Orienteering - The thinking sport
I came, I saw, I thought, I ran
Orienteering Links
Last updated: April 28, 2008
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This is just a collection of links to other sites that might be of use to orienteers. If you find a site somewhere that you think would be good to add, let me know and I will add a link....
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VOC Waiver of Responsibility form |
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Orienteering basics
You should read over some of the links below if you have never orienteered before, but don't let all the reading material scare you off. It is really easy and fun. The very basics for a local meet: What do I need to bring to a
local O-meet? electronic punching (most events will be now be using electronic punching. An additional fee will be charged for e-punch events) |
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What is orienteering? (also see the GAOC education and the USOF education links for more info) |
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| Kjetil Kjernsmo's illustrated guide on Using a map and compass | ||
| USOF - education page (good info to learn what orienteering is all about) | ||
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GAOC
- education page (Georgia Orienteering Club - education page) |
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O-In-Schools (great site for educational material related to orienteering) |
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TheWaterStop.org,
a gathering place for Junior Orienteers, and supporters of Junior Orienteering. Want to see what orienteering is like?...check out the videos. Especially under "Introduction to Orienteering" section. How about a wild orienteering run?...check out the video "Crazy Choice" under the "International O-Videos" section |
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| Orienteering course colors / course design guidelines / age/gender classes for A-meets | ||
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USOF Rules
of Competition - 2004 (A-meet rules) If you get serious about orienteering and want to compete in USOF sanctioned events (A-meets), you should read over the rules for orienteering. A lot of it is common sense, but like all organized sports, you need to have rules to maintain order and fairness. see section "J" for rules pertaining to Intersholastic events |
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O-rules (general
rules of conduct for orienteering - taken from USOF rules) Here is a small part of the rules that everyone should read that deal with fairness, conduct and equipment that generally apply to all orienteering events (local or national) |
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| Trail-O (It completely eliminates the element of speed over the ground, but makes the map-interpretation element much harder. Able-bodied people can compete on equal terms with the disabled.) | ||
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Control Descriptions and maps |
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| Control description sheets - explanation (2003 symbols) | ||
| Control description sheet (Rucker Orienteering Club) - explanation | ||
| IOF information on rules and control symbol for foot orienteering | ||
| control description test - on-line test - Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club | ||
| Orienteering maps & map symbols | ||
| International Orienteering Federation (IOF) - mapping standards (ISOM - International Standards for Orienteering Maps) | ||
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Interpretation of Terrain Features (see chapters 9 and 10) |
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| Map reading and land navigation (see chapters 9 and 10) | ||
| Map Skills Test. on-line test - Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club | ||
| Route choices (another link) | ||
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Peter Gagarin - 31 Years of Orienteering (look under 1985 for Oak Mtn - March 31, 1985 & at 2005 in January for Oak Mtn) |
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History of Orienteering in the United States (from USOF) |
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orienteering map Tranquility Lake area at Oak Mountain (slow to load) |
USGS map Tranquility Lake area (for comparison to o-map) |
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| types of orienteering - There are many variations to the standard Orienteering meet. Although the VOC does not typically offer many of the variations, you may find some of them offered by other clubs around the South and other parts of the U.S. | ||
| Clubs and Organizations | ||
| IOF home page (International Orienteering Federation) | ||
| USOF home page (United States Orienteering Federation - good info and links to clubs, sources of orienteering equipment,...) | ||
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Join the USOF - (USOF membership application) be sure to put VOC as you club affiliation |
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| COK home page (Carolina Orienteering Club) | ||
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FLO home page (Florida Orienteering Club) |
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| GAOC home page (Georgia Orienteering Club - many events just a short drive away) | ||
| GAOC Extreme O | ||
| GAOC Extreme O - January 2001 - maps and comments on the course - fun, fun, fun | ||
| GAOC Extreme O - January 2002 - sorry but, I missed the 2002 Extreme-O | ||
| GAOC Extreme O - January 2003 - maps and comments on the course - best one yet! | ||
| More photos of the GAOC 2003 Extreme-O | ||
| GAOC Extreme O - February 2006 - link to PowerPoint presentation (26MB) | ||
| Permanent Orienteering Courses | ||
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Oak Mountain State Park -
