Run on simplification map
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Orienteering Exercise: Run on simplification map
Key information
| Exercise Type: | Simplification |
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| Target Level: | Elite level, Junior level, Intermediate level |
| Intensity: | Low |
| Preparation time: | More than 30 minutes |
| OCAD Required: | No |
| Min participants: | 1 |
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You get a map in which only the details which are needed for the orienteering are included. This exercise should be followed up with comparison of the full map and the simplified map, and an exercise where you shall draw your own simplification map.
| Aim: | Learn to simplify a complex map, pulling out the details which are needed for the orienteering. Often very instructive for the intermediate level / junior level. |
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| Variants: | Instead of making a simplification map, it is also possible to mark all details which shall be used for the orienteering, e.g. with a small blue ring. It is also possible to let the runners draw their own simplification map - see exercise Draw simplification map. |
| Aids: | OCAD is needed in order to remove all details which are not needed for the orienteering. See Tips on OCAD usage for how to make such a simplification map. |
| Terrain: | |
| Preparations: | May be quite a lot of work to make the simplification map in OCAD. |
| Tips: | It may be difficult to pick out the correct details for the simplification map. |
| Examples: |
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