HLJÓÐ · Sports venue sightline planning

Choose the screen position before the structure chooses it for you.

Test spectator distance, seating geometry, obstructions, off-axis zones and camera lines while the screen can still move. Then carry the chosen geometry into the technical LED brief.

Geometry, not compliance certificationNo invented minimum viewing-distance standardMultiple screens planned by spectator zoneCamera lines reviewed separately from spectator lines

Venue plan logic

Map the viewing problem in plan and section.

The planner uses simple geometry only. It does not model a full seating bowl or replace a specialist sightline study, but it makes the key unknowns visible early enough to change the screen location.

SPECTATORS

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SPECTATORS

Project inputs

Describe the actual spectator geometry.

Use representative near, typical and far viewing positions. If you have venue sections or seating drawings, use dimensions from those rather than estimates.

Venue / sportSeating geometryScreen locationScreen coverage strategyScreen width (m)Screen height (m)Screen centre height (m)Reference spectator eye height (m)Near viewer distance (m)Typical viewer distance (m)Far viewer distance (m)Worst-case off-axis positionKnown sightline obstructionCamera / productionCamera-line relationshipDrawing basisEnvironmentProject country / destinationOther sightline / screen-location notes

Simple geometry checks

See how the screen presents from three distances.

Apparent angles are calculated as if the viewer is centred and looking square-on at the screen. Off-axis perspective, seating rake, heads, rails, roofs and structures are not modelled.

Near viewerDistance pending

Horizontal screen angle: —
Vertical screen angle: —
Centre elevation angle: —
Distance : screen width: —

Typical viewerDistance pending

Horizontal screen angle: —
Vertical screen angle: —
Centre elevation angle: —
Distance : screen width: —

Far viewerDistance pending

Horizontal screen angle: —
Vertical screen angle: —
Centre elevation angle: —
Distance : screen width: —

The nearest entered viewer becomes the starting viewing-distance input for the technical LED brief. Pixel pitch is reviewed there against the selected display platform; this sightline tool does not invent a universal minimum viewing distance.

Sightline review

Coordination actions identified

Venue drawing basis is limited: a reliable obstruction / sightline review needs at least a site plan and representative seating / level information.

Venue handoff

Carry the geometry into technical screen selection.

Use this brief with the site plan, seating sections and camera plan. Once the screen location is stable, move into the LED technical brief for cabinet grid, pixel pitch, resolution, power, support and freight.

HLJÓÐ SPORTS VENUE SIGHTLINE + SCREEN LOCATION BRIEF
HEAD-ON GEOMETRY CHECKS
COORDINATION FLAGS
- Venue drawing basis is limited: a reliable obstruction / sightline review needs at least a site plan and representative seating / level information.
Geometry values are simple head-on planning calculations only. They do not prove sightline compliance, seat coverage, legibility, pixel-pitch suitability or camera clearance. Final review requires the actual venue geometry and project criteria.

Continue to technical LED brief

Related venue coordination

Screen location touches more than the screen.

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