A route card is a safety measure and is completed before setting out on the journey. Route card notes on completion for each leg involving journeying only enter route details in columns b to k. Map, compass and route card will be used frequently and so must be easily accessible. Os maps for the whole gb online this is a separate agreement to your mobile maps. To import a gpx file start by creating a map giving it a title and description. The normal office hours support by email and phone and if allowed and required, we can. Check points 18 must have place names and 6 fig grid refs.
If you select route card in the top lefthand corner of the screen, it will open your expedition route card. Once you have added a minimum of two checkpoints to your route you will be able to. A useful addition to the system since it does all the hard work for you. To return to the map view, please select route card at the top. Here you can add and edit the information about your expedition for example your expedition aim, names and contact details, dates, times, level of award etc. To do this exit the print menu and click on the export gpx button. Route card and tracings compass watch tent stove fuel food rations for two days tin opener cooking utensils matches washing up equipment toilet paper first aid kit paper and pencil mobile phone bin bag camera silver. Royal canadian air cadets guide to the duke of edinburghs award.
Expedition route card system autocalculating teaching. Once you have successfully saved your route card, the system will notify you. Gpx file, please note that information that has been entered manually into the route card for example escape routes, supervisor contact details and activity times will not be included within the file name. Leg start general direction or bearing distance in km height. Please select route card from the top lefthand corner of the screen and this will open up. Walk along roads single file on the right hand side except where it would be safer to walk on the. At epa, pdf file sizes are labeled and megabytes are indicated by mb. Some of the fields in the route breakdown are automatically. At a basic level, you should make a note of the following. The route card should be completed prior to the journey. If you choose print to pdf, your route card will be downloaded as a pdf file and you can then print it. An extra days rations and clothes three season sleeping bag survival bag gaiters. Expedition downloads for navigation and route planning.
Shorter bronze and silver trips on the downs will not necessarily need all of the more specialist optional items like gaiters. Expedition training resources dofe moray expedition overview. Another thing you can do is export your map and route card in a gpx format. Printing 2sided pdf card files the biospiritual institute.
If you go up 40m down 20m and then up another 30m your height climbed should be 70m excel file downloaded from uk. A comprehensive guide to navigation this is the pdf version of the route card template. Setting the map by the compass where magnetic variation may be ignored. The route card, along with a copy of your corresponding map, is given to a. When nonjourneying activity exploring is planned at the break between legs, leave columns c to f blank, enter the estimated time required to complete the activity in. Find and filter, helpful assets and downloads needed to facilitate running dofe programmes in a licensed organisation. Jun 04, 2012 video for can dofe students to show how to use route cards on edofe.
The pdf kit list download below applies to all dofe groups including gold groups going into the mountains for several days. Where roads are unavoidable please take care and proceed safely. Microsoft explorer will display the pdf file in your browser window when you mouseclick the pdf card links on the checkin pageprovided that you have adobe acrobat reader installed on your computer. Lupine adventure cooperative route card time added in. At the moment, the maximum file size is 2mb or 3000 waypoints. When printing adobe pdf files from within your web. To return to the map view, please select route card at the top of the screen. Printing your map to print your map, select print from the mapping toolbar. Drawing up a route card requires a bit of patience and a lot of practice but is an essential skill for any budding mountaineer to master.
To save as a new map, create a new map and then import the. At its most advanced it includes calculations of time, bearings, estimate time of arrivals, break times and even exit routes and strategies. The points of your route card should match with the route on your map, based on the maps longitudelatitude grid lines. Gpx file, please note that information that has been entered manually. Please consider adding a donation to the ms society at checkout every pound goes a long way to helping prevent this lifeaffecting disease. Download as gpx file into as a back up and to use in other mapping other. At its most basic, its a simple list of key way points that make up a route. You can email these files to your assessor, or send to your dofe leader in edofe to. If you scroll further down the page you will also see the route breakdown, this is used to populate your route card.
All of these resources are helpful references for you while doing your bronze dofe award. You can now check the weather or begin plotting a route from this point. Rgs duke of edinburgh award route card one card per day. Levels you can do programmes at three levels, bronze, silver or gold. They should have the maps open and ready to use, the route cards. Own your dofe and create your personal programme of activities. Download times of large pdf files vary based on connection speed. Find guidance, advice, forms, finders, contacts, templates and more to help you do or run the dofe. Mx expedition card the mx expedition card works within mx map and allows the user to create a dofe route card in seconds. Expedition downloads navigation and route planning the duke. This will bring up the print pane on the lefthand side of. Same route card as above but in pdf format not editable download.
How do i print my edofe map and route card in pdf format. This day route planning must take place a minimum of 68 weeks ahead of the training and practice expedition so that we can submit route cards in good time in accordance with dofe guidance. If a document is labeled with a megabyte, it should be considered a large file and it may take a while to download to your pc. This reduces the downward and backward pull on your back and should be more comfortable to carry. Filter opportunities listed by approved activity providers or licensed organisations for the dofe.
Generally, heavy items such as tents should be packed close to your back and as high up as possible. A gpx file contains the route and route card information and can be emailed to others. Gpx file is larger than this, reduce the size by splitting the route into two or more files, or reduce the number of waypoints. Next select and this will highlight the route on the map screen now reduce the route card window so that it does not interfere with the maps screen. Make sure that you have the route selected in explorer for which you wish to create a route card. The route card, along with a copy of your corresponding map, is given to a trusted adult who is not going on the trip. Most gpx software packages have the ability to do this.
Dofe moray expedition training resources this is the place scroll down for sharing dofe moray resources such as files, expedition training presentations or route maps so that others can download them. Day 1 route a 416 098 lewes station 402 101 lewes hm prison path onto s downs 374 125 black cap summit visit 206m trig point. This download is the 40 page dofe expedition course notes document that we. Expedition route card expedition route card use one per day aim of expedition. Gpx map files can only be viewed via a specialist mapping application. How to use the edofe mapping tool to produce a route map. Oct 06, 2012 blank route card and completed route card example for duke of edinburgh expeditions. Video for can dofe students to show how to use route cards on edofe. Some of the fields in the route breakdown are automatically populated by the route that you have plotted for example the grid reference, distance and leg.
Gold award the gateway outdoors gold dofe award expedition provision can be accessed in three ways. Emergency equipment whistlesurvival bags emergency rations emergency card weight under 25% of body weight. You just need to be aged between 14 and 24 and realise theres more to life than sitting on a sofa watching life pass you by. If you click on route card in the top left hand corner of the screen you will open up your expedition route. Theres no prescriptive format for a route card, but the key information should be written down and made available to your epoc. A dofe programme is an adventure from beginning to end. Direction from the compass in terms of the cardinal and the four intercardinal points. Dofe route card silvergold pdf version participants should click on the word document below, save to their own area or storage device and keep a copy for your records uploading to your edofe profile as evidence. Same route card as above but in pdf format not editable. The spreadsheet looks near enough identical to the standard dofe route cards, your participants need to fill in some basic info like speed, and start time, and then.
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