Importing into Open Orienteering Mapper

Importing some geo-referenced data into Open Orienteering Mapper can be a great way to start creating a map. The import processes sets up the geo-referenced co-ordinates for the map.

In this example, we’ll be importing data previously exported from Open Street Map.

• Start Open Orienteering Mapper
• Use File > Import. Select the Open Street Map file. Select the ‘Georeferenced’ option.

Open Orienteering Mapper import options

• I selected the ‘UTM’ coordinate reference system, and then accepted all the defaults. The magnetic declination lookup results was accurate, and I accepted it too.

Open Orienteering Mapper Geo-referencing

• We don’t want to connect any waypoints

Waypoint options on Open Orienteering Mapper import

• The data is imported, and the geo-referencing is processed.

Newly imported data in Open Orienteering Mapper

This article is part of the Orienteering Mapping with LiDAR, Smartphones and Free Tools series.

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