Introducing: World of O Calendar

News Release: Just in time for the planning of your next summer holiday, World of O launches the World of O Calendar – an international orienteering event calendar giving you something extra. In addition to all standard event calendar features, location based searches are possible by clicking on a map to define a search point. A further click of a button gives you events which are in the same area and time period as a selected event. Yet another click on the mouse button, and airports close to the event site are shown on the map, including integrated flight searches. Another cool feature is the possibility to see map samples and terrain/scenery pictures directly from the event calendar. Addition of events, correction of event details and upload of map samples/pictures is free for everybody, and very straightforward. All the responses received already before the official launch indicates that the orienteering community will keep the World of O Calendar up to date from day one.

Summary of main features:

• Search for orienteering events based on geographic position, date, name, country, WRE status or a combination of these.
• Show the location of orienteering events directly on a map.
• See map samples and terrain samples from the orienteering events.
• Show the location of other orienteering events in the same area and time period on a map, or as a list sorted on date.
• Find the distance between events or between your home and different events
• Show the closest airports to a given orienteering event at a map, and also search directly for flights to the orienteering event.
• Add your own events including the exact location using a simple-to-use interface – including the possibility to upload map samples and terrain pictures.
• Terrain description and tourist information is available for the events where the organizers have provided this.

Note! The World of O Calendar is still in beta-testing phase (but open for everybody to use), so don’t count on the service being stable at all times – and there may also be problems with some browsers. Also, all event locations are not completely accurate just now, as many are entered based on geocoding. The orienteering community has started correcting this already before the official launch. To fix the location of an event will take you about 1-2 minutes at a maximum (I need 30 seconds for it when I now where the event is held) – so it should be no big deal.

Enjoy!
All early testers have returned with extremely positive responses – “fantastic”, “crazy good” and WOW! are some of the responses. This is even better than at the relaunch of World of O this spring.

• Go try World of O Calendar!
• Make corrections for events where you find wrong info
• Add your events – even local events, especially if they are natural to attend to before/after one of the bigger events.
• Send me an email or add a comment below if something is not working – or if you have suggestions for new features. Especially browser issues are welcomed.
• Look at the screenshots below for more details about what you will find in World of O Calendar.
• Read this article at OPN.no about World of O Calendar which gives some background information and many screenshots and explanations.

Screenshots of main features