Symbol Set Overview

This Wiki page shall give you an overview of the different symbol sets that are used in orienteering sports.
The latest mapping standards for both sprint and forest orienteering maps can be downloaded from the IOF website.

Which Symbol Set do I have?

Forest Orienteering

Current Symbol Set

ISOM 2017-2

Included in: OCAD 2018

Old Symbol Set

ISOM 2017

Included in: OCAD 12

ISOM 2000

Included in: OCAD 10, OCAD 11

Sprint Orienteering

Current Symbol Set

ISSOM 2007

Included in: OCAD 2018, OCAD 12

Symbol Set valid from 01.01.2020

ISSprOM 2019

Included in: OCAD 2018

Old Symbol Set

ISSOM 2007

Included in: OCAD 11
Note: This symbol set is build on the same specifications as the current ISSOM 2007 symbol set for OCAD 12 and OCAD 2018. But it has less symbols in it.

Course Setting

Current Symbol Set

Forest Orienteering: ISCD 2018 ISOM 2017

Included in: OCAD 2018, OCAD 12

Sprint Orienteering: ISCD 2018 ISSprOM 2019

Included in: OCAD 2018

Old Symbol Set

Forest Orienteering: ISCD 2004 ISOM 2000

Included in: OCAD 2011

Sprint Orienteering: ISCD 2018 ISSOM 2007

Included in: OCAD 2018, OCAD 12

Sprint Orienteering: ISCD 2004 ISSOM 2007

Included in: OCAD 11

How to update my old symbol set to the new standart?

Symbol Set Conversion: Choose this command from the Map menu to replace the symbol set by a new one.
Update Symbol Set: This function helps you to update your map from ISOM 2017-1 to the ISOM 2017-2 standart.