Orienteering control marker
An orienteering control marker is a fabric flag with orange and white panels used to mark checkpoints in orienteering events.
Also known as: orienteering control flag, control marker
How big is it?
30 cm · specified flag-face width
Also 11.81 in
Specified flag-face width · specified
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Orienteering control marker vs A4 paper: width comparison
The flag-face width of an orienteering control marker is about 1.43 times the width of a sheet of A4 paper.
An orienteering control marker is a fabric flag with orange and white panels used to mark checkpoints in orienteering events.
A4 paper is an ISO 216 paper format commonly used internationally for letters, forms and printed documents.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
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Orienteering control marker
Specified flag-face width: 30 cm; specified.
An IOF control flag has three approximately 30 cm square faces, each divided diagonally into white and orange fields. The complete fabric prism is shown without a stand or electronic punching unit.
International Orienteering Federation — Control descriptions
The marked specified flag-face width is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
A4 paper
Width: 21 cm; standard.
A4 is 210 × 297 mm. Its 0.06237 m² area is calculated from those nominal sides. The marked span uses the exact measurement; the generated paper texture and outline are illustrative.
University of Cambridge — ISO paper sizes
The marked width is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 30 cm
We compare the flag-face width of an orienteering control marker. This value follows a stated specification; check its scope in the notes.
An IOF control flag has three approximately 30 cm square faces, each divided diagonally into white and orange fields. The complete fabric prism is shown without a stand or electronic punching unit.
The marked horizontal span follows the measured feature, not the edges of the image. How calibrated comparisons work →
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| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 cm | Not recorded | specified | |
| 30 cm | Not recorded | specified |
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- International Orienteering Federation — Control descriptionsStandard orange-and-white control-flag form and approximately 30 cm square faces.
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