mapreading
Deciphering terrain symbols
Mapreading is the skill of interpreting maps to navigate or understand geographic information.
It involves recognizing symbols, understanding scale, and orienting the map to actual terrain.
Once essential for travelers and hikers, the skill has diminished with GPS navigation: Kids today have no mapreading ability.
Also spelled as two words.
Competitive terrain navigation sport
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- terrainLand's physical features
- waypointNavigation reference location
bearing · triangulation · legend · contour · scale · grid reference · route planning · landmark
Marks conveying meaning
- keyLock-opening device
- elevationHeight above reference point
- reliefEasing of distress
- projectionSomething that extends outward
latitude · longitude · cartographer · atlas · gazetteer · index · annotation · boundary
Satellite-based location technology
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- appMobile device software
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- panShallow cooking vessel
layer · satellite view · street view · offline · download · pinch · scroll · touchscreen
Assigned meaning
- spatial awarenessSense of physical positioning
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
- literacyAbility to read, write
instruction · teaching · learning · practice · proficiency · expertise · training · scouting
orienteering
Competitive terrain navigation sport
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- terrainLand's physical features
waypoint · bearing · triangulation · legend · contour · scale · grid reference · route planning · landmark · cardinal directions
symbols
Marks conveying meaning
projection · latitude · longitude · cartographer · atlas · gazetteer · index · annotation · boundary · political
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- appMobile device software
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
pan · layer · satellite view · street view · offline · download · pinch · scroll · touchscreen · geolocation
interpretation
Assigned meaning
- spatial awarenessSense of physical positioning
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
literacy · instruction · teaching · learning · practice · proficiency · expertise · training · scouting · fieldwork
mapreadingGPS navigation
Satellite-based directional system
satellite navigation · dead reckoning · satnav · compass navigation
mapreadinggetting lost
Becoming unable to navigate
wandering aimlessly · sense of direction · guesswork · flying blind · directionlessness
map, read, reading, maps, mapped, mapping, mapper, reads, reader