Green mapping on a golf course
A method for green mapping is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving at a server putt signals for putters. Each putter is associated with a shot tracking device comprising a GPS receiver or a RTK receiver. A point cloud is generated from each of the GPS coordinates for each of the putt signals.
1 . A computer-implemented method for green mapping, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server, a plurality of putt signals for a plurality of different putters, each of the plurality of different putters associated with a shot tracking device comprising a processor, a GPS receiver, a transceiver and a memory, the shot tracking device configured to transmit a GPS coordinate for each shot and an identification of a putter;
storing the plurality of putt signals in database;
generating a point cloud from each of the GPS coordinates for each of the plurality of putt signals; and
defining a generic location of a green from an external area of the point cloud and generating a map of the green based solely on the point cloud.
2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the shot tracking device is disposed on the putter.
3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the shot tracking device is utilized with a mobile phone.
4 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising determining a location of a hole for the green.
5 . The method according to claim 4 further comprising defining the external area for the point cloud based on a distance from the hole.