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clubs & organizations

USOF - United States Orienteering Federation

OCIN - Orienteering Cincinnati

MVOC - Miami Valley Orienteering Club (Dayton)

Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club

NSF Adventures - Outdoor Navigation Events

Topo Adventure Sports

Attackpoint community

Columbus Road Runners

orienteering resources
What is Orienteering? - Explanation of many of the basic concepts of orienteering

How to Use a Compass - It doesn't get any more basic than this

Orienteering Course Description - Differences between the various colors of O courses

maps & mapping

Ohio Topographic Map Index

Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program
Ohio Statewide Imagery Program (OSIP) Downloads
Ohio Geodata Distribution (DLGs/DEMs/DOQQs/DRGs) - Digital Topo Files

On-Line Calculator for Current Magnetic Declination (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp)
Lat/Lon to UTM (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/utm_getut.prl)
UTM to Lat/Lon (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/utm_getgp.prl)
output of either above calculations also shows grid convergence.

Python script to convert USGS DLG-O files to DXF (requires Tkinter and ScientificPython)
Self-extracting zip of Windows executeable of above script. Extract to a directory and then run the dlg.exe file in that directory. (All necessary files included, no need to install Python or Tkinter or ScientificPython)

Python script to convert ESRI GRID DEM to XYZ DEM. (requires Tkinter)
Self-extracting zip of Windows executeable of above script. Extract to a directory and then run the grid2xyz.exe file in that directory.

IOF Control Descriptions - learn what all those little hieroglyphics mean

ISOM Symbol Index - International Symbols for Orienteering - descriptions, definitions and specifications of O-map symbology

TopoZone - online topographic maps

myTopo - Custom-build a printed topo or aerial photo map. Center your seamless map online, customize with titles, navigation grids, and your name, and we'll print and ship your maps on waterproof, tear-proof paper.

TerraServer - contains 3.3 tera-bytes of high resolution USGS aerial imagery and USGS topographic maps.

 

 
This page last updated 8/15/2010                           
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