beginner course |
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Oak Mountain State Park - advanced course New permanent advanced orienteering course at Oak Mountain State Park Orienteering map PDF file (will take a while to load this ~ 1.7mb) print it out and try it The markers are 4"x4" wooden posts about 2 feet tall - numbered 1 - 10. There are punches screwed to the back side of all the controls. Course was checked on August 4, 2007. The punches on #1 and #6 were replace on Nov 1, 2007 and the punch card updated.. This is a challenging course and is not intended for the beginner. The course can be finished in 2-3 hours if you walk at a steady pace, don't make many stops to rest, and navigate well. It is designed for easy access from, the North trailhead, the campgrounds and the cabins. The course was placed out on Saturday, March 13, 2004. It takes about 2-1/2 hours to walk the entire course from the north trailhead going 1-2-3-4-7-8-9-6-5-10 (8.2km) if you don't stop and don't make navigation errors. Another suggested route from the north trailhead: 10-1-2-3-4-7-8-9-6-5 (8.0km) For those who would like to use a USGS map and UTM coordinates: These coordinates were obtained using a GPS. I had some problems with the Northing coordinates. I had to update the map because it was off by about 220 meters compared to the what I was getting with my GPS unit. #1 5 27343E 36 91208N hill #2 5 27522E 36 91514N boulder #3 5 26890E 36 90980N saddle #4 5 27411E 36 90700N saddle #5 5 27220E 36 90606N hill #6 5 26953E 36 90271N saddle #7 5 26517E 36 90199N saddle #8 5 26217E 36 89590N saddle #9 5 27183E 36 89760N between boulders #10 5 27710E 36 90890N hill
USGS
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Camp Jack Wright - Boy Scout Camp (scouts
only) Permanent orienteering course Camp Jack Wright / Tannehill State Park - McCalla, AL |
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Monte Sano State Park - Huntsville, AL Permanent orienteering course at Monte Sano State Park - map PDF file (750KB) (last updated April 16, 2006) The permanent Orienteering course at Monte Sano State Park was designed and installed by David Rice along with Boy Scout Troop 17 for his Eagle Scout service project in 2005. Field check / revised April 2006 web map |
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Forest Ecology Preserve |
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Kanawahala Program Camp Permanent orienteering course at KPC (Kanawahala Program Camp) - Girl Scout camp near Chelsea, AL (current status unknown) |
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The
orienteering merit badge requirements
were REVISED when a new pamphlet was issued in 2003. The 2004 Boy Scout Requirements Booklet was issued on January 1, 2004. Scouts starting the badge must use the new requirements. The new orienteering merit badge book is a good resource for those working in the orienteering merit badge. The old merit badge book was not very helpful. |
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| Orienteering Merit Badge - Boy Scouts of America (new requirements as of January 2004) | ||
| Orienteering Merit Badge - Boy Scouts of America (Ed Scott-Delaware Valley Orienteering Club) | ||
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VOC Scout Orienteering
workbook (second class, first class and the new Orienteering merit badge requirements) |
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| Cub Scouts map & compass (belt loop, academic pin) | ||
| also look in the section above for permanent orienteering course at Camp Jack Wright. | ||
| Orienteering Supplies | ||
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866-GAITERS / Go Orienteering O-gear for orienteering, adventure racing, Rogaine, ski-o, and meet supplies from dozens of manufacturers |
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| A & E Orienteering - orienteering supplies | ||
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Scarborough Orienteering www.Orienteer.com - Orienteering Gear including SPORTident, Axis Gear, Trimtex SI-5 finger sticks are available $32.45 |
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| Radio O | ||
| Alabama Parks | ||
| Alabama State Parks | ||
| Oak Mountain State Park (new web site) | ||
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Oak Mountain Trail Map (green areas are ridges and higher elevations) |
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Oak Mountain State Park hiking trails elevation profiles
(data from VOC orienteering maps) WHITE BLUE YELLOW GREEN RED Bike-1 Bike-2 |
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 Oak Mountain State Park hiking trails - GPS
coordinates for trail markers (March 11, 2007, updated August 4, 2007)trail map with trail markers |
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| Other | ||
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Attack Point (great place for looking at orienteering race results and getting info on training) |
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WINSPLITS (electronic punching event results) |
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| Technical | ||
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OCAD - mapping software (international
standard for orienteering maps) OCAD version 6 is available for free from the
OCAD web site. VOC is currently using OCAD version 8.13 for orienteering map making. A beta version of OCAD version 9 is now available |
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SportIdent
(electronic punching equipment) software -1 software -2 |
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| International Specifications for Orienteering Maps | ||
| International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps 2005 | ||
| GAOC Junior Mapper's Guide | ||
| Printing orienteering maps with a 4 color CMYK printing process | ||
