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Electronic Compass
Sells magnetic sensor technology for cars, boats, bicycles, and hikers.
http://www.electronic-compass.com/
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Backcountry Navigation
Describes how to use a compass and a topographical map to navigate cross country.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/9200/land_navigation.html
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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
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The Bushwalker's Guide to the Galaxy
Describes techniques that don't require a GPS or compass.
http://www.ix.net.au/~als/impnav.htm
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Navigation Technologies
Maker of digital maps for vehicular navigation. About the company and their products.
http://www.navtech.com/
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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/
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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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Wilderness Survival: Field-Expedient Direction Finding
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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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/
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GORP - Getting Found - How to Navigate the Backcountry
An excerpt from Survival in the 90s by Bob Newman.
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/how_surv.htm
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