Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. An ocad map file of your area is very nice to have as a base layer, but you can use an air photo or other graphic as well. The software is extremely easy to use, and to adapt for special requirements. Creating orienteering maps cascade orienteering club. Purple pen is the premier course design software for orienteering.
Coaching tips orienteering australia has a comprehensive coaching tips page that starts with the basics orienting your map to more advanced topics navigating through rocks and advanced interpretation of contours. Ocad cs 2019 course setting is the ocad edition for orienteering sports course setters and course controllers. Doublecheck that identifying number against your control description before punching in because a mispunch disqualifies your time. Control descriptions, free mapmemory games, free train2000 tr ningsdagbog til pc excel administrative programs, free routegadget reittih rveli route analysis tool for web.
Design your courses visually directly on any ocad map. Tools for orienteers northeast ohio orienteering club. International control description symbols course length climb column descriptions 1. Some kind of penalty penalty loop running, time penalty etc. Menu selection of control description symbols drag and drop toolbar for adding controls to a course. Control description sheet 1 orienteering in ireland. Purple pen can print cluesheets that are associated with a course. Ill download it and give it a try when i get a chance. Course length, height climb start location as if it was a control. The small file size means that you can carry around a copy and share it with your friends. Purple pen will just import whatever map you want as a background image, and then you design your courses, start, finish, description sheets, etc, on top of that. Download clue delaware valley orienteering association.
First control description 200 nature of route from last control to the finish i0a example m20 m21 m35 1 8. Ocad provides different export options of course data for event software, courses as gpx file, course maps etc. Ocad provides completely integrated functions for course setting in orienteering, from simple courses to complex relay projects. Always work with the latest international specification for control descriptions. Course planning and control description creating in. You can have a go at stages from our easter championships or sprint weekend to get an idea of what might be involved. List of software for orienteering international orienteering federation. These terms, with a description of clues indicating the position and location of the control points, are used instead of grid coordinates. Winol is good fun, and it can be played on almost any machine. Learn what orienteering is, how to orienteer, and where to find an event to practice your skills. The map quality is not quite as good as the previous program. Purple pen is course setting software for orienteering. A control point cp, also control and checkpoint is a marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports such as rogaining and adventure racing. Corpse course planning and setting software for orienteering.
By the way, a dream wishlist thing for oom is the ability to create layouts independently of the main map, so that one can keep a main map comprising the latest field updates, and separately create layouts for an event, in which the main map appears cropped to a boundary line, and is surrounded by logos, title. Isskiom 2019 ski, course design and control description sheets. Then after creating a course by select the gpx file, one can see the orienteering map. Iof control descriptions try the maprunner control description quiz everything has now been updated to the iof 2018 version. They are short, repeating sessions that provide an introduction to orienteering and enough instruction to be able to complete a beginner white course. Purple pen makes it easy to design orienteering courses and their associated control descriptions. It is also can be a great help for planning control setting and collection activities. If you want a bit more of a challenge then have a look at some advice on how to use downloadable software called ocad to map your home. Information about orienteering canadas insurance is here. Control description training the orienteering club for.
There is no code on the controls, so the runner must decide which control is the correct one by studying the map and the control description. Iof list of other orienteering software and useful links. This includes new symbols for a trench and an out of bounds area. The real fun and challenge of orienteering is in the route choice. Orienteering control descriptions control description sheet sample iof control description sheet pdf. Condes is the orienteering course planners assistant. In order to use the software, you will need to download winzip to extract the files. Clue is a windows application to create and print control description sheets for orienteering events. Iof control description symbols and map symbols f dimensions h other information. Learn to use purple pen software to set an orienteering course. Mapper openorienteering open source orienteering software. Its time to work on updatingcreating course design2018 symbol set. Im a very recent convert to mapper, using both windows and linux versions.
Orienteering organiser complete course setting on screen desingdescriptionscourses printing,plotting,export to ocadrelay etc. Software for orienteering course setting event administration. Quickroute is a computer program for windows that allows you to display a route from a gps device, such as a gpswatch, on an orienteering map saved as an image file. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides a free alternative to the existing proprietary solution. Software for organising orienteering events single, multiday, relay, scoreo. Mulka 2 is a result processing software for orienteering event. Comes with an easy to use interface and is translated into many different languages.
Orienteering control descriptions control description sheet. The main purpose of quickroute is to make it quick and simple to transfer your route from a gps device onto a map. By the way, a dream wishlist thing for oom is the ability to create layouts independently of the main map, so that one can keep a main map comprising the latest field updates, and separately create layouts for an event, in which the main map appears cropped to a boundary line, and is surrounded by logos, title, scale. You can use the app to track a route and to generate a gpx file. Please note that ocd files of skio map symbols 2019 document are absolutely inappropriate for new mapping projects. Jul 27, 2010 also, this could provide the mapping tool to enable orienteering to spread into more areas and countries. This booklet shows how the symbols can be used to do this. The object of orienteering is to locate control points by using a map and compass to navigate through the woods. Orienteering is the sport of navigation often held in unfamiliar terrainusing a map and compass.
