Introduction to Fieldwork

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. This module has both classroom and field components.

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

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

Cost: $120 + tax

Please note there is an online processing fee of about $5 on top of the advertised price.

This course is designed primarily for mappers with little or no mapping experience that are wanting to learn some basic fieldwork techniques so you can get outside and practice mapping. If you are wondering if this course is for you, you can email jeff@navigationsports.ca. About a week prior the start of the class we will send out a quick questionnaire asking about your orienteering and mapping experience and what you want to get out of the class to help us tailor our teaching for you.