Genius Sports designed this new semiautomated offside tech, internally known as Dragon.
The previously used VAR system is notorious for causing controversies, perWired.
It would lead to extensive delays and human process errors and concerns about the precision of in-game calls.
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Genius Sports has worked with NBA basketball for years on optical tracking and data-based work.
For EPL, Genius will startby positioning 28 iPhones in each stadium.
Genius mentioned that it might add more iPhones at select stadiums throughout the year.
Weve reached out to Genius Sports for clarification.
The iPhones will be enclosed in waterproof cases with cooling fans and a connection to a power outlet.
A couple of mounts, each holding up to four iPhones, will be placed across the stadiums.
The mounts will be movable but usually left stationary during a game to record video from a specific angle.
The system will top out at 100 FPS to balance latency, accuracy, and costs.
I found it impressive that the new system will also be able to predict an upcoming offside.
Right after the event, it will be scaled down to save power.
It will use intelligence to analyze the data and make itself smarter by learning from it.
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