Position management method, operation method for server, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program, and position management system

An operation method of a server for storing course information including coordinates of a plurality of course points including a check point on a course, the operation method comprising:

• acquiring measurement information including information concerning a position of a target person transmitted from a measurement terminal;
• determining, based on the course information, whether a first course point, which is a leading course point in a predicted movement range from a course point set as a last position on the course of the target person among the plurality of course points, is included in a first range from the check point;
• and
• when the first course point is not included in the first range from the check point, setting, based on the course information and the measurement information, among a plurality of course points included in the predicted movement range and a range from the first course point to the check point, a course point closest to the measured position as a current position on the course of the target person.

A position management system that manages a position on a course of a target person, the position management system comprising:

• a measurement terminal;
• and
• a server, wherein
• the measurement terminal includes:
• a measurement information generation unit configured to measure a position of the target person and generate measurement information including information concerning the measured position;
• and
• a communication unit configured to transmit the measurement information to the server, and
• the server includes:
• a data storage unit configured to store course information including coordinates of a plurality of course points including a check point on the course;
• a measurement information acquisition unit configured to acquire the measurement information transmitted from the measurement terminal;
• and
• a course matching processing unit configured to determine, based on the course information, whether a first course point, which is a leading course point in a predicted movement range from a course point set as a last position on the course of the target person among the plurality of course points, is included in a first range from the check point and, when the first course point is not included in the first range from the check point, set, based on the course information and the measurement information, among a plurality of course points included in the predicted movement range and a range from the first course point to the check point, a course point closest to the measured position as a current position on the course of the target person.