Automation in orienteering map production fiction or reality. Making maps for orienteering can be an expensive business. For creating and editing interactive and printed maps such as topographic maps, city maps and orienteering maps. The best starting point for international orienteering news, giving you news from all big and small orienteering sites around the world. The goal of orienteering is to complete a course in pointtopoint order. Orienteering without the need to set out controls points. The program is completely free, every programmer can improve it. The orienteering course is marked in purple or red on a map. Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. These programs are able to host competitions over the internet. The search proved fruitful when i discovered inkscape. With its systematic approach, discovering orienteering can help readers chart a course to fun and adventure in the great outdoors. A really wonderful software to visualise and analyse gps traces in many different ways speed and elevation variation, etc.
By doing this, we can share our work with the whole orienteering commuity. The iof has released standards standard mapping specifications for several different types of orienteering sport competitions as a general rule, orienteering maps usually provide contour data and with a standard scale of 1. Oct 14, 2012 4mila is an orienteering event management software for use with sportident or traditional controls. Everybody can contribute to by requesting an account and then proceeding to the add content page. Jul 27, 2010 orienteering community, forum, news, podcasts.
Orienteering toolbox opensource orienteering software. Another one is opensource openorienteering mapper application, created by. Show a topographic map with magnetic northsouth lines. For creating maps such as topographic maps, city maps and orienteering. All software for sale on our software store is a one time purchase only. Nopesport the uk online orienteering community view. Also, there have been several enhancements implemented. During summer months we make use of the daylight by training in terrain. It is server with web based interface which is meant to support competitor data and results processing during an orienteering event.
An orienteering map is a map specially prepared for use in orienteering competitions. We have over 10 years experience in the business and were committed to providing you with the widest range of products, at the best value, combined with excellent customer service. Though this short video has a preponderance of compass. Its a sport for everyone and beginners are always welcome. Tuesday night technical training in the east bay meets tuesday evenings at 6. Virtual orienteering for windows mobile virtual orienteering is a new way of practicing orienteering outdoor sport. The location is chosen appropriately for the weeks exercise and publicized in advance via the baoct email list. Starts are staggered and the person successfully completing the course in the least amount of time is the winner. Tell why you must consider declination when using map and compass together.
Orienteering events offer a range of courses, of varying physical and technical difficulty, to meet the needs of competitors. A triangle is used to indicate the start and a double circle indicates the finish. This said, its easy to understand that free software offers orienteering a good way to cater for its needs. Nopesport the uk online orienteering community view topic. Computerized aircraft log manager has been serving the aircraft maintenance community for over 25 years. List of software for orienteering international orienteering federation.
It involves navigating though the bush, parks or streets with the aid of a specially produced map and orienteering compass, with the aim being to locate checkpoints controls on various natural and manmade features along the way, such as a boulder, track. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides a free alternative to the existing proprietary solution. Quickhorse 10 horse racing software is designed for those serious handicappers, and not only because it assumes that users already have a fundamental understanding of how horseracing and wagering. Show how to measure distances on a map using an orienteering compass. Next all we need to do is to go outdoor, play and have fun. You can also replay the race and compare with one or more opponents. The book is filled with ideas and exercises for teachers, instructors and youth coaches to teach the students in orienteering and navigation skills. With osm we are not using a map drawing program, we are using a gis. Orienteering has many features that involve technology issues. We can professionally map your school, a nearby park or camp. On this page we have listed some commonly used orienteering software. Our orienteering program is designed to integrate aspects of the year 4, 5 and 6 hpe, geography and mathematics curricula into a fun introduction to the sport.
Our modular software is used by customers worldwide to manage their fleets of 1100 aircraft. Orienteering canada officials training program 200 level manual. Computer software is available to aid in the drawing of digital maps. Reads sportident dibbers to produce meet results and splits files.
A typical orienteering event offers five, six, or seven different courses of varying difficulty. Last christmas i spent a while searching the internet for free software that could provide a platform for the production of orienteering maps. The goal is to find all the controls, in the shortest time possible. This video shows how to use service program siconfig. There, the two oldest recurring orienteering meets have been held since the 1940s jukola relay and tiomila, and the single largest orienteering meet. Local central venue leagues or a one off district competition can be used to qualify teams for a l3 county competition recommended marchjuly. This video is a general introduction to the user interface. Ocad the powerful swiss software application for cartography and orienteering. Please contact british orienteering via email for an activity guide and enquire about the availability of a year in a box.
We are proud to announce the release of openorienteering mapper 0. In order to use the software, you will need to download winzip to extract the files. Tiomila, pwt and many other important competitions. The program works on android, windows, macos and linux. Orienteering basics college of saint benedict and saint.
Web application for route choice analysis from competitions and. An introduction to the sport of orienteering equipment, rules, course categories etc how to interpret an orienteering map colours, symbols, etc. Oriantica from melin software melin software has two version of their game now. Download equipment, event computer, printer, paper, extra printing ink, power source. This official release includes bug fixes and updates. Howto generate an orienteering training map from openstreetmap data after posting orienteering maps made from openstreetmap data on his doma archive, people asked kastensson how it was done. Technical training for sprint orienteering by gustav. Large individual differences on how much time you must spend on your orienteering routines desktop time. Draw the course in the smartphone, run the course and evaluate the race directly using the smartphone. Lesson plans from mike sibbald, an orienteering coach and teacher, whose school st brigids ps has consistently achieved success at interschool orienteering competitions. First, let us introduce you to the names we have given the basic pieces of the compass. Automated production of orienteering maps seemed to be completely impossible due to extreme detainees and terrain adaptation of those maps. Includes features like layout layer, drawing and editing tools and the dem module are implemented. Currently windows xp, windows vista and windows 7 are supported.
