IOF description column: location of the marker

The column saying where on the feature the flag hangs.

Also known as: Marker location column, Flag position column

Maps & navigationSport & gamesStandard profile

Meanings

The IOF control description column stating where on the feature the control marker is placed.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
States where on the feature the control marker is placed.
Contexts: Maps
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Matters most on large features, where the difference between the foot and the top of a cliff can be a minute of climbing and a wrong approach.
Contexts: Maps

The seventh square box of a description row, holding a small mark such as a circle with one quadrant filled.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

IOF Control Descriptions
International Orienteering Federation · retrieved 2026-08-25
The IOF specification defining the pictorial control description symbols, the columns of the description sheet and the meaning of each symbol within its column. Cited for a symbol's identity and defined meaning. Records describe the notation and are not competition rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Meanings

The IOF control description column stating where on the feature the control marker is placed.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

States where on the feature the control marker is placed.

Contexts: Maps

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Matters most on large features, where the difference between the foot and the top of a cliff can be a minute of climbing and a wrong approach.

Contexts: Maps

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

IOF Control Descriptions
International Orienteering Federation · retrieved 2026-08-25
The IOF specification defining the pictorial control description symbols, the columns of the description sheet and the meaning of each symbol within its column. Cited for a symbol's identity and defined meaning. Records describe the notation and are not competition rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25