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Orienteering Equipment
Company or Product	Contact	Description
866-GAITERS/Go Orienteering	Gale Teschendorf 1920 Schiller Ave. Wilmette IL 60091 847-293-4253 Toll-free: 866-GAITERS gale at rockfan.com	Orienteering, adventure racing, Rogaine, ski-o, and meet supplies from dozens of manufacturers. Many unique items. FREE huge 10-page 8.5" x 11" COLOR catalogs. Custom clothing and uniforms. Run by the same friendly people as Go Orienteering!, the A-meet vendors.
A&E Orienteering	Dale & Deana Smith P.O. Box 443 Baldwin City KS 66006 785-594-3516 Contact A&E	Complete range of orienteering supplies for both personal and event use. Printable catalog.
Berman's Orienteering Supply	Larry & Sara Mae Berman 23 Fayette St. Cambridge MA 02139 617-868-7416 smlberman at verizon dot net	We feature Moscow Compasses and VJ shoes, but we carry a wide range of compasses, gaiters, books, games, meet supplies, and other O' equipment.
Brunton Company	620 East Monroe Avenue Riverton, WY 82501 U.S.A. 307-856-6559 307-856-1840 (fax) Orders: 800.443.4871 Info@Brunton.com	Features Nexus orienteering compasses, the US trade name for Silva compasses manufactured in Sweden. Also carries teacher kits.
The Compass Needle	Jeanne Walsh 661 W Rushwood Dr. Tucson AZ 85704 520-544-7995 going2az at gmail.com	Custom-made orienteering clothing using durable Supplex fabric.
Compass Point	Compass Point. 10 Market Sq. Lytham. Lancs. FY8 5LW. England. Tel: +44 (0) 1253 795597  Fax: +44 (0) 1253 739460 Web shop: http://www.orienteering-online.co.uk/	The UK's largest online orienteering & outdoor equipment shop - est 1991. Compass Point has the finest selection of orienteering equipment from SILVA, the world leaders in navigation, and orienteering equipment and outdoor clothing & equipment from other carefully selected manufacturers.
The Compass Store	Jay Buell 4045 Inman Park Lane Buford GA 30519 770-614-1233 jay at rocgear.com	An online store that features compasses for virtually every outdoor application. Wide assortment of professional base-plate compasses, mirror-sighting compasses, competition compasses, and specialty application compasses. Also markers, punches, and other hard-to-find orienteering gear.
Forestry Suppliers	Forestry Suppliers, Inc. P. O. Box 8397 Jackson MS 39284-8397 (601) 354-3565 fsi at forestry-suppliers.com	Compasses, compass education books, map and compass books and videos, orienteering teaching aides, and raised relief maps.
Orienteer California	Bruce Wolfe 217 Scenic Ave. Piedmont CA 94611 orienteercalifornia at yahoo.com
Orienteering Unlimited, Inc.	Ed Hicks 914-248-5957 edhicks at orienteeringunlimited.com	Orienteering Unlimited, Inc. is a full-service producer of maps and the orienteering adventure programs for them.
Right Stuff	Fred Hutt (fred at rightstuff-durango.com) 970-385-4645	Specialty packs and accessories, featuring Map Sushi and other accessories for GPS, family radios, water bottles, etc. Professional radio harnesses for course officials and SAR personnel also available.
Scarborough Orienteering http://orienteer.com	3015 Holyrood Drive Oakland CA, 94611 510-530-3059 Toll Free 877-850-2420 (voice, message, or fax) Joe at orienteer.com	O Gear - SportIdent E-cards, WinSplits CD, Moscow, Nexus, US dealer for Trimtex. Medals, awards. Gookinaid, t-shirts, event supplies. Events and Instruction - Team building, corporate events, outings, classes, private sessions.
Silva (Sweden)	info@silva.se	Sells compasses, clothing, bags, etc. Orienteering compasses are sold in the US under the Nexus name (see Brunton Company above).
Silva (US)	1326 Willow Road, Sturtevant WI, 53177 camping at jwa.com	Part of Johnson Worldwide Associates. Sells education materials and a range of compasses, including several beginner models. These compasses are different from Swedish Silva/Nexus compasses.
