Daktronics contributes its Led visual technology to offer the best image during the UEFA Euro 2016

Two giant LED screens 70 square meters of this manufacturer, installed in the Matmut Atlantic stadium in Bordeaux, offer stadium fans a visual experience closer to the actions on the pitch.

In the midst of the European football championship UEFA Euro 2016, which is being held in ten stadiums in France until next 10 July, The visual experience of the fans who come to these sports facilities is crucial to offer the best plays of the teams competing for this title.

The Matmut Atlántico stadium (Matmut Atlantique stadium) from Bordeaux, venue for five of the tournament's matches and with capacity for 42.000 personas, For this purpose, it has two giant LED screens., of 70 square meters each, recently installed for the celebration of this European championship by the North American firm Daktronics.

Owned by Vinci and Fayat companies, This recently created stadium has been designed, as Alain Castelbou explains, sales manager of Daktronics in France, “by one of the best architecture studios in the world, Herzog & de Meuron, who have specialized in this type of installations, like the stadium st. Jakob-Park Basel, as well as the national stadium for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in china. That is why a company like Vinci, that manages stadiums around the world, “He demanded the best LED technology for this outstanding place.”.

The project has had the local installer Pekason, that in collaboration with Daktronics, has provided these two high definition Led screens and 15 we the pigs pitch, that are strategically located on each side of the stadium hanging from the ceiling.

With a unique rectangular structure, This roof has been designed to protect fans and the playing field from adverse atmospheric conditions for the game, while letting the sunlight through. The installed screens are designed to withstand the elements and offer optimal visibility in direct sunlight.

The structure of the stadium, organized around the playing field, ensures visibility of all spectators in their seats, and one of the novelties is that it does not need a 'well' or safety barrier to separate the fans from the playing field., which is located just ten meters from the first rows and with an unobstructed view, taking as an example the design carried out in London's Wembley stadium.

The upper levels have glass barriers for perfect visibility and the Daktronics screens offer a 180º viewing angle to also guarantee full visibility for fans. During the meetings and for the broadcasting system, the display control software is used on these Led screens., Daktronics Show Control video processing and data integration.

The Spanish soccer team played precisely yesterday in this stadium in Bordeaux its way to the round of 16 of the competition, which ended with the victory of Croatia.