Examples of assignments
Curious about what kind of guidelines or issues you will be given to find our checkpoints?
We provide some opportunities below for you to practice.
Assignment 'Back-2-Basecamp' and 'Point-2-Point'
In a "Back-2-Basecamp" or "Point-2-Point" assignment, you will have to solve navigational questions to identify checkpoints on a map. You will then search for these checkpoints in the area according to your own route plan. It is best to use:
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The appropriate topographic map (you will get this from the organization)
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A compass
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Other tools such as a ruler, map angle meter, compass, ... can make the work easier
Here are some example exercises:
Paper card:
NGI 32/5-6 Topo25 Huldenberg
Scale: 1:25000
Issue 1
The checkpoint is located next to a play area. 3.1 km from the church of Sint-Joris-Weert. You can see this play area from the church at 276°
Issue 2
The checkpoint is located at a gate, near a lake, at coordinate UTM 31U 061558 562769
Issue 3
We are looking for a marker for a walking route. On the N253 look for kilometer marker 11. From there you go ±125m south towards a religious monument. Turn left and continue along this road, until you reach an intersection of roads and/or paths that is approximately 900m further.
Issue 4
An intersection of local roads and a dirt road, located at 323° from the southernmost round point (on the map) on the N25, and ±5628.68km from the equator
Issue 5
There is a monument at the checkpoint.
From this monument you can see:
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Kilometer marker K7 on the N25 at 63°
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The church of Tombeek at 202°
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The church of Terlanen at 101°
Issue 6
We are looking for a religious monument approximately 1.9 km from the church of Ottenburg and at the same distance as the bird's-eye view from the center circle of the Pécrot football field (Wallonia).
Assignment 'Route-2-Follow'
At a 'Route-2-Follow' assignment, you will receive a (part of the) map in which a mapped out route has already been drawn. You take this map with you and follow this route as precisely as possible, to encounter the necessary checkpoints along the way.
Command 'Satellite-2-Scan'
At a 'Satellite-2-Scan' assignment, put the topographic map aside for a moment. We will provide you with an aerial photo of the area showing a number of checkpoints. You can search for these checkpoints (and navigate along the way) based on the visible elements on the satellite image.
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