Re: Disciplines/Event code list

Thanks, Andy.

I've requested Spanish Federation a bulk of their DB of event types. They
store over 600 different ones so perhaps is a good test to see the
feasibility of both the model and codes.

Martin

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:20 PM Andy Robinson <andy@reportlab.com> wrote:

> On 29 November 2017 at 10:52, Martin Alvarez-Espinar
> <martin.alvarez@fundacionctic.org> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In today's meeting, we discussed the need for having event codes. I think
> > this is crucial and we should define a set of disciplines or type of
> events
> > (please clarify the term, English speaking experts :)
>
> After very long argument last year between 'discipline' and 'event',
> we agreed to call these 'event codes'.  This is one area where you
> will be wrong and annoy 50% of the people whatever you choose, but we
> probably have thousands of lines of code with variables called
> 'event_code' in our app and the JSON.  Please let's not 'un-decide'
> that again!!!
>
>
> > 4) I didn't think about the codes, so Reportlab's are good to me, but
> every
> > single discipline must have a unique code. A code must be part of a URI.
> > Behind the URI, you will find the definition of the event.
>
> Please see what athlib and our platform are doing...
>
>       http://opentrack.run/athlib/build/html/eventcodes.html#event-codes
>
> What's missing from this is simply a compact "microformat" notation
> for the different hurdle height/spacings.
>
>
> >
> > So, for instance, '110m Hurdles Men' could be identified by the URI:
> > <https://w3c.github.io/opentrack/eventcode/110H36>
> >
> > the description of this discipline would be (complete description with
> > simplified notation):
> > {
> >   "type" : "Hurdles",
> >   "name": "110m Hurdles Men",
> >   "venueType" : "Outdoors",
> >   "lenght" : "100",
> >   "height" : "1.067",
> >   "spacing" : "9.14" <- units must be described properly
> > }
> >
> > We don't need to have an exhaustive DB at the beginning (just name and
> > taxonomy would be enough) but just the mechanism to be able to do it in
> the
> > future.
>
> Mirko also has a database table of about 100 different variants of
> events which lists the examples "found in the wild" so far.  It would
> be a great start.  What would be useful is notes on who uses that
> variation.  e.g. ("This spacing was used by Estonian U20 men from 19xx
> to 20yy")
>
>
> - Andy
>