Suunto	Locate a U.S. dealer	Compasses, watches, and other products
Treklite	Joseph Huberman 904 Dorothea Drive Raleigh NC 27603 919-828-6068 joseph at treklite.com	Treklite Orienteering Equipment is designed to offer various levels of protection while staying as light and cool as possible and offering unrestricted motion. These products can have a long life (for orienteering clothing) with very little care.
Trimtex	Sekkebekksletta 8, Postbox 124 N-4791 Lillesand NORWAY Tel: +47 37 26 91 00 +47 37 26 91 01 (fax) trimtex@trimtex.no	Norway's leading producer of club orienteering suits
Ultrasport	4 St. Mary's Street, NEWPORT, Shropshire TF10 7AB England Tel: +44 1952 813918 Fax: +44 1952 825320 simon at ultrasport.freeserve.co.uk	Britain's leading supplier of orienteering kit
Mapping Services
Ross Burnett	190 Rainbow Rd Whitehorse YK Y1A 5E2 Canada 867-633-3154 krv at polarcom.com	Field checking
Plamen Djambazov	6633 First Ave S Richfield MN 55423 612-869-4001	Field checking
drb-kartografi	PO Derebrant Summeranga mgd S-578 95 Aneby Sweden 011 46 380 82055	Base maps
Amanda Edmunds	amandaj at unixg.ubc.ca	Cartography using OCAD 5 or 6
Harveys Map Service	12-16 Main Street Doune FK 16 6BJ Scotland 011 44 786 841202	Base maps
Olaf Helgesen	Stertebakken 21 N-3600 Kongsberg Norway 011 47 3273 3877	Base maps
Newell Cartographics	Debbie Newell 6216 NE 154th St Kenmore WA 98011 425-488-3691 dnewel at gte.net	Cartography using OCAD
Oakdale Mapping	Stewart Hyslop “Oakdale” RD4 Hastings New Zealand Phone: +64 6 8798078 Fax: +64 6 8798076 s.hyslop at actrix.co.nz	Base maps
Olles Cartography	Ales Hejna Labkova 14 31800 Plzen 'Czech Republic olles AT seznam DOT cz	Fieldchecking, cartography, visual art
Orienteering Unlimited, Inc.	Ed Hicks 914-248-5957 edhicks at orienteeringunlimited.com	Orienteering Unlimited, Inc. is a full-service producer of maps and the orienteering adventure programs for them.
Red Arrow Maps	Red Arrow Maps 9812 Falls Rd #114-237 Potomac, MD 20854 USA greg at redarrowmaps.com	Red Arrow Maps produces maps and related products for adventure race and orienteering use.
Krum Sergiev	PO Box 34 Craftsbury VT 05826-0034 802-586-7599 krummaps at sover.net	Field checking, cartography using OCAD
Stirling Surveys	Pat Blashill Unit 87, Stirling Enterprise Park Scotland 011 44 786 479866	Base maps
Orienteering Training Camps
Wilderness Orienteering Camps	Bill Shannon (algonquin77 at yahoo.com) 167 Monroe Avenue Belle Mead NJ 08502 908-281-6438	Wilderness Orienteering Camps has been teaching orienteering and mapping skills since 1980. The camps are run by Bill Shannon who has been orienteering for 25 years. His camps were previously held annually in New York, but now Mr. Shannon is offering to run programs in other areas.
Orienteering Unlimited, Inc.	Ed Hicks 914-248-5957 edhicks at orienteeringunlimited.com	Map Adventure Programs can be tailored for schools, teacher training, corporate/executive programs, resort and camp programs, and more. One-day professional training also available.
O' Mapping Software
MapStudio for Illustrator	Adrian Moser amoser at g26.ethz.ch	MapStudio is a plug-in for Adobe Illstrator (Mac OS) that helps you to draw orienteering maps. A tryout version can be downloaded from the MapStudio homepage.
OCAD	info at ocad.com	The Windows based mapping program for creating orienteering maps. A demo version is available with full functionality, but limited to 500 objects. To purchase the full program, visit the webpage.
