Circular contour map
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Orienteering Exercise: Circular contour map
Key information
| Exercise Type: | Contours, Map reading |
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| Target Level: | Elite level, Junior level |
| Intensity: | Low, Medium, High |
| Preparation time: | 15-30 minutes |
| OCAD Required: | Yes |
| Min participants: | 1 |
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Course on a circular contour-only map without north-lines. As the map is without north-lines, the runners can not use the compass to adjust the map to north, and thus it is necessary to concentrate more on reading the contours.
| Aim: | Understand and use contours efficiently in your orienteering. Improve map reading. Be less dependent on the compass in your orienteering. |
|---|---|
| Variants: | None |
| Aids: | OCAD to make a contour map and remove the map outside the circle. See Tips_on_OCAD_usage for details on using OCAD. |
| Terrain: | There should be some contour details in the terrain. |
| Preparations: | Prepare map in OCAD. Make course. |
| Tips: | |
| Examples: |
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