RDS description - Revision history

Richard at 19:00, 28 March 2024

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	The Rowing Data System is a web-based regatta management software tool. It hopes to make things simpler for organizers and clubs attending regattas by providing a common interface and experience for regattas ~~across BC (and beyond!)~~.		The Rowing Data System is a web-based regatta management software tool. It hopes to make things simpler for organizers and clubs attending regattas by providing a common interface and experience for regattas.

	==Regatta registration==		==Regatta registration==

Richard: /* Regatta registration */

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Regatta registration

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	==Regatta registration==		==Regatta registration==
	~~Regatta hosts can use the~~ RDS ~~for online entries. They can set up the events that they wish to run~~, ~~the dates on which competition will occur, and deadlines for making entries.~~		RDS accesses registration information from RegattaCentral, in line with Rowing Canada protocols.

	~~Clubs who wish to attend the regatta can put~~ in ~~their entries, and identify athletes for each entry. This allows the regatta organizers to accurately count the number of athletes that may be competing on each day of racing.~~

	Regattas can define rules to be applied to their entries. Examples of this are: ensuring that each entry has the correct number of athletes, and enforcing age restrictions for an event (such as for Junior or Masters events). More complex rules are often developed for specific regattas.

	==Scheduling a draw==		==Scheduling a draw==

Richard: /* Internet access */

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Internet access

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	==Internet access==		==Internet access==

	For full race day functionality, the host club may wish to look into whether it can access the internet from various locations on site. The finish line is best run on a computer with a keyboard, although the iPad does a good job of most parts (~~the Victoria High School City Championships finish line used an iPad~~ with a 3G data plan and a stopwatch backup).		For full race day functionality, the host club may wish to look into whether it can access the internet from various locations on site. The finish line is best run on a computer with a keyboard, although the iPad does a good job of most parts (with a data plan and a stopwatch backup).

	==Pricing for the RDS==		==Pricing for the RDS==

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Benefits for clubs

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	* A finish line page allows for the timing and placing of crews within a race.		* A finish line page allows for the timing and placing of crews within a race.
	Once the race data is all entered, results are calculated automatically and progression rules are applied to send qualifying crews to the next round. Results are available on the internet immediately after the race result is deemed official. % of gold medal standard times may be calculated agains Rowing Canada's standards if required.		Once the race data is all entered, results are calculated automatically and progression rules are applied to send qualifying crews to the next round. Results are available on the internet immediately after the race result is deemed official. % of gold medal standard times may be calculated agains Rowing Canada's standards if required.

	~~==Benefits for clubs==~~

	Other areas of functionality are scheduled for completion in the near future, or could be built upon request. The intent is to be able to provide a wide range of features for as many regattas as possible.

	I hope the benefits for the rowing community at large are that we use a common system for a number of regattas, allowing us to become familiar with the RDS. Once a club has entered its athlete data, along with their RCA or USRA membership number, that data is always accessible for any regatta using the RDS.

	==Internet access==		==Internet access==

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2016-03-31T05:42:29Z

More information

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	We can also provide assistance with the technical aspects of accessing the RDS at your regatta site.		We can also provide assistance with the technical aspects of accessing the RDS at your regatta site.

	The RDS has ben used for three seasons of the Victoria high school league, fall 2011, as well as at the Brentwood Regattas of 2012 & 2013, the 2013 Shawnigan regattas, and Burnaby Lake's Midsummer Madness regatta in 2013.

Richardcurry at 05:41, 31 March 2016

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	The Rowing Data System is a web-based regatta management software tool. It hopes to make things simpler for organizers and clubs attending regattas by providing a common interface and experience for regattas across BC (and beyond!).		The Rowing Data System is a web-based regatta management software tool. It hopes to make things simpler for organizers and clubs attending regattas by providing a common interface and experience for regattas across BC (and beyond!).

	RDS has evolved from the system developed for the Brentwood International Regatta in 2004. Anyone who has been involved in that regatta over the last 8 years will have come into contact with the previous version of this tool.

	==Regatta registration==		==Regatta registration==

Richardcurry: /* Regatta registration */

2014-01-29T04:31:01Z

Regatta registration

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	Clubs who wish to attend the regatta can put in their entries, and identify athletes for each entry. This allows the regatta organizers to accurately count the number of athletes that may be competing on each day of racing.		Clubs who wish to attend the regatta can put in their entries, and identify athletes for each entry. This allows the regatta organizers to accurately count the number of athletes that may be competing on each day of racing.

	Regattas can define rules to be applied to their entries. Examples of this are: ensuring that each entry has the correct number of athletes, and enforcing age restrictions for an event (such as for Junior or Masters events).		Regattas can define rules to be applied to their entries. Examples of this are: ensuring that each entry has the correct number of athletes, and enforcing age restrictions for an event (such as for Junior or Masters events). More complex rules are often developed for specific regattas.

	==Scheduling a draw==		==Scheduling a draw==

Richardcurry: /* At the regatta */

2014-01-29T04:30:15Z

At the regatta

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	* An outdock page allows Control Commission to indicate who has boated and when they left the dock.		* An outdock page allows Control Commission to indicate who has boated and when they left the dock.
	* A start line page, showing the crews for each race, any scratches, and when the crews were checked in by Control. Race timing can be started from here.		* A start line page, showing the crews for each race, any scratches, and when the crews were checked in by Control. Race timing can be started from here.
			* A splits page, which allows timings to be taken at some intermediate point on the race course.
	* A finish line page allows for the timing and placing of crews within a race.		* A finish line page allows for the timing and placing of crews within a race.
	Once the race data is all entered, results are calculated automatically and progression rules are applied to send qualifying crews to the next round. Results are available on the internet immediately after the race result is deemed official.		Once the race data is all entered, results are calculated automatically and progression rules are applied to send qualifying crews to the next round. Results are available on the internet immediately after the race result is deemed official. % of gold medal standard times may be calculated agains Rowing Canada's standards if required.

	==Benefits for clubs==		==Benefits for clubs==

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2014-01-29T04:28:35Z

More information

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	We can also provide assistance with the technical aspects of accessing the RDS at your regatta site.		We can also provide assistance with the technical aspects of accessing the RDS at your regatta site.

	The RDS has ben ~~tested over five days~~ of ~~racing in~~ the Victoria high school ~~season~~, fall 2011, as well as at the Brentwood ~~Regatta~~ 2012.		The RDS has ben used for three seasons of the Victoria high school league, fall 2011, as well as at the Brentwood Regattas of 2012 & 2013, the 2013 Shawnigan regattas, and Burnaby Lake's Midsummer Madness regatta in 2013.

Richardcurry: /* Pricing for the RDS */

2014-01-29T04:26:59Z

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	==Pricing for the RDS==		==Pricing for the RDS==

	There are two pricing structures ~~for 2012~~. You can choose the lower of the two. These give you support and a licence to use the RDS for the purposes of administering and running your regatta.		There are two pricing structures. You can choose the lower of the two. These give you support and a licence to use the RDS for the purposes of administering and running your regatta.
	# $2 per athlete registered to race. This means that clubs have to register athletes for particular crews, which would happen anyway if the regatta were going to use the rule-checking modules.		# $2 per athlete registered to race. This means that clubs have to register athletes for particular crews, which would happen anyway if the regatta were going to use the rule-checking modules.
	# $20 per race scheduled to run (including time trials, heats, semi-finals and finals).		# $20 per race scheduled to run (including time trials, heats, semi-finals and finals).