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Backcountry Navigation - - Describes how to use a compass and a topographical map to navigate cross country.

The Bushwalker's Guide to the Galaxy - - Describes techniques that don't require a GPS or compass.

Electronic Compass - - Sells magnetic sensor technology for cars, boats, bicycles, and hikers.

GORP - Getting Found - How to Navigate the Backcountry - - An excerpt from Survival in the 90s by Bob Newman.

How To Use a Compass - - How to use a compass in several lessons plus how to navigate in poor visibility and how to navigate without a compass. Suggested exercises. Tips on buying a compass.

Map and Compass Fundamentals - - Covers the background and history of navigation plus techniques including navigating around obstacles and dead reckoning.

Navigation Technologies - - Maker of digital maps for vehicular navigation. About the company and their products.

OA Guide to Map and Compass - - An excerpt from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis, including reference tables, illustrations and real life examples.

Reading Topographic Maps - - Online manual on map reading and land navigation based on US Army training materials which includes instructions on maps, compasses and other navigational aids.

Sun Compass - - Using a horizontal sundial as a sun compass by John C. Fakan, Ph.D.

Tips on Navigation - - Covers the process from pre-planning to error correction.

Wilderness Survival: Field-Expedient Direction Finding - - Describes how to navigate using readily available materials in a survival situation. Includes diagrams.