MAPS
Map
O' Maps
Orienteering maps are special
Differences between Topographical and Orienteering Maps
Topographical maps (commonly known as topos) and orienteering maps have
considerably more information than road maps. They concentrate on the
physical features on the earth's surface and the relief, or different
heights and contours of the land.
Topos come in several scales. National and forest parks are usually
1:100,000. This means that 1 centimetre (cm) on the map equals or
represents 1,000,000 cm on the ground. 1,000,000 cm = 1,000 metres (m)
= 1 kilometre.
Orienteering maps are commonly 1:10,000 (1 cm = 100 metres), or
1:15,000 for elite competitors, and 1:7,500 or 1:5,000 (1 cm = 50 m)
for children and novice adults.
Series NZMS 260 topos have a scale of 1:50,000. These are the most
detailed maps available that cover the country. It takes 295 of them to
cover the three main islands of New Zealand. They show such things as
paddock boundaries, irrigation channels and farmsteads. Contour lines
are at 20m vertical intervals. They also use relief shading to show the
shape of the land.
Orienteering maps are even more detailed and show such things as
knolls, small depressions, pits, boulders, distinctive trees, water
troughs, and narrow marshes. Contour lines are at 5m intervals, or in
intricate terrain 2.5m.
Topos have grid north lines marked on them. When setting or orientating
a topo allowance has to be made for the angle between grid and magnetic
north. Orienteering maps have magnetic north lines on them. It is easy
to know when the map is correctly orientated because the north lines on
the map and the needle on the compass will be parallel.
Another difference is in the colours used. Topos use shades of green
and symbols to show different types of vegetation such as native or
exotic forest or scrub. Orienteering maps do not differentiate between
the types of forest. Instead they use white to show forest of any type
that can be run through. The shades of green are used to show
passability of vegetation, with light green indicating slow run and
dark green impassable or "fight". Open land, such as grass covered
paddocks, is coloured yellow.
Map
List
(This section is still under construction)
We would like to remind you that possession of a map does not confer
on you the right to enter an area or to organise an orienteering event
or any other event on these areas.
Maps listed are protected by copywrite, please do not copy maps without
the express permission of the Red Kiwi Orienteering Club.
Palmerston
Parks & Streets
Osgiliath
Wood
- Travel Times
- Directions
- Terrain - Scale, contour interval,
area covered
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Map Example
Bombing Range
- Travel
Times
- Directions
- Terrain
- Scale, contour interval, area covered
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Map Example
PukePuke
- Travel
Times
- Directions
- Terrain
- Scale, contour interval, area covered
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Map Example
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