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Course Setting Guidelines for GPS

Following are some course setting guidelines for GPS Orienteering:
  • Think about orienteers running to the circle – not to the specific control site (ie due to the tolerance factor and the inaccuracy of the GPS location, the runner can register a hit somewhere in the circle –exact spot unknown)
  • Avoid controls that you couldn’t see from a satellite – ie down between tall buildings
  • Avoid controls where the challenge relies upon fine detail – eg inside/outside an un-crossable fence; top level vs lower level in a multilevel site; inside a wall vs outside
  • Avoid “out and back” controls – because some runners will get an early GPS hit and others will not

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