Arthur Kingsland

Map and Compass Navigtional Sports

Arthur Kingsland has expertise in Orienteering and Rogaining event organisation, setting and controlling as well as map preparation, field checking and cartographic skills. He has produced maps for Newcastle Orienteering Club (e.g. Ryhope - 1:15 000 map shown on the right [click on the map to see an enlargement]) and is one of the dedicated band of organisers, setters and controllers for high quality major orienteering and rogaining events organised by the Newcastle Orienteering Club and the New South Wales Rogaining Association.

In Orienteering, Arthur was controller of the Australian Schools' Relay Championships and vetter for the Australian Schools' Championships in 2004.He was also one of the vettors for the Australian 3-Days Championships during Easter 1991 and setter and controller for the Queen's Birthday 3-Day (QBIII) event in 1992. He has also organised, set and controlled state level events for the Newcastle Orienteering club from 1989 to the present including the 2000 NSW Long Championships held west of Wakefield and Killingworth.

In Rogaining, Arthur has been organiser, setter and/or vettor for a number of events including the 1997 Socialgaine (a 6-hour street and urban bushland rogaine). This was set in Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia) and commemorated the bicentennial of the city. About half of the control sites utilised buildings of architectural significance; others were located within the large tracts of urban bushland all within a 12 kilometre radius of Newcastle's historic centre and prime beaches. Arthur was also one of the vettors for the 1999 NSW Rogaining Championships held in the Yengo National Park, near Wollombi. This is a 24 hour championship event with a supporting 12-in-24 for the less adventurous.

Current expertise in Orienteering and Rogaining:

Map interpretation and cross country navigation

Course setting
Event organisation
Event controlling
Topographic map production, e.g. Ryhope - 1:15 000 map shown above.