HOW TO CREATE A MAP - ORIENTEERING WEBINAR 1

Paolo Menescardi, president of L'Orma (Italy) with Zoltan from Sibaris Club (Hungary) led a webinar on creating orienteering maps, emphasizing the importance of understanding local legislations and copyright laws, and the use of digital maps with GPS navigation systems. They discussed the evolution of map production, the importance of georeferencing maps, and the use of software tools such as Ocad and Open Orienteering Mapper for creating detailed maps. They also demonstrated the use of the Open Orienteering Map tool and the benefits of using it for orienteering events.