You can tell times are a changing - a few years back, the major
sponsorship opportunities associated with the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award revolved around sturdy black bin liners, not any more though,
we've definitely entered the 21st century with the news that Memory
Map is now the D of E's official recommended route-planning tool for
award expeditions.
You
what? Yep, those overloaded teenage backapackers can now use Memory
Map both to learn mapping skills and use the software to plan their
chosen route and submit it for assessment electronically.
That doesn't necessarily mean they'll be navigating using GPS
units since Memory Map software will allow them to devise a route on
an electronic copy of an OS map before printing it off for use on the
ground.
Richard White, Programme & Safety Manager for The Duke of
Edinburgh's Award says, "With Memory-Map's 3D graphics and aerial
photography, the maps come to life for the Award Participants so they
can "virtually" travel their route before setting out on their
expedition."
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Group Leaders can entitled to apply for
Memory-Map's special DofE pricing on OS Landranger and OS Explorer
mapping. For further information, call Memory-Map on 0870 744
6408 or visit www.memory-map.co.uk.
For more information about the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme
for 14-17 year-olds, see the web
site.
