Climbax is the worlds first dedicated tracker for rock climbing. The product utilizes two wrist worn sensors that contain
- An IMU
- Pressure sensor
- NFC tag reader
- Input button
The data captured from sensors is post-processed to detect
- Climbing
- Moves within climbs
From these, a range of metrics can be calculated and displayed to the users in a companion APP.
Thus far, a simplistic approach has been taken on data visualization. Main efforts have been made refining usability, robustness and defining the business case of this brand new product.
This project is to explore further opportunities for visualizing the data. Since the user has the ability to take video during climbing sessions from a the companion app, we would like to explore the opportunities for integrating this. In the ideal case, composite visualizations of data-video could be "instagrammable" and compelling to friends/followers.
We expect the winning team to creatively use the example data sets given. The winning team should think carefully about:
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How the sensor data can be used to make the video "more exciting/compelling" and deliver a "fuller picture" of the effort/performance of the athlete
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How their chosen approach might handle difficult edge cases where there is little/lots of movement
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How intuitive their chosen approach is. How would an onlooker understand difficulty, height, gradient etc at a glance
The winning team will be judged on
- Creativity and visual appeal
- How well the chosen approach could be generalized to any case
Each team should provide:
- A readme file describing the the chosen approach (with justification), technical hurdles overcome, how to install/compile/run their project
- A compiled version or output files that can be viewed directly
- Commented Source code and list of dependencies or mkfile
Mammut IS interested in developing submissions of high quality further. If members of the team are happy to be contacted, please leave contact details easily accessible.
Download the Mobile App via your Smartphone. Enter: climbax.mammut.com/app into your browser to get to the relevant store.
https://vimeo.com/520868355/99615258dd
Mammut Climbax - Deep Dive.pdf
Three example climbs are included; a traverse, a vertical climb and an overhang. For each climb there is included:
- a video (.mp4)
- a raw HDF5 file containing sensor data (xxx_raw.h5.)
- csv file containing accelerometry (
time(s),Left_AP,Left_UR,Left_DP,Right_AP,Right_UR,Right_DP) - csv files containing segmented climb start and end
- csv file containing detected moves within the climbing period
- an EAF file that synchronizes the video to the accelerometery
The ELAN (.eaf) file will open with Elan. The EAF file is in XML format and contains the offset (in ms) that should be applied to synchronize the video and accelerometry csv file. It can be useful to get a handle on what the data looks like in time with the video
An image file is included to explain the coordinate system used to describe the accelerometry axis
A dataformat.md document describes the hierarchical HDF5 format used for the sensor data.
We will be evaluating the solutions for our challenge based on the following criteria:
- Design // What does the consumer see? How well designed/intuitive is the experience?
- Viability // What is the added value for the consumer? Does it fullfil a real need?
- Complexity / Technical sophistication // How technically impressive is the solution? Are appropriate services/technologies used?
- Feasibility // How usable is the result? Does it scale for productive usage?
- Creativity/Innovation // How creative/innovative is the solution?
- Presentation // How well was the hack result presented?
Cassim Ladha (Data Analysis + Mobile Application "Mammut Climb" Lead) Stefan Hauser (Project Manager Climbax) Florian Eggert (Start Hack Coordinator)
We will be available at the booth for questions on our case at Friday, March 19th, 22h-23h
Saturday, March 20th, 10h-11h Saturday, March 20th, 13h-13.30h Saturday, March 20th, 16h-16.30h Saturday, March 20th, 19h-20h
Sunday, March 21st, 8h-9h
The winning team will get to choose from 4 Mammut products:
- Barryvox S package - Avalanche safety for those who love ski touring
- Photics thermo jacket - ISPO award winning thermo jacket
- Perform down bag - Down sleeping bag
- Climbax climbing tracker - World's first climbing tracker
Find out more about the prizes in our case teaser on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/807632986370998332/819528639677726722/819953479112065024