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http://www.electronic-compass.com/
Electronic Compass Open in a new browser window
   Sells magnetic sensor technology for cars, boats, bicycles, and hikers.
   http://www.electronic-compass.com/
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/how_surv.htm
GORP - Getting Found - How to Navigate the Backcountry Open in a new browser window
   An excerpt from Survival in the 90s by Bob Newman.
   http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/how_surv.htm
http://www.learn-orienteering.org/old/
How To Use a Compass Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://members.impulse.net/~mlynch/land_nav.html
Map and Compass Fundamentals Open in a new browser window
   Covers the background and history of navigation plus techniques including navigating around obstacles and dead reckoning.
   http://members.impulse.net/~mlynch/land_nav.html
http://www.navtech.com/
Navigation Technologies Open in a new browser window
   Maker of digital maps for vehicular navigation. About the company and their products.
   http://www.navtech.com/
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/manual/mapcompass.shtml
OA Guide to Map and Compass Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.map-reading.com/
Reading Topographic Maps Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.usscod.org/suncomp/suncomp.html
Sun Compass Open in a new browser window
   Using a horizontal sundial as a sun compass by John C. Fakan, Ph.D.
   http://www.usscod.org/suncomp/suncomp.html
http://www.ix.net.au/~als/impnav.htm
The Bushwalker's Guide to the Galaxy Open in a new browser window
   Describes techniques that don't require a GPS or compass.
   http://www.ix.net.au/~als/impnav.htm
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/chp18.php
Wilderness Survival: Field-Expedient Direction Finding Open in a new browser window
   Describes how to navigate using readily available materials in a survival situation. Includes diagrams.
   http://www.wilderness-survival.net/chp18.php

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