Using Open Orienteering Mapper

Using Open Orienteering Mapper

Location: Zoom Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM Eastern Time Length: 2.5 hrs Cost: $60
Introductory OOM practical

Course Description

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

Additional Information

Participants that also sign up for the January 24th, Starting a map Project course will have a chance to continue the project they set up in that class. If you did not sign up for that class you can work on a project of your choosing or on files provided by the instructor.


Coming Prepared

During this course we will be using Open Orienteering Mapper (OOM), which is a free mapping software. You can download it at https://www.openorienteering.org/apps/mapper/.

Participants will be provided with more information about setting up the software after registering.

Using Zoom
A zoom link will be provided to registered participants by email. Please be set up ready to go for the start of class with working audio and the software downloaded and installed so we don't have to take precious course time to sort that out.

Please participate from a laptop or desktop computer so you can use the software as intended. We strongly recommend you also connect to zoom from a second device so you can follow the instructor on zoom while using your computer to practice the skills being presented.


Registration

This class is in the past. Registration is not available.