Introduction

Ariadne is a software application for managing canoe/kayak sports events. Ariadne offers the following functionalities:

• define a competition and events therein
• define categories and classes, and assigning these to events
• define the course, gates and judge sections
• process entries
• assign start numbers
• produce a start list
• produce invoices for entry fees
• process starts and finishes per run
• enter penalty points
• publish run results on a publication screen
• publish run results live on internet
• rank event results
• publish event results
• archive event results
• language module, to translate the GUI in whatever language

Ariadne is designed for the management of competitions of over 300 entries, in which events are grouped in program blocks, scheduled over a period of more days. But Ariadne is equally fit for competitions of 40 entries, which are processed in three hours.

Ariadne comes in versions for slalom, marathon, river race and regatta.

Ariadne was deployed at:

• the Gennepermolen Slalom Competitions of 2001 to 2011;
• the Dutch National Slalom competitions of 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011;
• the Dutch Open Slalom competition of 2010;
• the VKC Slalom Competition of 2006 to 2011;
• the Slalom du Mava, 2008
• the RCC Kayak Marathons of 2002 to 2011;
• the Viking Downriver Race 2003 to 2011;
• the HWC Slalom competion of 2010 and 2011;
• the HKC Slalom competion of 2010 and 2011;
• the UKC Slalom competition of 2011.

Ariadne is developed as open software. It may be used and modified under the conditions of the GNU General public license.

Ariadne suite counts more than 1100 function points. This compares to €1.100.000 commercial developing costs.

last update: Dec 2011