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GPS Watches: Sweden now explicitly allows them

In Sweden you may now use your GPS watch actively in order to get faster and more securely from point A to B. Good news from the Swedish Orienteering Federation (SOFT) regarding the use of GPS watches in orienteering competitions for those who have invested in a GPS watch –…
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but is this the right way to go for orienteering as a sport? SOFT now explicitly allows the use of GPS watches in Swedish Orienteering events (except for IOF events where the IOF rules are valid). The requirement is that the GPS watches do not have a map-function and/or a signal to aid the user in keeping the direction. After all the discussions regarding the ban of GPS watches earlier this summer (see article at World of O here, here and here), SOFT has now written a note about technical aids in orienteering competitions. This note was discussed on the…

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