Technology & Sport Collide at Red Bull Heavy Water
Technology & Sport Collide at Red Bull Heavy Water
Experience ocean sports like never before with Red Bull Heavy Water, Spoondrift, and Mapbox. Real-time athlete tracking and advanced safety tech for fans and athletes.
Published: Sep 28, 2017
Red Bull Heavy Water Teams up with Spoondrift and Mapbox to revolutionize ocean sports for athletes and fans with real-time data analysis and state-of-the-art safety technology.
With the help of Spoondrift Spotter buoys and Mapbox, for the first time, athlete, wave, current and visual GPS data will be combined and displayed on an interactive ocean map of one of the most challenging courses in the world, enabling spectators to immerse themselves in the action, with unprecedented and immediate access to wave height, direction and period as the athletes race toward the shore.