Virtually Hillwalking
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Stocks of the free Virtually Hillwalking CD Rom have now run out A lower res graphics version can be downloaded from the sportscotland website. |
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sportscotland have published a CD rom called 'Virtually Hillwalking' which teaches the basics of navigation on the hill. Following the course involves a 'virtual hillwalk' on the munro Dreish. It features exercises and examples showing basic navigation techniques, and a 3D virtual world to help the user relate a 2D map to the real world it represents. The program includes a printable OS map of the hill and there are 360° panoramas of the view at various stages of the ascent. |
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The development of the program has been supported by The Scottish Mountain Safety Forum and the Ordnance Survey, and carried out by the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh and Envision. To run it requires a PC running Windows 95 or above. |
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This page is part of the old website of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland. To visit the new website, click on www.mcofs.org.uk |
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