Comparison

*Product / Services*	Autochart	Tracking Competitor
*Core Technology*
Proprietary, Patented Timing and Positioning Technology	YES	NO
RFID (commercially available, off the shelf )*	NO	YES
Interference from track’s Grandstand WiFi Networks	NO	YES
*Installation*
Major construction / trenching for installation	NO	YES
Wires and conduit to all connection points	NO	YES
All Trackside Systems are Solar Powered	YES	NO
Electrical Power to all connection points	NO	YES
Fiber Optic cabling	NO	YES
Wiring from Track Systems to Control System	NO	YES
100% wireless track side installation	YES	NO
Need of a costly 3D digital model of racetrack in order to function	NO	YES
Installation schedule	1 Day	MONTHS
Average cost of installation per track	AFFORDABLE	EXPENSIVE
*Portability*
Same Day break down and set up (move from track to track / circuits)	YES	NO
*Operation*
Single Operator for APS, Timing and optional HD Photo Finish	YES	NO
Extensive automated self diagnostics for trouble free operation	YES	NO
Paddock support - One valet places sensor in saddle pads, distributes them and collects them.	1	NA
Battery Life - Charge lasts for the entire race day. No need to change batteries during race card	All Day	NO
Unattended data push to web servers and other data clients	YES	NA
*Timing and Positioning Accuracy*
Type of positioning algorithm	ABSOLUTE	AVERAGED
Proven 1/1000 second accurate timing	YES	No Timing Capability*
Separate Official Time vendor required for timing races	NO	YES
1/1000 second accurate timing for every horse at every point of call	YES	No Timing Capability*
1/1000 second accurate X-Y position for every horse at every point of call	YES	NO
Official Fractional Timing Provider w/ Racing Commission Licenses	YES	NO
Electronic real time push of the Official Order of finish to Tote to Prevent manual entry errors	YES	NO
*Timing Data Capture and Output*
Directly useable for accurate Past Performance Positioning (Timing) for printed copy	YES	No Timing Capability*
Can be electronically imported to databases for historical records	YES	No Timing Capability*
Can be monetized for handicapping service fees and other data mining tools	YES	No Timing Capability*
Can be used to create user friendly racing programs, charts and graphs (print or electronic)	YES	No Timing
In race results	YES	NO
*Television Graphics System Features*
HD Graphics System Technology	Proprietary	Off the shelf
SD-SDI and HD Capable	YES	NA
Multi-channel Option	YES	NA
Packages Entire Track’s Simulcast Program	YES	NO
Automatic Full Field Running Order with Lengths Behind	YES	NO
Running order with Instant Speed, Margins, Lane Position, Trip	YES	NO
Instant Comprehensive Timing Recaps	YES	No Timing Capability*
Instant Chart Output	YES	NA
Fully customizable displays ( Running order, animation, presentation)	YES	Same look for all
*Workouts*
Workouts timing	YES	No Timing Capability*
Expanded Timing and Workout Reports	YES	No Timing Capability*
Workout data points for time, speed, position every 1/16 mile	YES	No Timing Capability*
Real time graphics displays of Workout Progress Graph and Timing data	YES	No Timing Capability*
Real time TV graphics display of comparative Workout Trend Graphs	YES	No Timing Capability*
Digital Workouts results and analysis automatically pushed to subscribers	YES	No Timing Capability*
*Digital and Interactive Chart / Past Performance Data*
Interactive Online Charts and Graphs Portal	YES	YES
Mobile Animated Replay and Analysis	YES	YES
Expanded Workout Timing and Breeze Graphs	YES	NO
Animated Chiclet Replays	YES	YES
Interactive horse comparison overlays based on chosen variables	YES	NO
Options
Automated High Resolution Photo Finish	YES	NO
Automatic control of video switching using Autochart’s Graphics System as a Production Effects Generator.	YES	NO

* RFID technology (triangulation / averaging) is incapable of capturing accurate fractional times with any consistency, because of the random tracking errors inherent to this technology. These are impossible to overcome, especially when tracking fast moving objects such as race horses. These variable tracking errors vary from 3 feet to 30 meters or more depending on the accuracy of the computer model of the racetrack, calibration, and other factors such as the number of receivers installed around the racetrack, interference, size of the racetrack, number of horses, and other factors. In some cases the required number of receivers (wired) will be over thirty, without any gain in consistency.

RFID systems running on a wireless network will display even poorer results, due to additional delays, and crowding of the WiFi spectrum.

Autochart uses its proprietary patented timing and positioning technology to capture the ABSOLUTE position and timing data for each horse, while RFID tracking can only produce AVERAGED position which is not accurate or consistent to be accepted by Racing Commissions as Official Timing Data. In other words, Autochart's millisecond ac curacy will show the time difference of a finish by a nose.

RFID tracking providers MUST take the timing feed from a separate Infrared, LEADER TIME vendor at the working racetrack, or take the finish time from a photo finish system, and then interpolate their position information based on this third party provided timing data. The differences in accuracy and consistency between an RFID system and Autochart are dramatic.