Analytics are part of the sports landscape when it comes to evaluating players and even play calling. Now they are also part of the equation as teams try to figure out if they can allow fans to attend live sporting events.
GET THE INTERNET UP AND RUNNING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND CERTAINLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. >>> FOR NOW FOOTBALL IS STILL AGO, LOCAL TUMOR, NC STATE HAS A BLUEPRINT TO WORK WITH IT COMES TO DETERMINING HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY ALLOWED AT THE STADIUM. WE GO OUTSIDE THE STADIUM IN RALEIGH TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS. >> Reporter: WE ARE RESPONDING TO A PANDEMIC, IT TAKES RESEARCH, MEDICINE AND IN THIS CASE, MATH, THIS LOCAL TAX GIANT DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO HELP FANS ATTEND SPORTING EVENTS IN A SOCIAL DISTANCE SETTING. WE SEE IF THEY HAD A PLAN BUT NC STATE FOR NOW PUTS THE PROGRAM TO THE TEST. >> ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH COVID, LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD WE HAD TO CHANGE THINGS. >> Reporter: FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL. >> THE USE OF ANALYTICS IN SPORTS CONTINUES TO GROW. NOW SPORTS ARE TURNING TO ANALYTICS OFF OF THE FIELD TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC. >> WE BEGAN WORKING ON THIS ABOUT A MONTH INTO THE PANDEMIC. >> Reporter: HE IS A SPORTS ANALYTICS ADVISOR FOR THE COMPANY AND SHOWED OFF THE NEW VENUE OPTIMIZATION SOLUTION SOFTWARE. >> THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOLUTION IS THAT IT WOULD ALLOW END-USERS TO RUN SEVERAL SCENARIOS IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS VERY QUICKLY >> Reporter: THIS IS THE PROGRAM. THEY PROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT THE TESTING, SEAT SIZES, I'LL SIZES, AND SEE PRICES AT THE STADIUM. SCHOOLS CAN CHOOSE MULTIPLE VARIABLES LIKE GROUP SEATING FOR FAMILIES AND DIFFERING AMOUNTS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING TO SAFELY GET THE MOST FANS IN THE STADIUM. >> WE HAVE FOR EXAMPLE A SAFE CIRCLE IS VISIBLE. >> Reporter: THE COLLEAGUES CREATED THE PLATFORM. >> IF YOU HAVE A PERSON THE GROUP YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE SAFELY IN A CIRCLE AND ALSO IT POINTS OUT THE CLOSEST ANTIGENS AND ECSTASIES . >> Reporter: WITH STANDARD SIX FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. THEY SAFELY HOLD 20% CAPACITY, IF YOU WANT SIX FEET WITH PATHS SO FANS CAN LEAVE WITHOUT VIOLATING SOMEBODY ELSE'S SPACE, THE CAPACITY DROPS TO 11%. >> THIS WAY NOBODY IS CROSSING OVER ONE ANOTHER, COMING AND GOING WITH THE RESPECTIVE SECTION . >> Reporter: LAST MONTH. THEY USED VIRTUAL REALITY TO SEE WHAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK LIKE. WE FOUND A SECTION HOLDING 1500 FANS AND CAN ONLY HANDLE 160 COME ABOUT THE SAME 11% CAPACITY. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS TEAMS TO TEST DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. >> WE HAVE SEEN PERCENTAGES RAIN WITH A SIX FOOT DISTANCE WITHOUT CONSIDERING ENTRY AND EXIT PASS BETWEEN 15-25%. BUT KEEP IN MIND, THE PROGRAM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE USED FOR SPORTING EVENTS. THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR MOVIE THEATERS, LECTURE HALLS, AND MASS TRANSPORTATION. >> A NEW DAY, LIVE IN RALEIGH,
