Map availability and access
The Orienteering Queensland has handed many of its maps over to the local clubs, who may not hold stock. The list below begins with OQ maps which are still available from the OQ Mapping Officer.
How to get hold of orienteering maps near you
There are a number of ways to get current and accurate maps that are suitable for use by school students. In order of ease and map quality:
1. Find an existing Orienteering map
Find an existing Orienteering Queensland map from the 'school use' map database here. Colour printed copies will generally cost you $2 each. If the map is not of your own school you will need to obtain land owner clearance to use the area. A key to the data shown in the map database is listed below.
2. Get one made of your school
If you have $200 - $500 in funding available you can invest in having a professional map made of your school. A number of mappers are available to make maps for schools and their contact details are listed below:
Map makers who will make maps for schools as at 25 Nov 2010
- Rob Simson
- Brisbane South and Gold Coast
- Charge: $150-500 plus travel
- Phone: 07 3345 4527
- Email: robinsimson5@bigpond.com
- Mark Roberts
- Within 50km Bris / Anywhere w/o survey
- Charge: $100-300
- Phone: 0404 509 924
- Email: mark@markroberts.id.au
- Eric Andrews
- Granite Belt North to Crows Nest
- Charge: $150-500 plus travel
- Phone: 07 46836374
- Email: batmaps@halenet.com.au
- Geoff Peck
- Anywhere
- Charge: Most schools $150-500
- Phone: 07 3275 3375
- Email: joffhk@gmail.com
- Rob Rapkins
- North East Brisbane
- Charge: $150-500
- Phone: 07 3256 6580
- Email: rapkinsr@iinet.net.au
More information on professionally drawn Orienteering maps can be found here.
3. Make your own
Obtain or make an existing map of your school ground. You can do this by seeing your school business manager and seeing if a copy of the school drainage or building plan is on file that can be used. Alternately you can go to Google maps or Nearmap (www.nearmap.com) and capture an air photo image of your school and use it as a base to trace your own. This can be time consuming and unless you incorporate an existing base map with contour data you will not have contour lines (height information) on your map. For simple maps, particularly at primary level this is not important, unless you have some very steep areas in your school grounds. For school maps the best scales to use are 1:3000 (1cm = 30m), 1:4000 (1cm = 40m) or 1:5000 (1cm – 50m) depending on school size.
Map Classifications
The map classifications relevant to school orienteering are:
1. School
- Specific maps made of school property.
- No specific Risk Assessment or competency required to run events on these maps.
2. Park Terrain
- Mostly open parkland, may have some bush.
- Rated Medium Risk by EQ. Risk Assessment Required.
- Level O coach qualification or appropriate skills and experience required.
3. Bush Terrain
- Mostly bush.
- Rated High Risk by EQ. Risk Assessment Required.
- Level 1 coach required present.
OQ School Map Database Field Descriptions
School Region The school region in which the map is found
- BM-E Brisbane Metropolitan - East
- BM-N Brisbane Metropolitan - North
- BM-S Brisbane Metropolitian - South
- BM-W Brisbane Metropolitan - West
- DD Darling Downs Sth West Region Toowoomba & West
- SthC South Coast Region Gold Coast
- SthW South West Region St George, Charleville and inland
- SunC Sunshine Coast Region Sunshine Coast - Caboolture to Gympie
- WB Wide Bay Region Maryborough - Bundaberg
- NthW North West Region Longreach - Cloncurry
- Cap Capricorn Coast Rockhampton - Mackay
- Nth North Queensland Region Townsville - Cardwell
- Pen Peninsula Cairns - Cape
Map Details:
- Serial No To be advised
- Map Name The title used on the map
- Location The suburb in which the map is found
- UBD Map Ref Map page in the UBD
- Best Access Road that provides best access to the mapped area
Terrain Type of terrain
- Bush Mostly bush, with no or poorly defined containment features
- Park Mostly open parkland, may have some bush, with clear containment features
- School specific maps made of school property
- Street Mostly urban streets with some parks - NOT USED FOR SCHOOL ORIENTEERING
Contacts
| Club The local Orienteering club in that area | Mapping Contact |
|---|
| EN Enoggeroos Brisbane North |
Steve Doyle (07 3351 0315) |
| TF Toohey Forest Brisbane South and East |
Rob Simson (07 3345 4527) |
| UG Ugly Gully Brisbane West |
Lee Smith (07 3378 7375). |
| RR Range Runners Toowoomba |
Eric Andrews (07 4683 6374) |
| BBB Bullecourt Boulder Bounders Warwick / Stanthorpe |
Eric Andrews (07 4683 6374) |
| PL Paradise Lost Gold Coast |
Rob Simson (07 3345 4527) |
| SO Sunshine Orienteers Sunshine Coast |
Steve Doyle (07 3351 0315) |
| FROG Fraser Region Orienteering Group Fraser Coast |
Keith Grayson (07 4155 2243) |
| BUSH Bundaberg United Scrub Harriers Bundaberg |
Keith Grayson (07 4155 2243) |
| TT Totally Tropical Townsvile and north |
Steve Doyle (07 3351 0315) |
Other important information:
- Land Owner The owner of the land or authority for land use
- Map Owner The club responsible or owner of the map or authority for the map use.
- Map Contact Contact for supply of the map
- Scale map scale
- Version version of latest revision
- Remarks Other detail include phone number or email of contact
