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[navigation]
A two-part activity that involves planning a route to get from one place to another and then following that route in the field. Navigation is composed of wayfinding and locomotion.
[navigation]
The activity of guiding a ship, plane, or other vehicle to a destination, along a planned or improvised route, according to reliable methods.