O Symbol Font	William Luitje (luitje at acm.org)	A PC TrueType font containing all symbols used for describing control points. Version 1.01 has been modified to display all symbols correctly in Windows 95 as well as Win 3.1. The font is free.
Electronic Punching and Timing Systems
Emit	Tollbugt 6, 0152 Oslo NORWAY Tel: +47 2242 3050 Fax: +47 2242 5553 emit@emit.no	Formerly Regnly. Electronic punching and timing system for orienteering events.
SPORTident.us	Joe Scarborough joe at sportident.us (510) 530-3059	North American distributor. Complete line of SI electronic punching equipment. Pricing and service for US, Canada, Australia and NZ. See more under Orienteering Equipment, Scarborough Orienteering
SPORTident.se	Box 704 86, S-107 26 Stockholm SWEDEN Tele 046 (8) - 654 71 40 Fax 046 (8) - 654 63 19 info@sportident.se	Electronic punching and timing system for orienteering events.
O' Event Software
Animator	Zbynek Cernin (zbynek.cernin at volny.cz)	Animator allows you to publish maps, courses, routes, and split-times on the web as an interactive internet application which allows animation of competitors routes on the map (play, stop, pause, speed functions). An Internet user can draw his/her own route or the animation runs a course automatically. Importing from different software and files is available. Publishing flags and runner's photos is also available. Used during WOC2003.
Clue Version 1.7 (previous versions available)	Fred Kruesi 703 Brooke Road Exton PA 19341	This is a Windows program that can be used to create control descriptions.
Clue Sheet 2.0.3	David Dana sanadsoft at aol.com	Clue Sheet is a shareware Macintosh program for preparing orienteering course description sheets. Previous versions have been used around the world since 1989. Version 2.0 keeps the direct, graphical interface of the earlier versions, but is almost completely rewritten to improve its flexibility and to ease handling of large meets.
Condes for Windows	Finn Arildsen finn at arildsen.com	A Windows program for the course setter. Condes has a graphical editor that lets you plan your courses on the screen directly on the map. You can print your courses directly on a color printer or export the courses to a variety of graphical formats for professional offset printing. Compatible with OCAD. Condes is for sale from the author.
CORPSE for Windows - free evaluation copy	Hannu Mannering mannering at mannering.com	CORPSE is software for course planning and course setting. Plan courses directly onto map images, place and drag controls to new positions, automatic course length calculations, describe controls once only in IOF symbols or English, break leg lines & control circles, add water drops, multi-loop courses, print courses to paper maps or OCAD print files, cross reference controls and courses and many other outstanding features
Evalds Sport-Data HB	Bo Engbord m2369 at abc.se	A PC software development company, mainly applications for sports events.
Event Organizer	Matt Sherlock msherloc at extro.ucc.su.oz.au	This is a program for organizing events. It is for sale for $99 US plus postage and handling.
Orienteering Organizer	Zbynek Cernin zbynek.cernin at volny.cz	Complete orienteering software for single, relay, score, and single with loops events. Course setting (on screen and map design, IOF description, course printing and plotting, export to OCAD), event administration (entries, start lists, results, split times, SPORTident e-punching system support, internet and email publishing, commentator and spectator support) and analysis (color tables, charts, live animation, runners' route analysis). A&E Orienteering is the North American distributor for this program.
Ór Orienteering Results Program	Martin Flynn webmaster at orienteering.ie	Ór is a program that will allow you to produce results from an orienteering event. It is excellent for "punch" events, even with limited personnel. However, Ór really comes into its own when used with SPORTident.
Purple Pen	Peter Golde peter at golde.org	Purple Pen is Windows software for course setting and description sheets. Design your course directly on an OCAD map. Automatically produce master maps, description sheets, master punch cards. Calculate course lengths, control and leg loads, and other helpful functions. Compatible with OCAD 6, 7, 8, and 9. FREE for all uses.
Sport Software	Stephan Krämer StKraemer at sportsoftware.de	Software for use with Sportident equipment, including single-day and multi-day software, relay, score-O, team, and SI system management.
WINCACS Pro	Oystein Bjorke bjorke at bigfoot.com	WINCACS is a Windows program for course setters. The program can produce control descriptions, course overprints, master punch control cards, control load maps, etc.
