OCAD is a worldwide spread software programme for drawing maps of all types, such as orienteering maps, city maps and topographic maps.
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In our latest blog post, we’ll show you the tools OCAD offers that help you determine your location in the field and allow you to identify and map terrain features, vegetation, and man-made objects.
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On the website 'GPS in Orienteering Map Map Making', you’ll find a summary of useful information about GPS and instructions on how to use GPS with OCAD.
shop.ocad.com/knowledge/arti…
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The recording of yesterday's webinar about the OCAD App is now available on our YouTube channel.
It was fun introducing you to the new app, and we hope we have convinced you to give it a try.
youtu.be/OWt0Qazp9xg
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We are hosting a webinar to introduce you to our new OCAD App and explain step by step how you can use it.
Date: Wednesday, 11.03.2026
Time: 19.00-20:30 (UTC 01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rom, Stockholm, Wien
Registration here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
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We have officially released the OCAD App!🥳🥳🥳
We are pleased to introduce the new app to you in this short video.
youtu.be/A5sddywjcDY
Have fun exploring the OCAD App and its new features!
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Last Saturday, we put our new OCAD App through another practical test and presented it to around 50 mapmakers in a workshop.
The feedback on the new app was overwhelmingly positive! 👍 🎉
We will be officially releasing the app soon. Stay tuned!
ocad.com/app
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OCAD App - Beta Release🎉
We have released our new OCAD App as a beta version.
As a further development of the OCAD Sketch App, the OCAD App allows not only sketching but also direct editing of the map.
Have fun exploring the new app at
ocad.com/app/
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With the latest OCAD Update, an option has been added to define Base Colors from which the values of the other colors are derived. This makes color management easier for people who print maps.
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Have you ever had to cover parts of the map to make room for logos, control descriptions, or layout elements?
Read our blog to find out what possibilities OCAD offers.
ocad.com/blog/2025/09/cover-…
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A month ago, the World Orienteering Championships took place in Kuopio, Finland.
We interviewed Janne Weckman, one of the mapper and long-time OCAD partner, to gain insights into his working methods.
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With the latest OCAD Update the option 'Use backside for PDF export' has been added.
This option allows you to export a PDF with two pages for double-sided printing.
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In our latest blog post, we give you an update on the most important OCAD innovations from last year.
ocad.com/blog/2025/01/review…
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Find out how you can win an OCAD license in our new blog post:
ocad.com/blog/2024/12/win-oc…
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We have added the ‘Apple Look Around Viewer’ to the list of geoviewers in OCAD, which can be a real alternative to Google Street View.
You can find more information in our blog.
ocad.com/blog/2024/12/apple-…
ALT Select the Open Geoviewer icon in the toolbar, click into the drawing area and drag a direction.
ALT Google Street View is opened by default. Date of recording is 2014 (upper left in the picture).
ALT However, Apples Look Around Viewer is more up-to-date and more comprehensive for this area. Date of recording is 2021.
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The video recording of the OCAD presentation at ICOM 2024 is available on our YouTube channel:
youtu.be/UZpF2_2b4CU
The following topics are presented:
- Function 'Define Paper Size'
- Function 'Feature Maps'
- Prototype of the OCAD Sketch App further development
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We will present the latest functions in OCAD at ICOM on 3rd November 2024 and give an insight into where our development focus currently lies.
A link to the online meeting and a detailed timetable is published here:
orienteering.sport/iof/mappi…
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We have updated our Ski Orienteering symbol sets according to the latest ISSkiOM 2019 revision by IOF.
ocad.com/blog/2024/10/isskio…
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Since the last OCAD update, Map Exchange and Map Flip are now also supported in the Canvas function:
ocad.com/blog/2024/09/canvas…
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Get more out of your LiDAR Data
In the latest OCAD Update, the option Create Feature Map was added to the DEM Wizard to recognize objects close to the ground such as stones, walls, tree trunks, fences, or cars.
ocad.com/blog/2024/07/featur…
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