Basic Map Info -1

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• Basic Map Info -1

City Orienteering
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City Orienteering takes place in inhabited areas
Among streets, in parks, in the university
campus, etc. Category Sprint (very fast running)
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Symbols for City Orienteering maps special
symbols to show road with traffic, road without
traffic, buildings, building pass through...
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Sprint Map Legends
road with traffic
paved area
steps
paved footpath
passable wall
impassable wall (forbidden to pass)
passable fence
impassable fence (forbidden to pass)
building (forbidden to pass through)
building pass through
canopy / covered area
man-made object
statue
closed area (forbidden to pass)
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unpaved footpath
Sprint Map Legends
small unpaved footpath
lake / pond(forbidden to pass)
distinct tree
open land
open land with scattered trees
rough open land
forest - easy run
trees in distinct rows
vegetation - difficult to run
vegetation - very difficult to run
vegetation - impossible to run (forbidden to
pass)
private area (forbidden to pass)
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Map 1
Learning the map legends for city-orienteering
Map 2
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Control Descriptions An Orienteering Course
consists of a) the map b) the control points
marked on the map
and... c) a list of control descriptions showing
the exact location of the control point.
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(A) This is my 2nd control point. (B) Its number
is 225. (D) The control point is in a
clearing. There are many clearings near
eachother. The control is at the southeastern (C)
clearing. The clearing is covered with
undergrowth (E) and covers an area of 8x4m (F).
The control point is at the western corner (G)
of the clearing. This is drinkable water
available at this control point. (H)
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Common Control Descriptions for City Orienteering
(D)
appearance on map
clue
appearance on map
clue
Road
Lake, large pond
Footpath
Small pond
Building
Well, drinking fountain
Ruin
Water tank, reservoire
Building pass through
Bridge
Steps
Power line
or
Paved area
Power line pole
Statue, monument
Tunnel
Man-made object
Bush
or
Stone wall
Hedge
or
Fence
Distinct tree
Earth bank
Tree stump - fallen tree
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Position of the Control (G)

intersection
where / which part
what
junction
bend
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Orienteering Control Descriptions in many
languages
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