Described by its developer, Jarkko Ryyppö, as a “Web utility for drawing and comparing orienteering routes”.
This allows competitors to draw and compare their routes. RouteGadget not only shows the routes, it allows the race to be replayed, even simulating a mass start. You will actually see little squares move across the map. It really adds another dimension to post-race analysis.
A quick guide on how to add your own route for an event you competed in.
RouteGadget is quite intuitive and easy to use. It has its own set of instructions, but here’s a short summary to give you a quick start:
Following numerous requests from clubs wanting to use RouteGadget but unable to, due to hosting restrictions or lack of computing/web skills, I set up RouteGadget UK.
If you have problems using RouteGadget the most likely culprit is Java.
You may have an old version or it is just corrupted, so you need to install a new copy of the latest version.
You can upload a route recorded on your GPS into RouteGadget. Your GPS route can be in addition to your manually plotted route.
Video tutorial now available.
You can have an installation on your own computer. Electronic results data is not required but could be used if available. It could be useful at a training camp.
These things are often part of the overprint (purple bits) along with the course and are not on the OCAD map file that is used for the background map in RouteGadget. So are not visible when someone is looking at routes etc.
The software and hardware we use for our mapping and results is about as non standard as you get. We use Joe Lee punching and a customised CAD package for the mapping. The output files from these are text and postscript respectively.
By Brian Pearson, Quantock Orienteers
I use a Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS (Global Positioning System) to record my route whilst orienteering.
This unit has an advanced SiRFStarIII chip that allows it to lock onto satellites quicker & keep them, this is what makes it so good for orienteering.
The
Scottish Orienteering Association
supports RG UK
Aut-O-Download is a software package for downloading electronic cards for all forms of Orienteering, including MTB-O and Trailquest.
It is very easy to use and can produce the files required for RG.
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SportTracksIs a free GPS enabled exercise logbook that amongst many other things, produces a suitable file to upload your routes into RouteGadget.
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