Electronic Compass 
Sells magnetic sensor technology for cars, boats, bicycles, and hikers.
http://www.electronic-compass.com/
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.
http://www.learn-orienteering.org/old/
Map and Compass Fundamentals 
Covers the background and history of navigation plus techniques including navigating around obstacles and dead reckoning.
http://members.impulse.net/~mlynch/land_nav.html
Navigation Technologies 
Maker of digital maps for vehicular navigation. About the company and their products.
http://www.navtech.com/
OA Guide to Map and Compass 
An excerpt from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis, including reference tables, illustrations and real life examples.
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/manual/mapcompass.shtml
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.
http://www.map-reading.com/
Sun Compass 
Using a horizontal sundial as a sun compass by John C. Fakan, Ph.D.
http://www.usscod.org/suncomp/suncomp.html
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