Awards won by MapRun
Outdoors Queensland Awards
Finalist in the 2020 Outdoors Queensland Awards, the Annual Awards of the Queensland (Australia) Government Sports Department.
Finalist in the 2020 Outdoors Queensland Awards, the Annual Awards of the Queensland (Australia) Government Sports Department.
British Orienteering Development & Innovation Award
Winner of the British Orienteering Annual Awards: Development & Innovation Award 2021. This was awarded to Peter Effeney & Pat Macleod for the development of Orienteering in the UK using innovative methods.
Winner of the British Orienteering Annual Awards: Development & Innovation Award 2021. This was awarded to Peter Effeney & Pat Macleod for the development of Orienteering in the UK using innovative methods.
Orienteering Australia Award
Citation:
Congratulations to OQ President Peter Effeney, who has received the Orienteering Australia 2024 Silva Award for Services to Orienteering. The award recognises his development of the MapRun orienteering app which uses GPS-based punching and has revolutionised the organisation of events and training for many clubs in Australia and worldwide. Peter has worked tirelessly and largely solo to develop all aspects of MapRun, from the initial concept, to coding and constantly refining the app, setting up the host server, establishing local administrators, developing and refining a website platform for administrator functions, and troubleshooting. MapRun is now available in 10 languages, with local administrators managing events in 43 countries across all continents.
Citation:
Congratulations to OQ President Peter Effeney, who has received the Orienteering Australia 2024 Silva Award for Services to Orienteering. The award recognises his development of the MapRun orienteering app which uses GPS-based punching and has revolutionised the organisation of events and training for many clubs in Australia and worldwide. Peter has worked tirelessly and largely solo to develop all aspects of MapRun, from the initial concept, to coding and constantly refining the app, setting up the host server, establishing local administrators, developing and refining a website platform for administrator functions, and troubleshooting. MapRun is now available in 10 languages, with local administrators managing events in 43 countries across all continents.
