Abstract
Computer vision has a lot to offer the world of sports, for the competitors, organizers and viewers. This chapter sets the scene for this book, by outlining some of these applications, giving examples of what is already being used, and referring to the relevant chapters later in the book where current research is presented. It then goes on to discuss the main themes covered by these chapters, and how they relate to each other.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Blazevich A (2007) Sports biomechanics: the basics. A & C Black, London
Robertson G, Caldwell G, Hamill J, Kamen G, Whittlesey S (2014) Research methods in biomechanics, 2nd edn. Human Kinetics, Champaign
Brodie M, Walmsley A, Page W (2008) Fusion motion capture: a prototype system using inertial measurement units and GPS for the biomechanical analysis of Ski racing. Sports Technol 1(1):17–28
Prozone Sports Ltd. (2014) Prozone post-match analysis. http://www.prozonesports.com. Cited 23rd March 2014
Stats (2014) SportVU Player Tracking Technology. http://www.stats.com/sportvu/sportvu.asp. Cited 5th May 2014
Hawk-Eye Innovations (2011) Hawk-Eye Tennis Officiating System. http://www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk. Cited 23rd March 2014
Owens N (2003) Hawk-Eye tennis system. In: International conference on visual information engineering (VIE2003), pp 182–185. IEE conference publication no. 495, July 2003
McIlroy P (2008) Hawk-Eye: augmented reality in sports broadcasting and officiating. In: Proceedings of the 7th IEEE/ACM international symposium on mixed and augmented reality ISMAR 08, Washington, DC, USA. IEEE Computer Society
FIFA Certified GLT Installations (2014). http://quality.fifa.com/en/Goal-Line-Technology/FIFA-certified-GLT-installations. Cited 23rd March 2014
Thomas G (2007) Real-time camera tracking using sports pitch markings. J Real Time Image Proc 2(2–3):117–132. Available as BBC R&D white paper 168. http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/whitepaper168.shtml
Dawes R, Chandaria J, Thomas G (2009) Image-based camera tracking for athletics. In: Proceedings of the IEEE international symposium on broadband multimedia systems and broadcasting (BMSB 2009), May 2009. Available as BBC R&D white paper 181. http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/whitepaper181.shtml
Sportvision (2014) 1st and Ten™Line System. http://www.sportvision.com/foot-1st-and-ten-linesystem. Cited 6th April 2014
Orad (2014) Trackvision First Down Line System. http://www.orad.tv/fdl. Cited 6th April 2014
Reusens M, Vetterli M, Ayer S, Bergnozoli V (2007) Coordination and combination of video sequences with spatial and temporal normalization. European patent specification EP1247255A4, 2007
Grau O, Price M, Thomas G (2001) Use of 3-D techniques for virtual production. In: SPIE conference on videometrics and optical methods for 3D shape measurement, San Jose, USA, January 2001. Available as BBC R&D white paper 033. http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/whitepaper033.shtml
Red Bee Media (2014) The Piero™Sports Graphics System. http://www.redbeemedia.com/piero. Cited 6th April 2014
Hilton A, Guillemaut J, Kilner J, Grau O, Thomas G (2011) 3D-TV production from conventional cameras for sports broadcast. IEEE Trans Broadcast 57(2):462–476
Dawes R, Weir B, Pike C, Golds P, Mann M, Nicholson M (2012) Enhancing viewer engagement using biomechanical analysis of sport. In: Proceedings of the NEM summit, Istanbul, 16–18 October 2012, pp 121–126. Available as BBC R&D white paper 234. http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/whitepaper234
Sports Video Group (2013) Hybrid aims to cut costs for live sports with automated sport track system. http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2013/06/hybrid-aims-to-cut-costs-for-live-sports-with-automated-sport-track-system. Cited 6th April 2014
Kaiser R, Thler M, Kriechbaum A, Fassold H, Bailer W, Rosner J (2011) Real-time person tracking in high-resolution panoramic video for automated broadcast production. In: Proceedings of 8th European conference on visual media production, 16th November 2011, London, UK
Carr P, Mistry M, Matthews I (2013) Hybrid Robotic/virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras for autonomous event recording. In: Proceedings of ACM multimedia 2013, October 2125, 2013, Barcelona, Spain
Opta Sports Data Company (2014) http://www.optasports.com. Cited 6th April 2014
Deloitte (2013) Deloitte Football Money League 2013—Highlights. http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup. Cited 5th May 2014
International Olympic Committee (2013) Olympic Marketing Factfile 2013. http://www.olympic.org/Documents/IOC_Marketing/Olympic_Marketing_Fact_File_2013.pdf. Cited 5th May 2014
Dartfish (2014) Video software solutions. http://www.dartfish.com/en/. Cited 5th May 2014
Replay Technologies (2014) Free Dimensional Video Technology. http://replay-technologies.com/technology. Cited 5th May 2014
Vizrt (2014) The Viz Libero System. http://www.vizrt.com/products/viz_libero/. Cited 5th May 2014
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Thomas, G., Moeslund, T.B., Hilton, A. (2014). Introduction to the Use of Computer Vision in Sports. In: Moeslund, T., Thomas, G., Hilton, A. (eds) Computer Vision in Sports. Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09396-3_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09396-3_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-09395-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-09396-3
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)