SAOT

Accurate offside calls, every time.

Our Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) brings back the joy of the beautiful game to fans with instant, accurate decision making.

Illustration of an AI referee making an offside call using semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) in football.

Unprecedented speed in offside decisions

Football referee reviewing an offside call using our semit-automated offside technology (SAOT)

Instant offside alerts

We’ve trained machines to analyse billions of optical tracking data points every millisecond of every game, flagging potential offsides in real-time.

AI-powered referee system analyzing an offside play with real-time semi-automated offside technology (SAOT)

Instant decision making

Complete automation of camera angle and kick point detection - and no need to manually draw offside lines - vastly increases decision speed.

Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) using AI technology for precise offside detection in football

Instant clarity

Broadcast and stadium-ready graphics are produced in an instant, giving the best possible experience for fans.

Faster, more accurate offside decisions

How our SAOT technology is being implemented in the Belgium Pro League.

Seeing and understanding every angle

Our AI-powered cameras capture and record up to 10,000 surface data points per player, per second, throughout the game. This data capture, known as mesh tracking, is fully automated and recreates every on-field event in an ultra-accurate, 3D render.

Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) leveraging AI-powered tracking cameras

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Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) by Genius Sports, showcasing accurate player positioning with advanced tracking technology

Genius Sports’ SAOT is underpinned by optical tracking technology. This technology relies upon a system of 30 cameras installed in every stadium, which capture up to 10,000 surface data points on each player, multiple times per second. 

Our large-scale data and AI platform, GeniusIQ, applies machine learning (a complex form of AI) to this mass of data. 

This combination of data capture and analysis automates the SAOT process.