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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty
Here's where I start to get rustled.
A simple overhead view of the field can be used to solve all disputes in FRC.
There is very little room to argue with this. FIRST could implement the system themselves as its not that complicated of a system to put in place.
As to who's video? Obviously the only video that would be reviewed would be from FIRST's own camera system. There would be no 3rd party camera footage viewing allowed, similarly to how things are now.
This isn't sports. In FRC the game pieces are simple, the rules are simple, and the problem is no where as complicated as you think it is.
My perspective: I've been a Head Ref for FTC events for several years now.
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A few things:
True overhead camera views (like the one
RoboShow set up at the Orlando Regional this year) are only simple if a number of venue conditions are met. It needs to have a convenient catwalk or overhead trusses that you can mount the camera on (usually a decent expectation at a regional, but not in a district event held in a local high school gym, or in a number of other venues that regionals use.) And you need a decent cable to connect it to your switcher that's usually a couple hundred feet long at least. And, of course, it needs to be a fairly high quality camera with either a wide field of view or a decent zoom depending on how close to the field your mount point is.
Even if all of these conditions are met, I wouldn't call the set up "simple".
Also, it's often not the regional that's running the cameras. Usually the video put onto the screen at the event is run by a contractor.
I would love to see every FIRST event with a broadcast that could support such a replay system, but I don't see that happening, especially with the push to go towards lower cost district events in smaller venues.