What is Sport Ident, and what is an SI card?
A. Sport Ident is a system which is used for orienteering to electronically register the ‘punching’ of control points. It consists of a small plastic SI card on elastic which is strapped to the finger. This allows the runner to quickly ‘punch’ the card into the hole in the top of the SI boxes to register their control point. The card contains a computer chip which picks up data from each control point that it is ‘punched’ into. This data can then be downloaded at the Finish to give information about which controls the runner has visited and how long it took to get there from the previous control. They can be hired for a small fee. They can be bought from Compass Point or Ultrasport at large events. Once bought they should be registered with Sport Ident, so that your information can be automatically entered upon registration at some events using your SI Card number.
