Editing Piloting (section)

=== Charts ===
Depending on whether one is navigating on a water course, in the air or on land, a different chart applies for the navigator:
*''Nautical charts'' – show [[coast]]al regions and depict depths of [[water]] and land features, natural features of the seabed, details of the coastline, navigational hazards, locations of natural and human-made aids to [[navigation]], and human-made structures such as [[harbor|harbours]], buildings and [[bridge]]s.
*''Aeronautical charts'' – for [[visual meteorological conditions]] depict terrain, geographic features, navigational aids and other aids to navigation. They vary in scale from 1:1,000,000 for [[world aeronautical chart]]s to 1:250,000.
*''Topographic maps'' – show landforms and terrain, lakes and rivers, forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, roads and railways, and other man-made features.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/maps/9767
 | title = National Topographic System Maps
 | last = Government of Canada
 | date = 2016-04-08
 | website = Earth Sciences – Geography
 | publisher = Natural Resources Canada
 | access-date = 2016-05-16
 }}</ref>
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;[[Cartography]] showing man-made and natural features that can be used as points of reference appropriate to the type of navigation.
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File:NOAA chart 25664 1976 detail.png|''Nautical chart'' – includes water depth.
File:Minimum Safe Altitude.gif|''Aeronautical chart'' – includes elevation.
File:Conness-topo.jpg|''Topographic map'' – emphasizes contours – suitable for land navigation.
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