Timing
To collect the data we have selected an extremely precise timing box that has passed International testing. It is approved for use by many sports federations and is already used for many international competitions. Many teams in cycling, swimming, skiing, track and field, and bobsled use it for their most important competitions. The precision of the timing box has been tested to 1/10,000 of a second, thus it is more precise than the current system that is being used for our important agility competitions. It is on par with the timing system used at the FCI World Championships. In addition, we have also selected photocells that are of the same caliber as the timing box to insure data integrity and system integration. As dog and handler teams have gotten better we see less and less time separating them in the standings. The sport is at a place where precise timing is needed. What makes more precise is the timing box is heat compensated where the current one used is not. Without the heat compensation the time "drifts". It run slower when cold and faster when hot. If you had two runs of exactly the same time, one was in the cool morning, one in the hot afternoon, the one in the morning can be several seconds faster!! This can change placements!! Think of a clock with the batteries running down...that's the clock you would get in the morning. Temperature compensation is the key to fair and accurate timing. A Temperature compensated Quartz crystal (basically the crystal is inside a miniature oven) allows it to operate the same at all temperatures. "Electronic timing, properly installed and operated is the only way to guarantee that every competitor from the highest to lowest seeded receives a fair and unbiased record of their accomplishment."
Microgate is listed on the approved devices list for FEI show jumping:
http://www.fei.org/Disciplines/Jumping/Officials/Documents/Approved_timing_devices.pdf
and for FIS skiing:
http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/homologated-timing-equipment.pdf
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