Case Studies
Soccer / Football data collection
Playmaker Sports Analytics for Football Games
Customer Profile and Product:
Playmaker.ai is a leading provider of football (soccer) analytics, leveraging data captured from video broadcasts of games.
Their services are utilized by football clubs for scouting, player development, and analysis of their own teams and upcoming opponents.
Customer Key Needs:
To meet the requirements of their clients, Playmaker.ai needed to:
- Provide data within specific sports metrics for football games in minimal time.
- Ensure that specific indicators meet a quality figure exceeding 70%.
- Implement live mode markup to offer the shortest turnaround time (TAT) possible.
Challenges:
- Building a large team of professional football data annotation specialists capable of handling the job.
- Modifying the existing data annotation platform to meet the specific needs of Playmaker.ai.
The Solution:
1. Platform Configuration:
- The data annotation platform was configured to accurately annotate all required data. This involved significant modifications to meet the specific needs of Playmaker.ai.
2. Annotation Process:
- The team annotated various actions and events in each football game video, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all required metrics.
3. Live Mode Markup:
- The platform was updated to support live mode markup, which significantly reduced the turnaround time. Annotated sports metrics were delivered within 6 hours for standard processing and within 5-10 minutes after the game for live annotations.
Key Features and Technologies:
- Objects Capturing and Recognition: Enabled precise identification and annotation of various actions and events in football games.
- Objects Attribution: Allowed for the accurate attribution of actions and events to specific players and teams.
- Objects Segmentation: Facilitated the detailed segmentation of different game elements for comprehensive analysis.
- Bounding Box Technology: Used to accurately mark and track players and events within the game footage.
The Result:
- High-Quality Metrics: The client received high-quality and detailed sports metrics for football games, exceeding the required quality figure of 70%.
- Rapid Processing Times: Achieved rapid processing times, with annotated data available within 6 hours for standard processing and within 5-10 minutes after the game for live annotations.
- Enhanced Analytics: The live mode annotation ensured the shortest possible TAT, enabling Playmaker.ai to provide timely and accurate player and team analytics based on the annotated data.