Its easy to learn and a fun way to exercise your body and mind as you enjoy the outdoors. Free trial version works for 21 days, limited functionality. Several types of orienteering competitions use maps standardized by the iof. And free software lets us redistribute copies, even our modified versions, to others. Ocad 2019 orienteering orienteering unlimited, inc. T these programs are able to host competitions over the internet. He therefore came up with a stepbystep instruction which is posted below. From carthography to event management there are lots of information technology involved. I spotted several small problems, which are now solved and released as oevent 4. The updated version of cool, awesome and educational. Project orienteering toolbox is set of opensource applications and utilities build for orienteering competition management drosera.
This course is suited for those new to the sport that would like to learn basic skills in order to participate in club events. Successfully used in the cartography, city and surveying offices, universities and orienteering clubs. Jun 30, 2016 the orienteering program feature is a great way to develop and hone map and compass skills, and have a lot of fun in the process. Oringen jukola tiomila kainuu orienteering week jan kjellstrom festival. Orienteering is the sport of navigation often held in unfamiliar terrainusing a map and compass.
Resources for teachers orienteering western australia. What prompted your development of the oscape extensions. Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to. Ocad map making software training orienteering unlimited. Both oriantica and catching features can use ocad maps to create simulations of real orienteering events. Mar 15, 2020 openorienteering is a project developing a collection of tools which help with the creation of orienteering maps and the organization of orienteering events. All you need is a gps capable smartphone like iphone, android, windows phone 7 or windows mobile device. Recently a public beta version of 4mila orienteering software was released. Orienteering resources for teachers provided by orienteering western australia include. Orienteering is a sport which combines map reading, navigating from compass bearings and time management skills.
Pdf application of gps in orienteering competitions. Openorienteering open source orienteering software. We use our free software for making free maps, but are of course free to choose. Openorienteering is a project developing a collection of tools which help with the creation of orienteering maps and the organization of orienteering events. At cdrbsoftwares we always go the extra mile when it comes to providing our customers the best possible service. Note that accounts will be restricted in the current betatesting period, so please describe yourself when requesting an account. You can see a result table, your route on map and a result profile. Download clue delaware valley orienteering association. The winner is the competitor who completes the course in the shortest time. Besides, like other no media sports, it has a permanent lack of money for its development. Ocad is a powerful swiss software application for cartography and orienteering. The orienteering for schools booklet aimed at teachers interested in developing their own orienteering programs lesson plans from mike sibbald, an orienteering coach and teacher, whose school st brigids ps has consistently achieved success at interschool orienteering competitions.
Being a niche market, orienteering mapping software such ocad can prove prohibitively pricy for individuals looking to get started in mapping, plus you are restricted to being a windows user. Orienteering is competitive crosscountry navigation using a map and compass. So you decide when you want to upgrade and buy cheap software in the future. Little bennett park, with its extensive forest cover, challenging slopes, many. Once the files are extracted, you should run the setup program to install the software. Ocad map making software training orienteering unlimited, inc. Orienteering canada has developed various coaching programs with assistance from the coaching association of canada. Ocad 2019 orienteering edition orienteering edition is dedicated for orienteering mapmaking. The orienteering for schools booklet aimed at teachers interested in developing their own orienteering programs. A network of points controls are planned across a mapped site e. Oriantica from melin software is very similar to catching features. For creating maps such as topographic maps, city maps and orienteering maps. Free software let us change it to make it do what we wish.
Tools for orienteering in the backcountry amga amga. Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including. Winol is realtime orienteering software for windows. People of all ages enjoy orienteering as a leisurely walk in the woods or as a competitive crosscountry race. Drosera server is the main application in the project. Inkscape is a crossplatform open source vector graphics editor distributed under a free software licence and can. Buy cheap apple and mac software online at discounted prices. Schools that already have ocad maps can have minor updates done free of charge. Meos is free to use, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions, see the license agreement for details. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. Its been a good test for oevent, since this is 5 day competition with almost runners this year. Please contact british orienteering via email for an activity guide and. This is the code repository for the classic 4mila 1. We have over 10 years experience in the business and were committed to providing you with the widest range of products, at the best value, combined with excellent customer.
Software to process orienteering results from a sportident download box after the event, then create html version of the results and iof xml export. At all for orienteering, were passionate about orienteering and give a lot of attention to the details runners care about, because were all runners ourselves. After being away from orienteering for nearly 25 years, i found the software to be a major timesaver compared with how i remember producing maps in ancient times. The best starting point for international orienteering news. The orienteering canada officials program provides standardized training for orienteering canada. Their new simulation is called oriantica and is very similar to catching features. Teaching resources from the orienteering usa website. For new coaches, we have rolled out the community sport coach program and are about to finalize our intro to competition program.
Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers. The final map is produced on ocad, a cartography software program, and can be printed in colour or black and white. Im a very recent convert to mapper, using both windows and linux versions. British orienteering has developed an activity guide and a year in a box to provide ideas and inspiration to coaches and leaders delivering community orienteering sessions. Orienteering, otherwise known as the thinking sport, requires participants to use a map and compass to navigate a course through unfamiliar terrain.
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