====== Reading A Paper Map ======

| **Field** | Navigation |
| **Went Obsolete** | never |
| **Made Obsolete By** | nothing |
| **Knowledge Assumed** | Geographic basics. |
| **When useful** | Anywhere where you cannot fully rely on batteries, software and GPS signals or the cost is prohibitive (Military, as a backup in Emergency Vehicles), or when a GPS device is not readily available |

Using a paper map and possibly a compass to navigate streets or outdoor terrain. Noticeable points of reference are used to more or less exactly estimate or triangulate the current position.