WinControl	Kari Klossner kklo at mail.wallac.fi	This is a Windows program for sale to create control descriptions.
Computer O' Games/Simulation
Lost in Forest	Peter Danielsson (e96pd at efd.lth.se) Kamnarsv 15K:21 22646 Lund Sweden	Orienteering computer game which simulates actually running a course. Demo available.
MapMemory	Adrian Moser amoser at g26.ethz.ch	MapMemory is an orienteering computer game for the Mac OS. A tryout version can be downloaded from the MapMemory homepage.
Orienteer at Home	Wildbird Software Dennis Wildfogel 19980 Skyline Blvd. Los Gatos CA 95033 order at dennisw.com	Orienteering simulation software for Mac or Windows. Demo available.
Pegas-O	Océ Software Laboratories namur sa Olivier Rihoux 57 rue Lemercier (olivier.rihoux at skynet.be) 5002 Saint Servais, B-Belgium Tel: 32-81-732145	After an event, design your way on a map image file. Output is an .html file showing your progress. You can include split times so your course will be displayed in real time. You can even merge two files to see two competitors running together and compare routes.
Rogaine Router 2.0	Online Sports Coaching (rogaine at sportscoach.com.au) Paul and Helen Shields	Rogaine Router quickly identifies a good route for a rogaine. It has several methods built in for doing this so that you can get a good answer in any timeframe you want. It takes as input a list of controls and their coordinates and can produce either a picture of the best route or a list of controls in the right order. The program should not be used during a competitive rogaine but rather can help to educate you on route selection. It is free.
WinOL Oriantica	Erik Melin melin at mbox302.swipnet.se	An excerpt from the web page: “win OL is real-time orienteering software for Windows. Orienteering is competitive cross-country navigation using a map and compass. The goal is to find all the controls, in the right order, in the shortest time possible. The winner is the competitor who completes the course in the shortest time. In the Shareware version, there are two maps and an (almost) unlimited number of courses. You can use the already existing courses, set new courses, or let the computer randomly generate courses.”
Digital Maps
	Maptech, Inc. 10 Industrial Way Amesbury, MA 01913 888-839-5551	Topo maps, nautical charts, high altitude photos, and much more!
Awards
A and E Orienteering	Dale Smith P.O. Box 443 Baldwin City KS 66006 785-594-3516 das240z at netscape.net	Orienteering medals. First through fifth place and “I Did It” orienteering award ribbons. Many other items suitable for awards. We will work with you for custom awards.
Veneto Sport Awards	Jeff, April, or Alan 16 London Dr Jackson NJ 08527 732-363-6922 800-476-3575 Fax: 732-363-5459 venetoawards at optonline.com	Veneto Sport Awards, Inc., imports the finest medals from Italy and sells them directly to our customers, which include many orienteering clubs throughout the US. We offer several stock orienteering-specific designs, as well as custom medals and coins. We do engraving too. Request our brochure.
Other
Altrec	50 -116th Ave SE, Suite 210 Bellevue, WA 98004 800-369-3949 CustomerService@altrec.com	A 1-stop internet site providing a complete line of outdoor items from quality manufacturers and offering excellent online features and travel information.
AxisGear	1541 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario M6K 1T6 Tel: (416) 537-9229 Fax: (416) 588-7363 Toll free: 1-866-537-9229 info@axisgear.ca	Specializing in customized clothing for cycling since 2001, AxisGear can outfit your team in custom clothing, t-shirts and jerseys. All your cycling apparel needs customized for your team or club. Sublimated, screen printed, embroidered apparel, we can do it all for you.
Camelbak Hydration Systems	FasTrakTM Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 1029 Weatherford, TX 76086-1029 (817) 594-1000	The worldwide leader in performance hydration systems
ENGO Blister Prevention Patches	Tamarack Habilitation Tech. Inc. 1670-94th Lane NE Blaine, MN 55449-4323 Ph: 866-795-0057 bluepatch@goengo.com	Guaranteed blister prevention & relief with ENGO Blister Prevention Patches. Unique application to footwear & insoles, not the skin, provides long-lasting prevention against friction forces that cause hot spots, blisters and calluses. Available at GoENGO.com
The Gear Junkie	Stephen Regenold	THEGEARJUNKIE.com is a site devoted to the outdoors, health, fitness, adventure travel, and all the gear and equipment associated with those pursuits. It is based off a nationally-syndicated newspaper column of the same name written by freelance journalist Stephen Regenold, a world-traveling adventurer/journalist with a home base in Minneapolis, Minn.
