Courses

Want to learn how to make orienteering maps? We offer an ever-expanding catalogue of introductory and professional development style courses. Check out our calendar and catalogue below.

Can't find what you're looking for or want a specific course offered for your club? Email jeff@navigationsports.ca

Upcoming Offerings

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Zoom | 7:30 PM ET | 2.5 hrs

Using Ocad

In this course, you will learn how to use the Ocad drawing tools. Participants will spend the majority of the class practicing using the software.

Details

Tags: Introductory | OCAD | practical | PRIVATE

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Zoom | 7:30 PM ET | 2.5 hrs

Generating Basic Contours

In this course you will learn how to use free software (Karttapullautin) to generate smoothed contours you can import and use directly in your map projects.

Details

Tags: Intermediate | PRIVATE

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Zoom | 6:30 PM ET | 2.5 hrs | 67.50

Starting a map project

This 2.5 hour online module will teach participants what you need to know to set up your first mapping project to modern mapping standards.

Details

Tags: Introductory | OOM | practical | theoretical

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Zoom | 6:30 PM ET | 2.5 hrs | 67.50

Starting a map project

This 2.5 hour online module will teach participants what you need to know to set up your first mapping project to modern mapping standards.

Details

Tags: Introductory | OCAD | practical | theoretical

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Zoom | 6:30 PM ET | 2.5 hrs | 67.50

Using Open Orienteering Mapper

In this course, you will learn how to use the Open Orienteering Mapper drawing tools. Participants will spend the majority of the class practicing using the software.

Details

Tags: Introductory | OOM | practical

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Course Catalogue

Introductory

Duration: 2.5 hrs Cost: $67.50 Level: Introductory

practical OOM

Just want to thank you for the workshop last night. I feel much more confident about maybe being able to make some local park maps.

Angela

This 2.5 hour online course is part 2 of Navigation Sports' introdction to Orienteering Mapping course. In it, you will learn how to use the Open Orienteering Mapper drawing tools. Participants will spend the majority of the class practicing using the software.

In this module you will practice the following:

Using basic drawing tools
Using shape manipulation tools
Tracing base material

Upcoming dates:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | Zoom

Intermediate

Duration: 12 hrs Cost: $215.00 Level: Intermediate

practical

This course takes place over four 3-hour sessions in the classroom. Each session covers a different aspect of drawing contours:

Bezier curves – learn the elusive tricks of drawing smoothly curved contours in the shape you want
Interpreting lidar base material – learn how to translate in your mind what you’re seeing on the screen to what the terrain will look like
What contours show – learn how to draw contours that show a balanced representation of different terrain elements such as high and low points, relative elevation, steepness, and shapes
Contours and the rest of the map – learn how to draw contours in harmony with other prominent features such as trails, lakes, and streams cliffs.

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

Introductory

Duration: 2.5 hrs Cost: $67.50 Level: Introductory

practical OCAD

This 2.5 hour online course is part 2 of Navigation Sports' Introduction to Orienteering Mapping course. In it, you will learn how to use OCAD's drawing tools. Participants will spend the majority of the class practicing using the software.

In this module you will practice the following:

Using basic drawing tools
Using shape manipulation tools
Tracing base material

Upcoming dates:
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Zoom
Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Zoom

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