The MAProgress software is built to cater for thousands of participants and millions of viewers. We are continually innovating and have a wide array of user-friendly features. See features and pricing page for more details. But it’s not just about features and user experience: it’s what’s “under the hood” that further differentiates us from many other tracking providers.
- Our trackers send locations in real-time, updating their position on viewers’ web browsers around the world simultaneously, most other tracking providers “refresh” the locations only every 3 minutes or so. Our state of the art technology connects each web browser to our server, ensuring not only positions, but official times, DNFs, customized messages, and other participant data update instantaneously for all viewers.
- We are on the Google Maps Premium Plan so there are absolutely no limits on the number of views, other provider’s systems will crash at more than 100,000 views per day
- We use the very latest technology, hosted on Windows Azure. The database and virtual machines scale automatically to ensure your map is responsive no matter how many participants or viewers.
Other useful features:
- View participants and fly over the course in 3D with Google Earth.
- Integrate with your official timing provider for even more value and so map updates and tracker stop in the case of a participant pulling out (resulting in a DNF).
- Personalized emails and map links to participants ensure family, friends, and pacers can easily follow their runner even with hundreds of other runners displaying on their mobile phone. This encourages more social media exposure and a better following for your event and sponsors.
- Sponsor logos and links can be embedded on our tracking map to increase exposure.
- Custom markers and favorites make it easy to see who is where.