Mapping & Planning
This section assumes that the terrain has been selected. See British Orienteering website, Major Events Application process for detailed information on the terrain type for each different competitions relating to the choice of terrain. The relevant Competition Rules contain the terrain, course and class requirements for each type of competition.
Documents
- Map Clarity guidance
- Advice on the procurement of Orienteering maps
- Appendix H
- British Orienteering Map Adviser scheme
- Approved printers
- Approved mapper list - TBA
- Appendix B course planning
- Appendix F Environmental good practice – see Land Access section for further details.
- Event Guideline B Long distance cross events
- Event Guideline C Middle distance events
- Event Guideline D Sprint events
- Event Guideline F Relay events
- Graham Nilsen's Course Planning Guide (First published in 1995 and updated in 2006)
- Advice on planning white courses - Thanks to Barry Elkington
- Advice on planning yellow courses - Thanks to Barry Elkington
- Advice on planning orange courses - Thanks to Barry Elkington
- Advice on planning light green courses - Thanks to Barry Elkington
- Advice on planning green-black courses - Thanks to Barry Elkington
- What's different about Sprint? - PDF FILE - Thanks to David May
- What's different about Sprint? - PPT FILE -Thanks to David May
- Middle race planning - TBA
- IOF Control descriptions 2004
- Technical Difficulty 1 Summary (Carol McNeil)
- Technical Difficulty 2 Summary (Carol McNeil)
- Technical Difficulty 3 Summary (Carol McNeil)
- Technical Difficulty 4 Summary (Carol McNeil)
- Technical Difficulty 5 Summary (Carol McNeil)
IOF website
- IOF website on ISSOM and ISOM
Other Officials
Other roles that may become involved at this stage include the following:
- Controller
- IOF adviser
- Safety Officer
- British Orienteering Event Manager
- Map Adviser