Editing Topographic map (section)

==Uses==
[[File:Kurvimeter 1 (fcm).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Curvimeter]] used to measure a distance on a topographic map]]
Topographic maps have many multiple uses in the present day: any type of geographic [[planning]] or large-scale [[architecture]]; [[Earth sciences]] and many other [[geography|geographic]] disciplines; [[mining]] and other Earth-based endeavours; [[civil engineering]] and recreational uses such as [[hiking]] and [[orienteering]].

It takes practice and skill to read and interpret a topographic map. This includes not only how to identify map features, but also how to interpret contour lines to infer landforms like cliffs, ridges, draws, etc. Training in map reading is often given in orienteering, scouting, and the military.<ref>{{Cite book| publisher= US Department of the Army| title = Map Reading and Land Navigation| location = Washington, DC| series = Field Manual No. 3-25.26| date = January 2005 |via=Intelligence Resource Program |url=https://irp.fas.org/doddir/army/fm3-25-26.pdf}}</ref>