{"id":1140,"date":"2020-12-15T08:14:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T07:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2020-12-15T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:00:57","slug":"orienteering-with-virtual-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocad.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/orienteering-with-virtual-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Orienteering With Virtual Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Corona Pandemic created the need to offer orienteering trainings which can be done individually and over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog we present 2 nice (and free) apps, which make orienteering courses available year round with no need for flags<\/strong> to mark the control points. Instead, the apps track your location via GPS from your smartphone and make a sound when you have found the control points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two apps we have tested are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MapRunF<\/strong><\/a>, developed by a keen orienteer in Brisbane Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UsynligO<\/strong><\/a>, developed by Trond Benum from Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To set up a new event, both apps require a map file and a course setting file. These can be easily created and exported with OCAD. Due to the use of GPS, it is important that the files are georeferenced correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a new map we recommend to start it with the New Map Wizard<\/a>. In addition to the correct georeferencing, geodata can be imported directly. But also old maps can be georeferenced afterwards<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The georeferenced map file can then be loaded as background map in the course setting project. Now the courses can be set<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MapRun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To upload maps and courses to MapRunF, you need to export\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n