ArcWatch: Your e-Magazine for GIS News, Views, and Insights

May 2008

GIS Revs Up for NASCAR: ESRI Technology Helps Monitor Race Venue at Dover International Speedway


By Jesse Theodore, ESRI Writer

When the NASCAR announcer at the Dover International Speedway in Delaware, says "Start your engines" this Memorial Day weekend, most eyes will be on the cars revving up to race. But some public safety officials will be glued to their computer screens at a nearby command center, using digital maps created using GIS technology to monitor the entire race venue, including the campgrounds and vendors areas. Using ESRI ArcGIS Mobile in tandem with ArcGIS Server, they will get a complete picture of what's happening in the field. Read the article.

click to enlarge More than 100,000 fans attend the NASCAR races at the Dover International Speedway, where public safety officials use GIS technology to monitor the venue. Photograph by Reinhold Matay.

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