Beautiful view from monte sano state park, huntsville, ala. In the above map the campfire trail is highlighted in yellow. Monte sano state park is in the parks category for madison county in the state of alabama. This article considers a single gps track from a single runner a later article will consider analysis of more than one gps trackrunner. After being away from orienteering for nearly 25 years, i found the software to be a major timesaver compared with how i remember producing maps in ancient times.
The city of montesano provides water and sewer to the state park. Map making for irish orienteers orienteering in ireland. Alabama hiking trail society conference feb 2527, 2011. From carthography to event management there are lots of information technology involved. Wind creek state park is home to an orienteering course that spans. Kanawahala program center girl scout camp chelsea, al. Burritt on the mountain closed until further notice. Orienteering unlimited uses the ocad map drawing software for the production of most of its maps. For example, we can easily create trail and facility maps from an orienteering map. Permanent orienteering courses birmingham, alabama. Monte sano state park is displayed on the huntsville usgs quad topo map.
Then, download expertgps mapping software, which will allow you to print maps of any place in alabama, view places on usgs topo maps and aerial photos, and send the places as waypoints or pois. Features like layout layer, drawing and editing tools reshape, interpolate, stairway or multiple point mode etc. Orienteering has many features that involve technology issues. This page is designed to provide information related to the many state parks located in the state of alabama.
Baoc has mapped numerous parks in the bay area, and most of these orienteering maps are available for purchase. Monte sano 15k course located atop monte sano mountain. Using something like kosmos you could then render an orienteering map with courses on a customised map. The ioa has adopted the new standards for iof mapping and control descriptions from the 1st of january 2018. The immersive educational camp programs place students in realworld context. Anyone who is interested in visiting monte sano mountain can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Making maps for orienteering can be an expensive business. Alabama state parks home page americas state parks. Ocad the industry standard this proprietary and fee based windows program that is dedicated to orienteering map making. Lake sylvia and schafer management plan washington state parks. Map and download 1062 mountains in alabama to your gps. It takes a while for a person that commonly uses a 1. Being a niche market, orienteering mapping software such ocad can prove prohibitively pricy for individuals looking to get started in mapping, plus you are restricted to being a windows user.
Orienteering is a land navigation sport using a map and compass. It relies on free base map material from open street map and the usgs national map web pages and free open source software for map drawing from open orienteering. Notes about prices, formats, and ordering instructions are below please contact baocs mapping director. Other duties include map drafting to current isom and issom standards, artwork and legend using current orienteering mapping software, such as ocad. The historic park contains restored farm buildings which interpret rural life during 1850 and 1900. Rocket run 10 mile course just west of huntsville in mooresville. Then, download expertgps mapping software, which will allow you to print maps of any mountain in alabama, view mountains on usgs topo maps and aerial photos, and send the mountains as waypoints or pois directly to your gps receiver. Orienteering is a fun and challenging activity where you use a map and. Many nature trails wind through heavily wooded forest. Monte sano state park oak mountain state park paul grist state park. Learn about orienteering, cardinal directions and mapping as you trek across burritt on the mountain. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions. Monte sano state park is located near huntsville in northeast alabama.
Monte sano software 2905 westcorp blvd sw huntsville al 35805. Hiking trail group to hold annual meet at monte sano park. Anyone who is interested in visiting monte sano state park can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Saturday, january 15 ladies orienteering at monte sano state park with the north alabama sierra club. Ladies orienteering at monte sano state park with the na sierra club. He therefore came up with a stepbystep instruction which is posted below. Use of these forums, and information found herein, is at your own risk. The 10th anniversary alabama hiking trail society conference is heading to north alabama, february 2527 at monte sano park in. The program is completely free, every programmer can improve it.
One of the great advantages of using the ocad software is that it is fairly easy to transform maps from one style to another. Map registration mapping resources printing, software, gps, mapping standards earliest maps trinity map archive. Find 20 listings related to montesano in huntsville on. Americas state parks traveling and exploring across america. The remarkable 14room mansion built in the shape of an x in the 1930s is insulated with 2,200 bales of wheat straw. Mapper openorienteering open source orienteering software. A really wonderful software to visualise and analyse gps traces in many different ways speed and elevation variation, etc. Continued use of this site implies that you have read, understood and agree to the terms and conditions of.
