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In the embedded video below you see an example of the usage of an orienteering map converted from OCAD to Garmin map on an Oregon 300 GPS unit. In particular, there are interesting possibilities for the “Tur-orientering” concept when orienteering maps can be used directly on a GPS unit or especially on a mobile phone with GPS receiver. The GPS units have been used – and will further be used – in activities directed towards youngsters, both to get new youngsters interested in orienteering, and to improved the map understanding of the youngsters in the club.Īnother interest in the future is to work on making orienteering maps useful and accessible for people outside the orienteering community. With founding from Gjensidigestiftelsen and some funding from the Norwegian Orienteering Federation, Varegg had the possibility to buy a set of 10 Garmin Oregon 300 GPS units and develop a method to convert orienteering maps to maps which could be used on the GPS units.

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In our particular case, the interest was in getting youngsters interested in orienteering – and learning them how to understand and use an orienteering map. The work described in this article is mostly done while I was working in the orienteering club Varegg. One might make special categories for GPS orienteering in the future, but a mix of GPS and non-GPS orienteering would not be good. My personal opinion is that that should be forbidden.

Potentially, GPS units with orienteering maps could be used in normal orienteering competitions as well.

This has been done quite a lot among map makers in New Zealand (and maybe also elsewhere).

For mapmakers it is very useful to transfer the draft map to the GPS, and bring the GPS to the forest and field check the map.

There is both a big market – and a big possibility for getting people interested in orienteering and understanding orienteering maps. Orienteering maps are superior to most maps available for GPS’es today for hiking purposes.

Make orienteering maps useful and accessible for people outside the orienteering community.

Usually they won’t need it at all, but it makes it easier for them to take the step up from beginner to the next level.

A third use of a GPS with orienteering map among youngsters has been to let beginners who try a more difficult course for the first time bring a GPS with them as a security, being instructed to only take a look at it if they are really lost.

I could run a lot faster as I always knew where I was, and feel like a real orienteer, he said afterwards.

Another interesting use was to let one of our 16-year old runners who is quite new in the sport run a course with a GPS with the orienteering map and course loaded – Instead of focusing on where I was, I could concentrate on where to run to the next control.

This has proven to be very instructive for 8-10 year old, who we have observed understanding the different map symbols very fast when using a GPS.Orienteering maps on a GPS receiver is an excellent way to better teach young people orienteering, as they can better see the relation between map and terrain when there is a dot on the map showing them where they are at any given moment.We got a lot of positive feedback from 8-12 year old who had not tried orienteering before, who thought this was super cool. The GPS receiver is a gadget which catches the interest of youngsters immediately, and is a good way to introduce youngsters to orienteering. Technology may be an extra motivation – this goes especially for boys, but we’ve seen the same for girls as well.

To get young people interested in orienteering.

There are several reasons why you would want to be able to use orienteering maps on a GPS receiver. The third article considers showing your position on a modern mobile phone with GPS receiver (e.g. The second article considers how to show orienteering maps on the newest Garmin GPS units (Oregon / Dakota) as raster maps using a much more straightforward procedure taking you only a few minutes for a map. This first article considers the conversion of any OCAD-file to a Garmin map – usable for most Garmin GPS units which have a map mode.

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This article is the first in a series about GPS and orienteering here at, exploring what new technology can do to get orienteering and orienteering maps out to more people. On your GPS unit you can then use the generated map in the same way as any other Garmin map – showing your position on the map, aligning the map correctly, panning and zooming. img maps – using freely available software. Ever wanted to get orienteering maps on your GPS device, and see exactly where you are using the GPS? Read on to see how you can convert any OCAD file to a Garmin map which you can use on your Garmin GPS unit supporting Garmin.