Creating events
There is an introductory video that shows an event being set up.
Stages in adding an event
Event details
- Name: Enter the event name. It is helpful to include the map name since this makes finding past events on the same area much easier. So prefer
Ace of Herts: Ashridge
overAce of Herts
. The date of the event will be included automatically on the Event tab. - Map: Select a map from the dropdown menu. Maps must be added through the Map tab before an event can be set up. It is possible to reuse previously uploaded maps by selecting from the dropdown menu.
- Club: Enter the organising club.
- Date: Select the event date.
- Level: Select the event level from the dropdown menu.
- Comments: Add any comments you want to make.
Results file
Select the results file to be used.
Events with no results
The checkbox option for No results file
allows you to set up an event with no results file. Results will instead be created when each runner draws or uploads a route.
Result file sorting
The checkbox option for Sort results file
should not normally be needed, and it is better to make sure that the results file itself is sorted as you want it. If you do use the checkbox then it will sort by course, then position, then time and then name. If your results file is by class and several classes run one course then sorting within Routegadget is not a good idea, since all the position 1s will come first, followed by all the position 2s and so on.
Course file
Select the course file to be used.
Relays, score events and butterfly loops
The default event set-up assumes that courses are line courses where every runner visits the same controls in the same order. For other types of event select the Individual courses
checkbox.
info
This checkbox applies to all courses for a Routegadget event. If you put on an event which has line courses and score courses then it it is best to set it up as two separate events in Routegadget.
Adding class information
If your course file is set up with courses names and a mapping to classes then the Add classes to course names
checkbox will be displayed. This will update the saved course name to include classes. You can see how this will appear in the result to course mappings.
Aligning controls to the map
If you have a georeferenced map and course file then the controls will be automatically aligned when you import them.
If the map is not georeferenced then the controls and map will need to be manually aligned:
- Select two controls to reposition to align all controls. (For example bottom-left and top-right controls on map).
- Click-and-drag a control to its correct location on the map and release the click. (Note: left-click-and drag moves the controls layer. right-click-and-drag moves the map layer. Use the
Move map and controls together
checkbox to drag both layers.) - Click-to-lock - Lock that control in its position by single-clicking the control. The control will display a red-dot indicator to show it is locked.
- Click-and-drag another control to its correct location on the map and release the click. All controls will scale to fit.
- Single-click the red-dot locked indicator to unlock it.
- Check the other control positions and if needed use the click-and-drag or lock-and-resize to get all controls placed correctly.
Drawing a course
The Draw course
button allows you to draw a course if you do not have a course file available. This has very limited functionality and only supports one course for an event. It is intended to be used for low-key events with no splits, so that the course just consists of a start and a finish.
Map results to courses
These dropdown boxes are only displayed once you have loaded results and courses.
If the results file and course file uses the same names for each course then this mapping will be done automatically. If not then you can set the required mapping using the dropdowns.
tip
It is possible to select Do not save
in the dropdown. This allows you to include only some of the courses and results. For example, this might be useful if shorter courses used a different map and will be set up as a different event.
Create the event
Select the Read-only
checkbox if required. People will be able to see the map, courses and results but they will not be able to draw routes. This will allow you to check that everything has been set up correctly. The event can also be locked and unlocked on the Edit event tab.
Then click Create event
. The event will be created and will open in a new tab (if allowed by your browser settings).
Results files
Routegadget supports results files in two formats: csv
and IOF XML
.
CSV format
Routegadget reads the first line of a CSV file, which is assumed to be column headers, and tries to identify all the necessary fields. Sportident CSV files, or any other CSV file that meets the BOF results file requirements should work.
Your CSV file must as a minimum have columns with the following names:
Database Id
orsi card
orsicard
orchipno
Surname
First name
Start
Time
Classifier
ornc
City
orClub
Short
Course
Course controls
Place
orPl
Start punch
Control1
Punch1
Control2
Routegadget will automatically detect if you are using commas or semicolons as the separator.
If you are using Autodownload then you need to generate the file using the "Export OE splits" option.
Emit Spklasse.csv
files are also supported but you are strongly encouraged not to use them. They do not contain much of the useful detail (such as finish position and finish status) that other formats include.
IOF XML format
Routegadget supports results in IOF XML 2.0.3 and IOF XML 3.0 format.
Course files
Routegadget supports courses in IOF XML 2.0.3 and IOF XML 3.0 format. These can be generated from the standard course planning software packages such as OCAD, Condes and Purple Pen.