The club has converted to using Open Orienteering Mapper (OOM) for the creation and editing of all club maps. The software is free, but cannot be used for setting courses. The club recommends using Purple Pen, another free program, for course setting, in conjunction with the OOM maps.
Please direct any questions you may have about OOM and the club’s base maps to the Vice President for Mapping.
Maps
- OOM Base Maps
- The current OOM base maps for creating a meet map are available for download.
- Previous Meet Maps
- Reviewing previous meet maps is a good way to get ideas for you course and to make sure you’re meet is not too similar to recent meets at the same location. After your meet is complete, please provide your maps as PDF or OCAD files to the VP of Mapping so they can be archived.
Software
- Purple Pen
- Course setting software to design maps for meets. Does not edit base maps. Windows only, free. [download] [documentation & videos]
- OpenOrienteering Mapper
- Editing software that can produce and edit base maps. Does not set courses. Windows, macOS, Android, Linux, free.
- OCAD Course Setting
- Course setting software to design maps for meets. Does not edit base maps. Windows only, ~$24 per year.
- OCAD Orienteering
- Robost software that can produce and edit base maps as well as set courses. Windows only, ~$245 per year.
- Phone Apps
- Use your smartphone to field check the location of a control directly on an OCAD map.
- RouteGadget Manager
- RouteGadget allows orienteers to compare their route choices and times with other orienteers. It only takes a little extra time to add your courses to RouteGadget – the orienteers will appreciate it if you do.