The English Premier League will introduce semi-automatic offside technology next season. As announced by the league, the shareholders' meeting unanimously approved the start of the technology that was already used in the 2022 World Cup. However, at the beginning of the 2024/25 season everything will remain the same: semi-automatic offside technology only It will be operational after the international break in the autumn.
“The technology enables faster and more consistent virtual placement of the offside line based on optical player tracking and produces high-quality broadcast graphics to provide viewers with a better broadcast and in-stadium experience,” he said. the Premier League in its statement. Using artificial intelligence, the new technology sends an automatic offside warning to video referees.
The new technology uses twelve cameras mounted under the stadium roof that capture the ball 50 times per second. To do this, 29 data points are recorded for each player to record their exact position on the field. Additionally, an IMU sensor integrated into the ball must transmit data from the ball to the video control room 500 times per second to detect nearby offside situations. Video referees would need to manually recheck the offside line created, but a decision can still be expected within seconds.
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