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'''SportVU''' is a camera system that collects data 25 times per second. Its main objective is to follow the ball and all players on the court.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Competitive fire helps Kirk Lacob make his own name with Warriors|url = http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Competitive-fire-helps-Kirk-Lacob-make-his-own-6339796.php|accessdate = June 26, 2015}}</ref> SportVU provides statistics such as real-time player and ball positioning through software and statistical algorithms. Through this data, STATS presents [[performance metrics]] for players and teams to use.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Moneyball 2.0: How Missile Tracking Cameras Are Remaking The NBA|url = http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670059/moneyball-20-how-missile-tracking-cameras-are-remaking-the-nba|accessdate = June 26, 2015}}</ref>
STATS was first created for soccer, however it later expanded the core SportVU technology into basketball beginning with the 2010-2011 NBA season. From 2013-2017, STATS, LLC was the Official Tracking partner of the NBA.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SportVU Tracking System Could Find Reach Beyond Court For NBA, Teams - SportsBusiness Daily {{!}} SportsBusiness Journal {{!}} SportsBusiness Daily Global|url = http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/10/29/NBA-Season-Preview/Tech.aspx|website = www.sportsbusinessdaily.com|accessdate = June 26, 2015}}</ref> The NBA uses statistics collected by SportVU on [[NBA|NBA.com]] and [[NBA TV|NBATV]] as well as in arenas across the country to provide information for the audience. SportVU statistics are utilized by teams in the league for the purpose of analytics and player development. The cameras keep a digitized visual record of every game, collecting players' positions and speed.
== History ==
=== 2005-2010 === SportVU was created in 2005 by scientists, Gal Oz and Miky Tamir, who had a background in [[missile tracking]] and [[advanced optical recognition]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://wsbc.uoregon.edu/2014/05/24/industry-insights-the-evolution-of-basketball-through-technology/|title=Industry Insights: The Evolution of Basketball through Technology {{!}} Warsaw Sports Business Club|website=wsbc.uoregon.edu|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/492/492|title=Player tracking transforming NBA analytics|last=McCann|first=Zach|date=May 19, 2012|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> They had previously used the same science to track soccer matches in Israel.
SportVU was featured at national trade shows [[NAB Show|NAB]] 2007, in Las Vegas,<ref>{{cite web|title=News: SportVU at NAB 2007|url=https://news.creativecow.net/story/857453|website=news.creativecow.net}}</ref> and [[International Broadcasting Convention]] 2007, in Amsterdam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.creativecow.net/story/857868|title=News: SportVU at IBC 2007|website=news.creativecow.net|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> In 2008, SportVU was acquired by [[STATS LLC]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Staff|first1=Edit|title=Sports Data Firm Stats Acquires SportVU, Provider of CNN’s Hologram Technology|url=https://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/419-sports-data-firm-stats-acquires-sportvu-provider-of-cnns-hologram-techn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310224049/https://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/419-sports-data-firm-stats-acquires-sportvu-provider-of-cnns-hologram-techn/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2015|website=gigaom.com|accessdate=30 March 2017|date=2 December 2008}}</ref> STATS then centers SportVU efforts on basketball.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_25785249/big-data-meets-big-time-basketball|title=Big Data meets big-time basketball|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> During the [[2009 NBA Finals]] in Orlando, STATS demoed their SportVU technology for NBA executives.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://wsbc.uoregon.edu/2014/05/24/industry-insights-the-evolution-of-basketball-through-technology/|title=Industry Insights: The Evolution of Basketball through Technology {{!}} Warsaw Sports Business Club|website=wsbc.uoregon.edu|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> At the start of the 2010-2011 NBA season, four teams were contracted to use SportVU, the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/492/492|title=Player tracking transforming NBA analytics|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>
=== 2011-2015 === SportVU converted their tracking system from delayed processing to real-time data delivery during the 2011-2012 NBA season.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/03/29/new-age-nba-analytics-advantage-overload/1gAim4yKYXGUQ2CTAe7iCO/story.html|title=New age of NBA analytics: Advantage or overload? - The Boston Globe|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> At the start of the 2012-2013 season, 10 teams were using SportVU.<ref name=":8" />
Since the 2013-2014 NBA season, the SportVU camera system was installed in all NBA arenas.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://theairspace.net/technology-2/bigger-than-lebron-how-sportvu-will-change-basketball/|title=Bigger than LeBron: How SportVU Will Change Basketball - The Airspace|accessdate=June 26, 2015}}</ref> In the same year, STATS added the ICE analytics platform to organize, display and analyze SportVU data.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://sportstechie.net/nba-motion-tracking-powered-by-intel-improves-team-performance-and-fan-experience/|title=NBA motion tracking powered by Intel improves team performance and fan experience {{!}} Sports Techie|website=sportstechie.net|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> NBA team, Toronto Raptors, shared with sports blog, [[Grantland]], their progress with the use of SportVU's new algorithms. The Raptors Analytics Team created a [[graphical user interface]] to play video footage of the play from the X-Y coordinates.
=== 2016-2017 === In 2016, STATS and the NBA met an agreement to extend SportVU tracking data to more media outlets including [[ESPN]], [[NBA on TNT]], and [[Bleacher Report]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pr.nba.com/stats-llc-nba-sportvu-player-tracking-data/|title=Stats LLC and NBA to make STATS SportVU Player Tracking data available to more fans than ever before - NBA.com: NBA Communications|date=2016-01-19|work=NBA.com: NBA Communications|access-date=2017-04-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
Beginning in the 2016-2017 season, STATS was used as France's [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]]'s official data and tracking provider.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stats.com/press-releases/ligue-de-football-professionnel-selects-stats-official-data-tracking-provider/|title=Ligue de Football Professionnel Selects STATS as Official Data and Tracking Provider - STATS|work=STATS|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en-US}}</ref> STATS used SportVU to provide football data and statistics.
After NBA's adoption of SportVU tracking technology in 2013, statisticians and data scientists used tools such as [[machine learning]] to provide more complex statistics from the tracking data. At the 10th annual [[MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference]] in 2016, STATS's own Director of [[Data science|Data Science]] and his team was awarded for their contributions to a research paper on the prediction of shot outcomes in tennis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stats.com/press-releases/stats-data-science-team-wins-at-2016-mit-sloan-sports-analytics-conference-research-track-final/|title=STATS’ Data Science Team Wins at 2016 MIT Sloan Sports|work=STATS|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en-US}}</ref> Other research papers completed for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference included [[Kirk Goldsberry]]'s paper in 2014 concerning the prediction of points and evaluation of decision-making in basketball.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://grantland.com/features/expected-value-possession-nba-analytics/|title=DataBall|last=Goldsberry|first=Kirk|date=2014-02-06|work=Grantland|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
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