Scalable AI-Powered Sports Video Data Annotation and Analytics Platform

The client faces difficulties in effectively processing and analyzing vast volumes of sports footage, including minute details of player movements and game events, which hampers timely insights for team strategy and player recruitment. Existing manual annotation processes are costly, slow, and unable to scale with increasing data volumes, resulting in delayed analytics and a competitive disadvantage.

A large-scale sports analytics organization seeking to enhance performance insights through AI-driven data annotation and real-time analytics across multiple sports disciplines.

• Develop a scalable, high-throughput data annotation system capable of processing over 550 game recordings across multiple sports.
• Implement automated and semi-automated event recognition and player tracking functionalities to provide detailed game analytics.
• Deliver postgame analytics within 10 minutes to enable real-time decision-making regarding team strategies and player recruitment.
• Reduce operational costs while maintaining high annotation accuracy and consistency through customized tooling and workflows.
• Ensure continuous, 24/7 operational support through a global operational environment.

• Multi-sport annotation capabilities covering sports such as American football, tennis, eSoccer, and ice hockey.
• Manual annotation tools for detailed labeling of over 40 different player events, including positions, speed, and ball handling.
• Automated event recognition and player tracking using advanced computer vision techniques.
• High-volume data processing infrastructure capable of handling over 550 games with efficient throughput.
• Rapid analytics pipeline ensuring insights are available within 10 minutes postgame.
• Customized annotation workflows and tooling designed to optimize efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• An operational environment supporting 24/7 continuous processing with a global team of specialists.

• External video feeds and game footage storage systems
• Real-time data streams for live analytics
• Existing sports analytics dashboards and decision support systems

• Scalability to process large volumes of sports footage with minimal latency
• Performance to deliver analytics within 10 minutes after game end
• Accuracy and consistency in annotations with quality control mechanisms
• High system availability supporting 24/7 operations
• Security measures to protect sensitive sports data and footage

The deployment of this AI-powered data annotation and analytics platform is expected to process over 550 games efficiently, delivering detailed insights within 10 minutes postgame. It aims to significantly reduce operational costs, enhance the accuracy and speed of performance analytics, and provide timely actionable insights, thereby strengthening the client’s competitive edge in sports strategy, player recruitment, and fan engagement.