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0 pointstheoh7y ago0 comments

The shape of e.g. a wooded area can be important for orientation when on foot.

But really, maps are nothing but shapes (streets, waterways, coastlines) that constrain navigation on the ground, so it's difficult to make sense of your proposed focus on destinations to the exclusion of shapes.

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Robin_Message7y ago

My scout leader always taught me "never navigate by woods". The reason? It doesn't take long to chop down a forest and invalidate your assumptions.

I remember taking part in 2-day team orienteering competition. We had walked very accurately on a bearing to where the checkpoint should be, but it wasn't there. My friend had taken the bearing on the corner of a wooded area. Looking more closely at the wooded area, we could see a large area of tree stumps next to it...

(We reorientated ourselves, found the checkpoint, and came second in the competition.)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointstheoh7y ago0 comments

The shape of e.g. a wooded area can be important for orientation when on foot.

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Robin_Message7y ago

My scout leader always taught me "never navigate by woods". The reason? It doesn't take long to chop down a forest and invalidate your assumptions.

(We reorientated ourselves, found the checkpoint, and came second in the competition.)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse