This course teaches participants how to interpret lidar data and draw contours and other features from various layers of lidar information. Over the course of four 3hr sessions you will learn about the following topics:

• Day 1: Intro to contours and bezier curves
• Day 2: Reading lidar contours and drawing orienteering contours
• Day 3: Interpreting lidar data and more drawing contours
• Day 4: Drawing non-contour features and contours in sprint maps

Upcoming dates:
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Zoom
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Zoom
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | Zoom

This 2.5 hour online course teaches participants how to use Karttapullautin to generate exploratory orienteering maps (also often called auto-generated maps) from lidar. Karttapullautin generates contours and other landform features as well as an orienteering style base map. In this class you will learn the basics of using the software as well as how to adjust the settings to optimize the output.

Upcoming dates:
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Zoom

This 6 hour course teaches participants advanced fieldwork topics and techniques. The specific content of this course changes depending on the terrain it' being taught in.

Typically the class starts with a morning of exploring an existing map and how it was mapped and why it was mapped that way. After lunch in the field, participants will have a few hours to practice making complex mapping decisions in the field with guidance from the instructor.

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