This 3 hour class teaches participants how to use OCAD's DEM Import Wizard to turn lidar data into useable base map layers and contours. Participants will learn how to set up the various outputs along with the various information you can get from them:

• hill shade
• slope gradient
• contours
• feature map
• vegetation height map
• vegetation base map

Upcoming classes: There are no scheduled classes. If you would like to request a class, email jeff@navigationsports.ca

This 2.5 hour online course is part 3 of Navigation Sports' Introduction to Orienteering Mapping course. In it, you will learn how to find and import various types of data into your map and as base layers. You will learn how to import official orthophotos as base layers and spend time practicing drawing your map from those images and data.

* Instances of this course will use either OCAD or OOM.

Upcoming classes: There are no scheduled classes. If you would like to request a class, email jeff@navigationsports.ca

This 6 hour module builds on Introduction to Fieldwork 1 and introduces additional concepts for fieldwork in more natural environments. This module has both classroom and field components. The field component of this class takes place in forested/wilderness environment and focuses on interpreting base material and terrain and making decisions about what goes on the map and how best to represent it.

In this module you will practice the following:

• Working with multiple base material layers including different lidar layers
• Drawing techniques
• Making decisions in the field:
  • Interpreting contours and vegetation
  • Classification of features
  • Creating a consistent map
• Post-fieldwork drawing

By the end of this class you will have a solid foundation for working on your first forest orienteeirng map.

Upcoming dates:
Sunday, November 1, 2026 | Kingston, ON (exact location tbc)