DCT 2023 - GPS Track - requirement and its importance

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We welcome all Champions to enroll for the much-awaited Desert Champions Trophy.

Here are a few things each Champion needs to know, practice and remember for the day of the event.

• Your phone or GPS device should have a dedicated power source to last for 6+ hours.
• Your phone or GPS device should withstand heat or direct sunlight.
• Your phone or GPS device should have offline maps.
• Your phone or GPS device should be updated.
• Your phone or GPS device should have all waypoints, and restricted areas.
• Your phone or GPS device should be able to record track without internet or GSM coverage (for DU sim holders).
• Your phone or GPS device should be able to export the track to a GPX file.
• Your phone or GPS device should be able to share that GPX file with us.

Please test all the above, during your test run or daily driving, to eliminate any/all bottlenecks or points of failure.

Please remember each member's GPS track has to be submitted for fair evaluation, which means 1 lead + 4 participants = 5 GPS tracks per team is needed at the end of the event.

We require a full GPS track from start to finish line without any pauses or breaks.

Any missing or broken GPS track will have the whole team disqualified.

 

Learning resource for the Gaia GPS phone app