A good introduction to the sport, including information on map reading, use of a compass, and route choice. A definition should address the meaning of the term only and should not contain doctrinal or procedural information i. Exercise for compass orienteering in which the area between controls is erased using ocad or drawn black using a covering marker pen. This is a navigation technique that is safe and saves time. Orienteering is a sport in which people run from one place to another, using a compass. Sometimes this will be a definition of a term, sometimes a what to do when. A circle drawn around a feature on the map to indicate the location of a control marker. A modification of competitive orienteering can be used as a teaching method to make orientation more enjoyable for the student. Show a topographic map with magnetic northsouth lines. Glossary of orienteering terms chicago area orienteering. Typically has a marking device to mark that proves you went by it. Orienteering basics college of saint benedict and saint. Change your default dictionary to american english.
The angle representing the difference between magnetic north and true north. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms, january 2020. Orienteering usa, which also has several articles to help newcomers learn about the sport. More experience orienteers will copy the course onto their map while the clock is running. Orienteering is a sport, which combines outdoor adventure with map reading and navigational skills. Colours carry different meanings from ordnance survey maps particularly it is worth remembering that white on an orienteering map indicates trees. Terms needed to understand a basic topographic map, and navigate to a destination with a compass. Definition of orienteering written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels.
Iof foot orienteering competition rules 2009 page 3 1 definitions 1. Through woods and over hills or rough plains, contestants plot courses between isolated control points that must usually be visited in sequence. It aids the competitor in finding a point on a long feature. Like other maps, orienteering maps show things like roads, buildings, trails, and water. Orienteering article about orienteering by the free. Orienteering definition of orienteering by the free. This publication is the major product of work done by the subcommittee on definitions in support of that purpose. Alpine skiing is popular as a recreational activity and competitive sport, both at ski resorts and offpiste. Visual glossary on this page youll find a visual glossary of orienteering related terms.
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. The map is a very detailed map of a section of woods or parkland. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers. Learn what orienteering is, how to orienteer, and where to find an event to practice your skills.
The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in sweden, the actual term orientering the original swedish name for orienteering, lit. A detailed introduction is beyond the scope of this jargon buster, but the thing that most confuses beginners is the colours. We provide this list of words and phrases commonly used in orienteering for anyone who wants to know the language of the sport. Orienteering definition for englishlanguage learners.
Critical skills for middle school advanced beginner orienteers. Teach orienteering techniques to your patrol, troop, or crew. Orienteering is the use of a map and compass to find the direction and distance to travel in to go from one point to another. Compass rose definition, a circle divided into 32 points or 360 numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft. A direction of a given point measured in degrees from the north going in a clockwise direction. The person or team to do this in the correct order and in the shortest amount of time is deemed the winner. Organising is a process of defining the essential relationships among people, tasks and activities in such a way that all the organisations resources are integrated and coordinated to accomplish its objectives. Orienteering definition is a competitive or noncompetitive recreational activity in which participants use a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course as in the woods. Orienteering is part of the boy scout vocabulary and, by definition. Aiming off to deliberately aim to one side of a control or feature so that you know which way to turn upon hitting the feature before seeing the control. Information and translations of orienteering in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. After a few words to the volunteers on maximizing learning among the students and a brief history of the barton. The method of aiming off is to aim deliberately to one side, so that when you come to the line feature and cannot see the control marker you know which way to turn to locate it. Tell why you must consider declination when using map and compass together.
Contour lines and the brown squiggly lines you see on the map. Orienteering definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Alteration of swedish orientering, from orientera, to orient, from french orienter, from orient, east. The part of an orienteering course between two controls, or between the start and the first control, or the last control and the finish. This orienteering manual is used to teach map and compass skills to elementary school students on an overnight outdoor experience administered by volunteers.
You need to relocate with the features available when you come into the part with map. The ring located in the compass that contains the cardinal directions, and degrees used for taking bearings. A discipline of skiing that involves sliding down snowcovered slopes on skis with fixedheel bindings, as opposed to other types of skiing such as crosscountry which use skis with freeheel bindings. Orienteering maps use the international orienteering federations standard mapping symbols to describe the details on the map. Linear feature a feature that extends in one direction for some distance e. With the aforementioned definitions, we can formulate the generalized ev design problem as an integer linear program ilp encoding the team orienteering problem 22.
