Speed Skating

Overview

Why Did the International Skating Union choose Lynx System Developers, Inc. as suppliers of digital timing and photofinish equipment?

Speed Skating picture courtesy of Hajime Sano
Photo courtesy Haj Sano 1997

Because they knew they would get all this:
  • Speed
    Results in seconds. Instantaneous transfer of images and data to Judges, to Television, to the Internet, and to scoreboards. Reducing the time taken to produce official results has drastically reduced the down time between events and greatly increased the attractiveness of the sport to athletes, coaches, spectators and television producers.
  • Accuracy
    Because of the unparalleled low light sensitivity of our digital cameras, scan rates of 2000 images a second can be be acheived - even under poor lighting conditions. This factor, coupled with the compatibility of EtherLynx 2000 cameras with the finest lenses, means that the very closest races can be analyzed with confidence.
  • Universality
    All Lynx products can import and export information from and to other digital sources: databases, scoreboards, announcers, television production facilities, etc.. Start lists and results files can be shared with all popular skating database software programs.
  • Reliability
    Whether you are planning on using our expertise to help you at the club or world championship level we know that there is no room for error. All our products are built in the US to ensure the highest standards of system design, quality and reliability.

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Levels of Operation

Other Products
  • ResulTV is a software product that, when used with a scan convertor, enables instantaneous display of start lists and results in a format that is compatible with practically all closed circuit and broadcast television formats.
  • Lynx can communicate with more different brands and models of scoreboard than any comparable technology in the world.

Levels of Operation: 

Essential:

Users at this level are seeking a sophisticated approach. They are planning on having the capability to administer higher level speed skating events with a bare minimum of human intervention in the production and distribution of results. Even with systems at the Essential level, additional features and components can be added at any time, and all the components can be upgraded.

Product
Data Collection
  • FinishLynx Digital Camera(s)
    (color and/or monochrome)
Data Organization
  • FinishLynx 32 Software
  • Event Management Software
Data Distribution
  • Printer for Results and Images
    (any Windows compatible printer with the EtherLynx technology)
  • Single Line Display Scoreboard

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Elite:

Users at this level of sophistication are aiming to develop a technology base that will be capable of handling events at the highest level. Systems of this kind are currently used at major national championships and World Championships. 

Products
Data Collection
  • FinishLynx Digital Camera(s)
    (color and monochrome)
Data Organization
  • FinishLynx 32 Software
  • Event Management Software
Data Distribution
  • Printers
  • Infield Displays
  • Stadium Scoreboards
  • ResulTV Software
  • CyberScoreboard  Internet Service

       


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