Introduction to Fieldwork 1

Introduction to Fieldwork 1

Location: Borden Park, Edmonton, Alberta Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time Length: 6 hrs Cost: $120
Introductory practical

Course Description

This 6 hour module will teach participants the basics of fieldwork using modern technology. This module has both classroom and field components. The field component of this class takes place in a school yard or urban park type environment and focuses on the basic process of fieldwork for orienteering mapping.

In this module you will practice the following:

  • Preparing your project for fieldwork
  • Using the software and hardware for fieldwork
  • Making decisions in the field:
    • Generalisation
    • Classification of features
    • Locating features
  • Post-fieldwork drawing

By the end of this class you will know everything you need to know to do the fieldwork for your first orienteering map.

Coming Prepared

What to bring:

  • If using OOM:
    • Fully charged Android device or Windows tablet with bluetooth mouse or high-quality stylus
    • Laptop with OOM on it for post-fieldwork drafting
  • If using OCAD:
    • Fully charged Android device, iPhone or iPad, or Windows tablet with OCAD Sketch App
    • Laptop with OCAD on it for post-fieldwork drafting
  • Mouse, power cord, etc. to use your laptop
  • Lunch
  • Waterbottle
  • Good pair of shoes you are comfortable wearing in the woods for several hours

Participants should have previously participated in a Using Open Orienteering Mapper or Using OCAD class or have previous experience mapping with Open Orienteering Mapper. Additionally, we highly recommend taking the Starting a Map Project at some point if you have not already taken it.  

Registration

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