Head Cam Video at Camp Scherman in LA

The orienteering head cam was back in action at Camp Scherman!

James ran the Green Course on Day 2 at LAOC's event in the San Jacinto Mountains outside of Los Angeles. The video and GPS track are synced up on VeoGeo using the same O-Gear as used at Spring Lake. My route is also sketched over the orienteering map in RouteGadget:

• VeoGeo video and GPS track
• RouteGadget

The area was quite brushy but runnable. It took a calm concentration to just read the map, decide on a route, and execute confidently. The first day on Blue I didn't take the time and definitely was not in the flow. Day 2 I decided to run green to conform better with my (lack of) fitness these days. Taking safe routes and just pushing through with patience seemed to do the trick.

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Head Cam Video of Sprint Orienteering Race

What happens when you combine sprint orienteering with a head cam, a GPS watch, and the new VeoGeo site? A maniacally breathless mashup!

The action is from BAOC's sprint orienteering event held at Spring Lake Park in Santa Rosa, California on September 17, 2007. The video captures controls 1-7 of James' race.

By the way, Spring Lake Park will play host to the 2009 USA orienteering team trials for the Sprint discipline.


Here are the links:

• VeoGeo: (synced YouTube video and Gmap)
• O-map: (scanned jpeg, so you can armchair orienteer along the way!)

The digital o-gear, as assembled by Joe:

• Head cam consisting of Cannon SD630, foam, and elastic. It fits pretty snug actually. Started slipping a little after control 8. Original video capture is better than the YouTube compression.
  
• Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS watch with heart rate monitor. Easy to operate, falling in price.

James' standard o-gear
(some pictured in this post and previously, others glimpsed in the video):

• Brunton Jet6L thumb compass,
• Scarborough-O magnifier,
• First test of the new Scarborough-O "dsh-vv" description sheet holder (I usually use Silva's holder purchased in Sweden),
• Trimtex V-Neck all-mesh top (2005 USA uniform),
• AxisGear Atak pants,
• Neoprene socks, and
• Inov-8 270 orienteering shoes.

Note: On VeoGeo/Google Maps the registration of the imagery appears off ~15m to the west. The track checks out OK on other geo-referenced maps.