MapRun.uk is a portal to help the public to easily find maps and information about permanent and smart/virtual orienteering events near them (also known as POCs and VOCs). The main MapRun website and the smart device apps do not have the maps, nor do they have specific details on the events. Finding a map and details of a course usually requires the pasrticipant to find and navigate through the website of the orienteering club that created it, which may not be obvious. This also means that each club is having to maintain their own MapRun webpages which is a duplication of effort and leads to each site presenting information in a different way.
MapRun.uk knows a lot about your courses automatically to save you a lot of effort:
- Start location
- Number of controls
- Course length
- Scoring scheme
- Start anywhere
- Event start/finish dates and PIN protection
- Postcode
- How users should find the course within their app
All that you need to provide is the map (either uploaded to MapRun.uk or linked from your club website). You can also add further descriptions of the start location (e.g. tree at NW of car park), parking details and any other information. You can add a second alternative map (e.g. a winter map or different layout) and control descriptions. MapRun.uk knows about all the MapRun courses in the UK. It just needs maps adding/linking
Each event has its own page so can be linked to directly from your own website if required. These can be branded with your club logo and colours.
Access to maps and events will be automatically allowed and revoked to fit in with any time limits you have set within MapRun itself. Therefore you can upload maps in advance of PIN-protected event opening and do not need to worry about remembering to remove maps afterwards.
All events for your club can be easily selected by going to https://CLUBNAME.maprun.uk/ (for example, https://waoc.maprun.uk/ for WAOC's events).
MapRun.uk can group multiple courses in a single event. MapRun itself just lists the courses by name, so to tell users two courses were related (e.g. a short and long course) they would need to have similar names. MapRun.uk groups courses that have a common start location (within 100m) into a single event. This means they can share details on how to get there, parking, etc.
Why does it say "No map yet?"
MapRun.uk gets all the course data from the main MapRun servers, but as mentioned above, this does not include any maps (except for the low-resolutions ones used when displaying results). Therefore, it is dependent upon the map file location being specified for each course and this is manual process. If the map is already on a club website, MapRun.uk can link to that. Alternatively, maps can be uploaded directly to MapRun.uk. Linking a map to a course can be done by a MapRun.uk global or club administrator.
Please get in touch if you want to become a club administrator or ask for maps to be linked.
Why isn't my club listed?
MapRun organises events into folders which are roughly based on counties and MapRun club administrators are given access to one or more county folders. However, orienteering clubs tend to straddle or share counties which leads to anomalies where events are created in the wrong county or where it is unclear which club is responsible for an event. Virtually all UK orienteering clubs have been linked to their relevant MapRun folders and events. In addition many other clubs such as running clubs, fell-runners and schools have been linked in. We are still awaiting clarification for a few areas of the country (particularly Scotland) and would welcome any further information.
Please get in touch if you want to become a club administrator or discuss this.
How often is the list of events updated?
It is usually updated nationally about once a week, but a club administrator can update their own events whenever they wish.
Can I upload OS maps to MapRun.uk?
Yes, you can upload OS maps to MapRun.uk, our OS licence number is 100063857.
How can I plan my own events and courses?
This is all covered in our detailed planning guide.
Can I embed your map on my club website?
Yes, to embed the map, please add embed=y to your query string. This will alter the layout and make event pages and maps open in new browser tabs. Example iframe code is:
<iframe src="https://maprun.uk/?club=waoc&embed=y" alt="MapRun.uk events for WAOC" width="50%" height="400"></iframe>
You may need to update your Content-Security-Policy header (the obsolete X-Frame-Options will not work for this). Specifically, something like Content-Security-Policy: frame-src https://maprun.uk/ may be needed.