Mountain mist 50k course trails running please exercise extreme caution on trails and run with a buddy. Below you will a list of all the state parks in alabama along with the address of. This unique museum of regional history is housed in the mountaintop home of dr. Map and download gps waypoints for 6308 places in alabama click here to download gps waypoints pois for all of the places in alabama in gpx format. Monte sano state park huntsville, al the permanent orienteering course at monte sano state park was designed and installed by david rice along with boy scout troop 17 for his eagle scout service project in 2005. We are proud to announce the release of openorienteering mapper 0.
This came about through a federal jobs creation program which resulted in around. This said, its easy to understand that free software offers orienteering a good. Openorienteering open source orienteering software. Monte sano state park is a stop on the north alabama birding trail. So i think open orienteering map no longer works for creating streeto and other maps in the usa. Orienteering maps should been drawn according to the international specification for orienteering maps. The functionality is actually a webapplication which means that you use the webbrowser of your mobile phone to load the orienteering map. For easier field work the gps realtime module can be used. The normal contour interval in an orienteering map is 5 meters. Software, equipment, stepbystep instructions for getting your route on the map, and tips regarding otechnical analysis. This article considers the basics for analysis of orienteering races or trainings. This ensures that different types of terrain around the world are mapped with the same symbols that every orienteer understands. Temporary independent contractor positions are available from 4 weeks to 4 months depending on the locations and your ability to relocate between provinces at the employers.
Monte sano offers over 20 miles of hiking trails and over 14 miles of challenging bike trails. Orienteering maine ome is a club designed to promote and organize orienteering events. The arrowhead bouldering trail found in monte sano state park in huntsville is. The program works on android, windows, macos and linux. You will be surprised when you see where the markers are located. Use of this site by members and nonmembers alike is only granted by the administration provided the terms and conditions found in the full disclaimer have been read.
Automation in orienteering map production fiction or reality. Omaps orienteering maps from trainings and competitions all over the world updated several times every day. This requires an immediate adjustment for the military land navigator, especially while moving from point to point. Openorienteering is a project developing a collection of tools which help with the creation of orienteering maps and the organization of orienteering events. I did not know what to expect, as this was my first time to the area. Besides, like other no media sports, it has a permanent lack of money for its development. The park is also host to an eagle awareness program.
Monte sano is an amazing asset to north alabama this past weekend i attended monte sano state park to take my boy scout troop on the permanent orienteering course set up there within the trails. Monte sano software 2905 westcorp blvd sw huntsville, al. Gps navigation, maps, and orienteering adirondack forum. This official release includes bug fixes and updates. You will have the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt as you use the compass to navigate through the park. Howto generate an orienteering training map from openstreetmap data. Rocket city marathon maps convenient to downtown huntsville and other areas of the city. More information on orienteering is available from the orienteering usa, p. How did the people of the past get to north alabama. Orienteering map on the iphone in the us left and in switzerland right using the functionality described in this article. Limit 25 students or must be combined with another activity. Orienteering is a sport where participants navigate with map and compass along a predefined course and try to return to the finish in the shortest amount of time. Learn about orienteering, cardinal directions and mapping as.
Alabama state parks welcome to the main page for alabama state parks. The alabama hiking society is holding its annual conference friday through sunday at monte sano state park. The permanent orienteering course at monte sano state park was designed and installed by. Weddings reservations wind creek state park vulcan orienteering club event dates. The software is extremely easy to use, and to adapt for special requirements. Thanks to the vulcan orienteering club and eagle scout josh sumner for the wind creek orienteering course. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides a free alternative to the existing proprietary solution. With that in mind, i put together a few screen casts of a way to prepare a simple orienteering map. Monte sano mountain is in the summits category for madison county in the state of alabama. Im a very recent convert to mapper, using both windows and linux versions. Monte sano mountain is displayed on the huntsville usgs quad topo map.
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