Geared for Adventure	Jim Beasley	GPS, marine electroincs, 2-way radios, binoculars, and other outdoor equipment, plus a full line of related accessories.
Gookinaid drink	see Vitalyte, below
Human Kinetics	Lynn D. Marshall 217-352-5076 x 2401 800-747-4457 x 2401 lynnm at hkusa.com	At Human Kinetics, we publish a number of resources for professionals and enthusiasts involved in fitness, sports, physical education, and the sports sciences.
Maptech	888-839-5551	Electronic maps
Orienteering Adventures	Greg Sack 5523 Whetsel Ave. (raphic at fuse.net) Cincinnati OH 45227 513-561-8283	Orienteering training and education, as well as graphic art production: clip-art, leaflets, t-shirts, web art and design
OGPS	Thomas Graupner	OGPS is a freeware computer application that lets orienteers with GPS devices (including Garmin GPS watches) see where they went during their races. To use OGPS, you need an image of your orienteering map and one or more files containing the tracks you want to analyze.
QuickRoute	developed by Mats Troeng and Jörgen Ohlin User forum	QuickRoute is a freeware computer program for Windows that allows you to display a route from a GPS device, such as a GPS-watch, on an orienteering map saved as an image file. The main purpose of QuickRoute is to make it quick and simple to transfer your route from a GPS device onto a map. QuickRoute has built-in support for GPS devices in the Garmin Forerunner series. Other devices that can produce data files in the GPX format are also supported. Integration with Google Earth gives great opportunities to analysis of geographical data.
Rite in the Rain	Rite in the Rain Products (J.L. Darling Corporation) 2614 Pacific Hwy East Tacoma, WA 98424  USA todd@riteintherain.com 253-922-5000x111 Fax 253-9222-5300	Specializing in "Outdoor writing products for outdoor writing people".
"Be seen wearing it"	Road ID PO Box 17350 516 Enterprise Drive Erlanger, KY 41017	If you are a runner, cyclist, triathlete or just a person who doesn't sit on the couch all day, Road ID is for you. This awesome piece of gear not only looks good but it could save your life. In the event of an accident, if you can't speak for yourself, your Road ID will. Available in 5 different styles. It's not just a piece of gear - it's peace of mind.
Route Gadget	Jarkko Ryyppö, Finland	Web utility for drawing and comparing orienteering routes.
Treasure Hunt Adventures	Chris Cassone P.O. Box 1049 Carmel NY 10512 845-225-2539 info at treasurehuntadventures.com	Corporate team building and school programs using orienteering as a basis for problem solving, decision-making, and interactive fun and adventure. Over fifty Fortune 500 companies are repeat clients. Visit site for video streaming links.
Ultimate Treasure Hunts	Ultimate Treasure Hunts P.O. Box 974 Exeter, NH 03833 603-772-8772 info at ultimatetreasurehunts.com	Corporate team building, school programs, and birthday parties, using orienteering for problem solving, fun, and adventure.
VIP	Pettaugh, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 6AX U.K. +44 1473 890285 44 1473 890764 (fax) sales@weatherwriter.com	Suppliers of Zecom Weatherwriter® waterproof copy paper
Vitalyte Electrolyte Replacement Solution	Vitalyte Store	Vitalyte is the new name for the electrolyte-replenishment drink Gookinaid.
WYD! Sportswear	Cory Peterson (corykpeterson at hotmail.com) 213-926-5295	Fruit of the Loom “Lofteez” T-Shirts for only $2.60 apiece! Perfect for Meet Directors looking to save money on event souvenir shirts. Why pay more to a silk screener? Pay the silk screener to print, buy the t-shirts from us! We sell t-shirts and other apparel worldwide, and can pass on our volume discounts to USOF. Other colors and styles available. Please call for quotes!
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