For Race Participants:
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If the race director has signed up for RouteMapper:
Don't do anything special - just enjoy the race and listen to what the race director says!
If the race director has NOT signed up for Route Mapper:
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Check with the race director to make sure that they are okay with you carrying the device. You can tell them that there is no output available to you, so its not possible to cheat using the device.
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Everything works the same as described below, except that you'll place your rental order with us. Reserve as soon as you know you are doing the race, as we have limited quantities of the rental devices on hand.
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Follow the instructions received along with the rental device.
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Send the device back to us in the prepaid package, and we'll build your map and post it online for you to view.
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For Race Directors:
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How it works:
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Each team will be given a tracking device that records there whereabouts during the entire race. The device is small, lightweight and placed in a durable waterproof container. Near the start of the race, all teams need to turn on their device. It is recommended that race-morning checkin procedures include distributing the turned-on device. Once turned on, nothing further needs to be done, other than each team carrying the device at all times during the race.
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Collect all of the devices as each team completes the race, and turn them off. Send them back to us here at RouteMapper, and within a day or two we'll have extracted and processed the data and built the race map.
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Once the map is up, anyone can go and review it.
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Logistics:
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As you plan your races and decide to include RouteMapping, place a reservation with us so that we can guarantee we'll have the devices ready for your race. An approximate team count is helpful but not set in stone at this time.
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About 2 weeks out from the race date, place your official order for the devices, including exact team count. If you expect late registrations, be sure to order enough extra to cover these.
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We'll ship you the package so that it arrives in plenty of time before the race. Included are complete instructions on how to work the devices, the devices themselves (which are basically ready to go), flyers to give to each team telling them about the device and where to go to see the results, and return packaging.
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Distribute the devices to the teams on race day morning, turning them on as you give them out. Make sure each team carries their device with them the entire race.
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Collect them as each team finishes, and turn them off.
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Ship them back to us in the packaging provided. Include with the shipment the race clue sheets with the UTM or Lat/Lng coordinates of the checkpoints, and the clue for each. These are required to show the checkpoints on the maps.
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Benefits to you:
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Increased participation in your races! When racers see the benefits of the system, they'll want to do races that use RouteMapper.
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Better visibility into the routes chosen by teams, to better plan for your future race courses.
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Post-race verification that all teams followed all of the rules. More satisfied racers as they have assurance that the race was fair.
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Benefits to your participants:
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See what routes each team chose. Helps post-race analysis of where each team needs to improve.
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See where your team went astray. Couldn't find that checkpoint? Wondering how close you were? Now you can know for sure!
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Did you go out too fast and then slow down too much? The time points shown will give you visibility into this.
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Improved navigation. As you analyze your route choices and mistakes post-race, you'll better learn from your mistakes.
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Pricing:
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The entire package is available for the low price of $20 per team (1 device rental per team). This covers all expenses for shipping, packaging and return shipment. Map data will be available online for a minimum of 2 years, although its expected that we'll keep it up perpetually.
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