Yellow course a fairly short and fairly easy colourcoded course. Orienteering is a running sport in which competitors use a map and compass to find a certain number of set control points around a designated course. Orienteering orienteering is a sport in which the competitor, aided only by map and compass, is timed as he or she visits a number. The oak hillstorrs pond map is the latter, meaning that 1cm on the map. Visual glossary on this page youll find a visual glossary of orienteeringrelated terms. The following definitions and interpretations apply to the rules. Orienteering a type of sport, including various competitions in speed orienteering and traveling over an area with the use of a largescale map and a compass. The national governing body for the sport of orienteering. Show how to measure distances on a map using an orienteering compass. Orienteering maps are larger scale and much more detailed and accurate than ordance survey maps. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. The use of map and compass to find a way through unfamiliar territory, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
The new orienteering usa website, launched in october of 2010, added a number of sections that may be helpful to those new to the sport of orienteering other good sources which we have mentioned before are the magazine orienteering north america, which you get free with a membership to orienteering usa new name of the united states orienteering federation, and. The method of aiming off is to aim deliberately to one side, so that when you c. Pdf a thinkaloud technique, in which 20 orienteers verbalized their exact thoughts. Set up a score orienteering course with at least 12 control. Orienteering coachs handbook cascade orienteering club. First, let us introduce you to the names we have given the basic pieces of the compass. How many red course orienteers actually have a little book of o techniques.
Scouts like fun and should be good at mapreading, but many adult leaders perhaps fear that the sport is a specialist activity involving much hard work in its organisation. List of all most popular abbreviated orienteering terms defined. Pdf the paper gives an introduction to existing maps used for orienteering in indoor environments. Three sided marker usually white or orange on the features on an orienteering course. Orienteering definition of orienteering by merriamwebster. Orienteer definition of orienteer by the free dictionary. An event involving navigating and driving a vehicle to an objective, or series of objectives. The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in sweden, the actual term orientering the original swedish name for orienteering was first used in 1886 and meant the crossing of unknown land with the aid of a map and a compass. Glossary of orienteering terms chicago area orienteering club. Orienteering definition and meaning collins english. Browse the list of 92 orienteering abbreviations with their meanings and definitions. British orienteering rules of orienteering 2014 definitions definitions british orienteering rules of orienteering 2014 page 1 1.
Navigation around a course or space in a timed or untimed period using clues, landmarks, and other techniques e. Orienteering definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Pdf scientific journal of orienteering researchgate. Explain the following terms and tell when you would use them.
Orienteering clubs, which put on meets and provide training, are your best place to start. Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Orienteering definition of orienteering by the free dictionary. Although the experience is aimed at elementary students, student teachers have the opportunity to participate as instructors. This manual is intended for anyone teaching orienteering at schools, school camps. Any word or term defined in the constitution of the ioa takes the same definition in the rules r1. One that has a direction arrow that you can rotate is preferred. A modification of competitive orienteering can be used as a teaching method to. Orienteering terms snoqualmie valley school district. For a statebystate list of clubs, visit the website of the national organization.
You need a map that has both the direction of magnetic north and a scale on it. Pin punching a manual method for showing you visited a control location. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Definition and synonyms of orienteering from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. By definition orienteering is a sport involving a map and a compass, but thats not really very helpful for someone new to the sport. Competitors must visit a number of control points marked on the ground in.
This information can be found in the maps legend, as in the sample to the right. The a2 committee on definitions and symbols was formed by the american welding society to establish standard terms and definitions to aid in the communication of welding information. It involves navigating though the bush, parks or streets with the aid of a specially produced map and orienteering compass, with the aim being to locate checkpoints controls on various natural and manmade features along the way, such as a boulder, track. A slope which allows a wheelchair to enter or exit a location. For the purpose of this code a child is any person under 18 years of age. Orienteering, outdoor competitive sport that is similar to crosscountry running, but with emphasis on mapreading and directionfinding skills. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms wikipedia. Novices should be allowed to do this before being given a start time. So, revise the first section and practise these ones in the mean time and be. The purpose of this factsheet is to show that orienteering at troop level need not be much more than mapreading, and to.
The control description, or the control definition as it is also called, gives you detailed information about the controls. Orientation definition, the act or process of orienting. Orienteering orienteering is a sport in which the competitor, aided only by map and compass, is timed as he or she visits a number of features, called controls, marked in the terrain and on the map. This is the british english definition of orienteering. British orienteering rules of orienteering 2014 definitions. Orienteering maps are very detailed and are produced by specialist mapmakers. Control card a card carried by each participant, which is punched at each control legend or key a list of the symbols represented on the map.
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