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Land navigation
also called Orienteering and has 4 more synonyms ↓
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Military Orienteering
Navigation
Orienteer
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An example of how points are shown on an O map

a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass, usually in combination with point to point racing, in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain

Efforts begun in 1996 to promote the inclusion of orienteering in the Olympic Games have so far been unsuccessful, although orienteering became a sport in the World Games in 2001, and is a sport in the Summer Deaflympics

Participants are given a map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points

Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations

Among these, the oldest and the one with the most "starts" per year is foot orienteering

For purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations

International Orienteering Federation

A ski orienteering competitor

YouTube.com: Orienteering, USOF style

Control description sheet (pictorial)

World Orienteering Championships 2007 in Kiev, Ukraine

Thumb compass and protractor compass

Mountain bike orienteering

Mountain bike orienteer with a map board on bike handlebars

An orienteer at a control point

ARDF orienteer wearing a map board on his left arm

Ski orienteer wearing a map board on a torso harness

Foot-O relay, hand-off just completed

An orienteer navigates while running

An orienteering map

The international orienteering symbol

Sprint distance racing at Istanbul 5-day event

Foot orienteer wearing eye protectors

Detail of an orienteering map: the course shall be overprinted in PMS purple

Video: News package of an orienteering race

At international level, the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) defines rules and guidelines which govern four orienteering sports: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering

terms vary within English speaking countries, and in other countries where English is the de facto international language of orienteering

Variations are set out in table below

The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden, the actual term "orienteering" was first used in 1886 and meant the crossing of unknown land with the aid of a map and a compass

The competition, or race, is intended to test 'the navigational skill, concentration, and running ability of the competitors'

Precision orienteering generally is not a speed event, but rather a test of the competitors' ability to precisely match map and terrain

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Land navigation
also called Orienteering and has 4 more synonyms ↓
Land nav
Military Orienteering
Navigation
Orienteer
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one