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How the Chicago Marathon Will Keep Track of Millions

Using data-visualization technology, organizers can monitor everything from the density of runners at any given mile to the status of medical tents.
Runners participate in the Chicago Marathon, October 11, 2015.
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As more than 40,000 runners prepare this year to toe the line at the on October 9, Northwestern University engineering professor Karen Smilowitz and her team of students are set to monitor the event with a data-visualization system that will display a detailed breakdown

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