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.

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

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.

Upcoming dates:
Saturday, October 31, 2026 | Kingston, ON (exact location tbc)

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