[source: Rob Kothe, Sail-World]
A unique real-time tracking system for yacht racing will be used during the 2008 Heaven Can Wait 24-hour yacht race, to be held on Lake Macquarie, south of Newcastle, NSW, which starts at 12 noon tomorrow October 4th and finishs at 1300 on Sunday, October 5th.
The system, based on the EziTrak(r) boat, car and mobile equipment tracking system developed by the Australian-based Rojone, will allow real-time tracking of all yachts participating in the race.
The race can be viewed in REAL TIME on the Internet. Race positions will be shown along with buoys; the link is https://www.ezitrack.com/race/
Rojone's EziTrak(r) system uses a combination of GPS and GPRS (mobile phone) technology to accurately track a yacht's (or vehicle's) course, reporting back to a central computer with positioning data every few minutes, with accuracies to within a few metres. Full article
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