are passionate about golf and/or data like I am then this is for you. After plotting a course, there are some other cool things we can do as well: * Overlaying shots onto course map — this can be done with some manipulation using the Plotly package, or by downloading individual golf shot “placemarks” from Google Earth and plotting them as points on our map. For that time you first broke 90, 80,70, etc. this could be a good way to commemorate the triumph. * Calculating course metrics— it is generally known that Pebble Beach has tiny “postage stamp” greens. Or that Whistling Straits has tons of bunkers. A secondary benefit that comes with tracing course element polygons is being able to calculate the area of each. This allows us to derive average green sizes, number of bunkers, average width of fairways, etc. for any course that we plot. The above bullet points are not a comprehensive list by any means, but it gives the project a future roadmap to expand on. Table of Contents I will start by introducing the steps of the project, and later go into more detail of each: * trace polygons in Google Earth that represent elements of a golf course (tee boxes, fairways, bunkers, greens, water, hazards) * download polygons from Google Earth as KML file * read KML data into R and do some light data cleaning/manipulation * plot golf course using ggplot2 Polygon Tracing in Google Earth To begin, let’s head to Google Earth with a golf course in mind that we would like to plot. We will use Erin Hills in Wisconsin as a example. It is often helpful to either be familiar with the course layout or have a course map pulled up to more easily identify each hole via satellite imagery. We will want to create a new project by clicking the blue “+ New” button in the top left corner. Next, we will use a Local KML file and click “Create”. Lastly, give the project a name, likely just the name of the course being mapped. The name of the project will be the name of the KML file we end up downloading upon completion.Image from Google Earth, edited by the author Now that our project folder is set up, we can start tracing. Disclaimer that Erin Hills has 138 bunkers, which I found out the hard way can be a bit tedious to trace… Anyway, let’s head to the first tee to start tracing. Once at the first tee, start by identifying the key elements of the hole. The first hole at Erin Hills has water and a hazard left of the fairway, a fairway… #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #DataScience

🌊 Riding the Wave of Innovation: The Future of Water SportsTech 🌊 As a passionate observer of sportstech, the latest edition of my newsletter dives deep into the cutting-edge world of water sports innovation. In this new issue, we explore how technology is revolutionising our experiences on (and above!) the water: 📌 Discover why surfing saw a staggering 28.5% increase in participation after the pandemic. 📌 Learn about Wavegarden's game-changing technology bringing surf to the city, with 8 facilities already making waves worldwide. 📌 Explore how AI, smart materials, and data analytics are transforming professional sailing. 📌 Get the scoop on this thrilling new sport that's taking surfing to new heights (literally!). 📌 Dive into the world of smart, self-adjusting hydrofoils that are changing the face of surfing. 📌 From AR goggles to AI coaching and sustainable manufacturing - see what's on the horizon for water sports tech. As water sports continue to evolve, they're not just pushing the boundaries of athletic performance - they're opening up new possibilities for accessibility, safety, and sustainability in our aquatic adventures. Read the full newsletter here: [https://lnkd.in/ddxsPP-b] Follow me Dean Spooner for more updates on the latest sportstech innovations and industry trends.

Why the cycling industry Will go from strength to strength You get the equation. Inputs = Outputs. Pain and suffering = Glory. Mistake = Improved skill Training = Consistency Repetition = Compounding There is no easy road. “It never gets easier, you just go faster.”  Greg LeMond That said... With the tools that come with AI - it's about to get a whole lot easier... ------ If anyone is here, follow, share, DM me >> I'm on a mission to help the cycling industry transition into the AI era and dominate. Why? Because it's the best industry in the world but it needs a little help to thrive in what's coming next. Link in bio.