GPS

noun - GPS is an acronym for Global Positioning System; a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel. The technology is used frequently by open water swimming competition organizers and open water swimmers to determine a course or to measure the length of a course or to determine one's precise location.

Usage

The race director calculated the location of the turn buoys on the course by using GPS.

MSF SwimTrack

GPS data obtained from a SPOT tracker can be manipulated and presented in the MSF SwimTrack during a marathon swim.

MSF Tracks

MSF Tracks is a global database of open water swimming GPS tracks developed by Evan Morrison and posted on the Marathon Swimmers Federation website.

External links

• 1875 To The Present, How Has The Sport Evolved?
• Observing and Documenting The Improbable
• Evan Morrison Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• First Crossing Attempt from Banco Chinchorro to Costa Maya
• The Most Unique Equipment In Open Water Swimming
• Alone Amid The Risks Of The Open Water
• Status Of Ten Big Ideas For Open Water Swimming, Predicted In 2013
• Acronyms In The Open Water Swimming World
• Dan Simonelli Talks About Helping Others On WOWSA Live
• Carlos Larriera Remembers Pro Marathon Racing On WOWSA Live
• FORM Upgrades Again And Again
• Dr. David Smith, The Original Most Interesting Man In The World
• Stay Thirsty With The Most Interesting Men In The Open Water World
• MSF Tracks
• How Do You Measure Open Water Swims?
• Tools Of The Trade, Transponders
• Open Water Swimmers Going Through Security
• How Far Did Jennifer Figge Swim Across The Atlantic?
• Ten Big Ideas For Open Water Swimming
• Standardization vs. Localization In Open Water Swimming
• Equipment Advances On Land And In The Water
• The Most Interesting Man In The Open Water World
• Nothing Is Guaranteed In The Open Water
• The Deadliest Swim, Russia to USA Across the Bering Strait
• Sting Stopper Does The Trick For Diana Nyad
• The Most Useful Swimming Inventions Of All Time
• You Are An Old-time Swimmer If...
• You Are A Newbie Swimmer If...
• Steve Minaglia, Pioneering Pailolo Two-Way
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• 6 To Go 88 Across The Sea Of Cortez
• Navigating With The First Couple Of Open Water Swimming
• To Reach Or Not To Reach The Other Shore
• Kevin Murphy Versus The North Channel In His Own Words
• Where Landmarks Are Pure Snowy White
• Fearless And Frozen At The Bottom Of The World
• Swimming Fast Under FINA Rules
• 25 Things Well-Traveled Open Water Swimmers Have
• The Eyes Of The Judges Overrule Transponders
• Centimeter-scale GPS To Start In Japan
• Andrew Gemmell, An Open Water Swimming Savant
• Preparing For A Normandy Landing
• Tales By Bales
• Stay Thirsty With The Most Interesting Men In The World
• Goggles That Guide You In The Open Water - IOLITE
• MSF's Dynamic Data Download
• IOC Confirms Odaiba Marine Park For Olympic 10K
• Darren Miller's Sub-3² Attempt Ends Up A Winning Cause
• The Ultimate Escort Boat For Open Water Swimmers
• Wise Words, Future Vision From The Hall Of Fame
• Inventions In The Water
• 97 Down, 3 To Go With Bill Welzien Around Key West
• 15 Funky, Uniquely Futuristic Products For The Open Water
• High-Tech Tokyo Hosts Inventive, Innovative Olympics
• Technology In Tokyo, Inventions And Innovations
• The Swimming Evolution From Briefs To Jammers
• Pure And Simple, A Silver Lining For Alexander Popov
• Swimming Stars Start International Swimming League
• Terence Bell To Pioneer Swim Around Kaua’i
• Terence Bell, Pioneer Around Kaua’i, Looking For Swim Buddies