Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by Len on Fri Aug 29, 2014 at 5:12 pm

Len
Num Posts: 125
Primary Club: DVOA
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First O: 2011

Will the Hickory Run Score-O get a Goute Gadget map? I would love to see where I didn't go or how I missed what I was aming at. I would also like to see how others approached the score-O if they mark their routes.

Reply by Sandy on Fri Aug 29, 2014 at 7:12 pm

Sandy
Num Posts: 324
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1993

There is no OCAD file of the HR map that was used for the score-o.  That map was made before the widespread use of ocad.  I remember having to do all sorts of crazy things with a scanned image when I tried to overprint courses on those maps.

I'm not sure if it's possible to do RouteGadget without the ocad file.  It might be - I will let the experts in RougeGadget chime in - but even it is, it won't be straightforward.

Reply by ErikEddy on Fri Aug 29, 2014 at 8:23 pm

ErikEddy
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Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Mount Penn Antietam
First O: 1998

give it a few more days.  Rob just mailed a blank map to Hugh to upload and he will get it into Routegadget.

Reply by ErikEddy on Fri Aug 29, 2014 at 8:29 pm

ErikEddy
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Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Mount Penn Antietam
First O: 1998

so what happens when we run out of those maps?  if it's not in ocad, how is it stored?

Reply by rpboehme on Sat Aug 30, 2014 at 7:07 am

rpboehme
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Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Nolde
First O: 2012

The Orienteering Library of Congress?  ;-)

Reply by Sandy on Sat Aug 30, 2014 at 8:08 am

Sandy
Num Posts: 324
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1993

There is no electronic version of that map saved anywhere as far as I know, so when we run out of those maps, which we essentially have, we either need to remap the area or not use it anymore.  Since it's my all time favorite map, I really hope the club is able to get it remapped.  With an up to date version, it will be awesome orienteering.

Reply by Steve on Sat Aug 30, 2014 at 12:01 pm

Steve
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Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Paradise Farm
First O: 1993

I spoke with Rob at the event last week. He has approximatley 150 maps left. that means two more events in the summer. As he stated many times, the map is 26 years old now. The south east end of this map was remapped (Camp Daddy Allen/  Sand Spring Lake) a few years back. I would like to see the game lands remapped because there is no infra-structure. Of course, no infrastructure means no good parking and facilities. I would be in favor of keeping the map as a 1:15, since we do not have many of them left.

As Erik mentioned, last years event was loaded on RG, so there has to be at least one jpeg somewhere.

Reply by robw on Sat Aug 30, 2014 at 4:52 pm

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Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run Sand Spring
First O: 1982

I just counted 162 completely intact 1:15,000 HR maps in my basement, with another 20 missing a small area in the nw corner but usable for most courses.  So Steve is right that we have at least 2 more events with the current map.  I would like to see at least one of them held sometime other that the summer to give people an opportunity to run or wlk through the area when the vegetation is not as think as it was last weekend.  One question is whether we want the final events on this map to use regular courses or have some sort of rogaine-type event, parhaps combined with our newer maps.

Reply by Guy-O on Mon Sep 1, 2014 at 7:57 am

Guy-O
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Primary Club: HVO
Fav map: Spackman Creek
First O: 1982

HVO has digitized all of the maps we typically use.  I know that JJ Cote did some of them, and could probably do the western / non-updated part of HR.

Reply by Len on Tue Sep 2, 2014 at 8:28 am

Len
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Primary Club: DVOA
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First O: 2011

Thanks for the replys and background.

Reply by hughmac4 on Thu Sep 25, 2014 at 8:23 am

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Sheesh, sorry this is taking so long folks ... I hate that myself. I just haven't had the time to head to Kinko's and get this big map scanned. :(

Reply by Len on Mon Sep 29, 2014 at 9:36 am

Len
Num Posts: 125
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Understandable, thanks for keeping it on your mind.