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Císařský kámen | 1:15 000 | Czech Rebublic | 2010, 2005, 2002-2003
World cup, long and middle, September 24th-25th, 2011

the race will be held in area of current maps Císařský kámen (2005) and particulary Kančák (2007) between Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou, where two competitions of Czech cup were held in the past O kámen císaře Josefa II (Continental cup, September 4th 2005, VLI) and 2nd Gigasport Czech Cup (May 20th 2007, TJN). The map for World Cup will be made by Martin Lejsek and Ivo Habán.

basemap: revision of older map from 2005,
first versions of map Vesecký rybník (Ivo Habán, 2003) and Císařský kámen (Ivo Habán, Martin Lejsek, Zdeněk Švec, 2005) was made from ZM 1:10 000 and ortophoto

May 20th 2010 | Ivo Habán
Thanks to the unexpected departure from mapping in France, I managed to join the meeting of Organization Committee of World Cup in Liberec with IOF advisor Kjell Blomseth from Norway. By tea at the pub and during next day in the forest we discussed everything. The negotiations were marked by a positive spirit. I was surprised by the openness of Norwegian delegate access to the application of map key, particularly in the questions of vegetation. The current form of map from 2005 need the generalization and modification of present Czech view to reflect the global standard of o-scene.

The first version of the map was created in the autumn of 2002. I was already able to do a good positioning, but when I am looking at my clumsy drawing it is clear to see a lack of experience from more challenging terrain at that time in my view. Autumn 2002 was rainy, leaves getting yellow. Only few people know that Plech helped me to made a piece of map, then together we went to training camp in one unnamed country. The rest of map I had to finish in the snow. I was freezing. When I was leaving Dukla Liberec in spring 2003, I never would have thought that I will ever get back to this town, get married here, and certainly not that my first steps before entering the new work will lead to the place in the forest, where I two years ago put down my pencils.

During May and June 2005, a new piece of the map between the road and wiring was made, the earlier part of map passed the first amendments and revisions. Generalization lesson from Martin Lejsek benefited me, but still it was a classic "Brno-school" detailed map in Liberec. Apparently it did not bother anyone too much.

Return to the scene alongside the IOF advisor was easy. Many places I didn't remember. Positioning is OK, otherwise map has to be adequately generalized, mainly vegetaion and black, but it's clear for me today, even without advisor. Five years is five years. My mapmaker's look was changed. I hope in better way. Terrain suffered exploitation, but the forest is still beautiful, diverse. For the Czech conditions very attractive, Northerners will probably a bit bored. And they'll make the errors from speed in some parts.

Meeting with Kjell Blomseth I perceived as unequivocally positive. He avoid any cramping enforcement of map key, while sober, rational view prevailed and the emphasis on good legibility of the map. Map gets new look to corresponding with the parameters of the world o-scene. Two versions of map key definitely not going :-).