Method, System and Apparatus for Tracking and Monitoring Moving Objects

The present invention relates to tracking objects and determining their position and/or progress and performance over time. In one form the invention provides a method of tracking at least one moving object traversing a predefined 5 course, the method comprising the steps of: emitting line-of-sight EM radiation from at least one beacon, each beacon located to provide a means of reference for said at least one moving object; capturing at least one image including a representation of the transmitted EM radiation by digital image recording at one or more of a plurality of 10 predetermined locations relative to the predefined course; extracting position information of the at least one transmitting beacon from the at least one captured image relative to each frame of the captured image; referencing each extracted position with predetermined survey data of the predefined course to produce referenced position data; 15 generating a model of the path traversed by the at least one moving object on the predefined course using the referenced position data Figure 1 *5552W*X5X2 CR "sS & $$%228%A. 8%k&&V % AX A MA. OOx S $$*$$3E9:% -so1&35%! 'AVkStWAKa-, Koxk:'0x*xooooxox>xm s.Zoo.M3 " &* "% kxMot MSxa Co- _ 0x kcx&: .X.%.0,N,&XA %vA'V ~x x MNIX~k *- - --- -' 0'v0 A,