Control description sheets for courses can be printed in english or using iof symbols. A summary of the latest changes to the rules is here. Once you make the map, id suggest using a different software tool purple pen altogether for designing courses. Control description sheet 1 headings event title classes optional course code. Control point orienteering a control point cp, also control and checkpoint is a marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports such as rogaining and adventure racing. It has a userfriendly interface where you can view the course and the control descriptions at the same time. Contribute to maprunnercd development by creating an account on github. Free beginner clinics are offered at most baoc events. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Learning control description symbols may feel intimidating, but dont let that stop you from orienteering. A list of the pictorial control description symbols are here. International control descriptions for orienteering2015.
Youre also likely to see controls that arent on your course, so dont be influenced by the presence of other orienteers. International control description symbols florida orienteering. Openorienteering is a project developing a collection of tools which help with the creation of orienteering maps and the organization of orienteering events. The program works on android, windows, macos and linux. View the course and the control descriptions at the same time, and simply click on the control descriptions to set the correct description for each control. Competitors receive a control description sheet or clue sheet which gives a precise description of the feature and the location of the kite, e. Clue is a windowsbased program that simplifies the task of creating control description sheets for orienteering events. The purpose of a control description is to give greater precision to the picture given by the map of the control feature and the location of the control flag in relation to this feature. Other information column 3 northern upper lower middle column 4 terrace spur reentrant earth bank earth wall erosion.
Feb 16, 20 can you pick the orienteering control symbols. Its a sport for everyone and beginners are always welcome. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides. Lockdown orienteering orienteering competitions on your sofa. Free software for making orienteering maps, available on android, windows, mac os x and linux. Video adventure control description game version 2. The aim is to navigate in sequence between a set of control points and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. Design your courses visually directly on any ocad map, openorienteering map, or pdf map. A normal course is made, but for each control, there are several other controls within the control circle.
Prevent removal of a control from a course via local menu when course lock is. It is the aim of the iof control description symbols to provide a stable means for orienteers from all countries to be able to understand control descriptions without ambiguity or the need for language translation. Iof control description symbols and map symbols f dimensions h other information learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. To allow orienteering competitors to navigate in this manner, detailed terrain features must be depicted on the map. The software controls are most intuitive, and therefore, make a good introduction for those unfamiliar with orienteering.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Openorienteering open source orienteering software. The rich detail on a map offers a lot of guidance, but it can also be a little overwhelming trying. We are proud to announce the release of openorienteering mapper 0. The map symbols in figure f9 are typical topographic and cultural symbols that can be selected for orienteering control points.
The iof rules commission has finalised their project to update the iof control descriptions. Purple pen makes it easy to design orienteering courses and their associated control descriptions clue sheets. Course and category guidelines for championship events. Once you find the control either punch the pink card, or if using electronic punching, insert the finger paddle into the control box. 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. You can have fun and complete an orienteering course by reading just the first two columns, the easiest columns to learn. An interactive site for learning orienteering international control descriptions symbols. New control descriptions published november 27, 2017. This document is guide for users to understand different scales and symbol sizes used in skio.
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. Each control has a unique number to positively identify it. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers. The noncatching features stages will test different elements of your orienteering technique. This document is guide for users to understand different scales. The program is completely free, every programmer can improve it. Schools orienteering resources orienteering new zealand. You can design your courses visually directly on any ocad map. Currently inkscape and the oscape extensions cannot generate pictorial control description tables although a full set of the control description symbols is available. Its easy to learn and a fun way to exercise your body and mind as you enjoy the outdoors. The control point must be identifiable on the map and on the ground. The software supports the whole work flow starting from scratch of a course setting project to the very end, from placing the start symbol until printing or exporting the courses on the map or in one step together with the map. Course design, course overprint, control descriptions, graphics layout, printing and export.
Orienteering canadas competition rules are available here. International control descriptions for orienteering2004 learn the new iof symbols for 2004 in english, finnish, swedish, and turkish games, free map skills test test your knowledge of the map symbols games, free ocontrols isom2000 and control description to learn games, free catching features best orienteering simulator there is. Orienteering is an exciting outdoor adventure sport which involves walking or running whilst navigating around a course using a detailed map and sometimes a compass. For experienced orienteers the descriptions use symbols pictorial, in accordance with the iof control descriptions. Our interactive control description symbol quizzes will help improve your knowledge of the international iof pictorial symbols by asking you to match each symbol with the corresponding text. Then after creating a course by select the gpx file, one can see the orienteering map and the controls on your phone.
A gps file gpx of the control positions gps longlat coordinates for each control. Go online and familiarize yourself with orienteering maps before the event. Find some useful physical education games for children and the gone outdoors game. Control descriptions can be provided in text format or in the international orienteering federation iof pictogram format. Set, print and export normal courses, relays and oneman relays. The characteristics of the map, the absence of grid coordinates, the description of clues, and the methods used in finding the control points are what make civilian orienteering different from military. Menu selection of control description symbols drag and drop toolbar for adding controls to a course toolbar customization optional manual or automatic descriptive text. Ocad 2019 course setting orienteering unlimited, inc. For example, north side of a 2 meter high boulder is a typical control description.
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