- Tips on Navigation - http://www.rankin.com.au/navigat1.htm
Covers the process from pre-planning to error correction.
- Electronic Compass - http://www.electronic-compass.com/
Sells magnetic sensor technology for cars, boats, bicycles, and hikers.
- Backcountry Navigation - http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/9200/land_navigation.html
Describes how to use a compass and a topographical map to navigate cross country.
- OA Guide to Map and Compass - http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/manual/mapcompass.shtml
An excerpt from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis, including reference tables, illustrations and real life examples.
- Land Navigation - http://www.logicsouth.com/~lcoble/dir9/land_nav.htm
Discusses tools and techniques for navigating in poor visibility.
- Navigation Technologies - http://www.navtech.com/
Maker of digital maps for vehicular navigation. About the company and their products.
- How To Use a Compass - http://www.learn-orienteering.org/old/
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.
- Sun Compass - http://www.usscod.org/suncomp/suncomp.html
Using a horizontal sundial as a sun compass by John C. Fakan, Ph.D.
- Reading Topographic Maps - http://www.map-reading.com/
Online manual on map reading and land navigation based on US Army training materials which includes instructions on maps, compasses and other navigational aids.
- Map and Compass Fundamentals - http://members.impulse.net/~mlynch/land_nav.html
Covers the background and history of navigation plus techniques including navigating around obstacles and dead reckoning.
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