5, No. 2 Scientific Journal of Orienteering, Vol. An empirical investigation into information processing and decision making in orienteering. Thinking about the shapes of mapped landsurfaces. Impact of orienteering on forest and game. Human actions are goal directed and lead by plans.
Plans consist of serial procedures of actions and are abstracted from experi ence.
Orienteering can be described by the concept of travel plan and its execution. Orienteering errors may be caused by improper formation of plans, incorrect execution, or improper comparison of map and terrain information. The formation of plans is based upon internal knowledge and information from the map. Execution of plans made from abstract knowledge usually is erroneous, and environmental information is needed for proper execution. The study of the interaction between plans and external information might help to clarify mechanisms of human mobility.