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. |
Electronic Compass - http://www.electronic-compass.com/
Sells magnetic sensor technology for cars, boats, bicycles, and hikers. |
GORP - Getting Found - How to Navigate the Backcountry - http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/how_surv.htm
An excerpt from Survival in the 90s by Bob Newman. |
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. |
Navigation Technologies - http://www.navtech.com/
Maker of digital maps for vehicular navigation. About the company and their products. |
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. |
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. |
Sun Compass - http://www.usscod.org/suncomp/suncomp.html
Using a horizontal sundial as a sun compass by John C. Fakan, Ph.D. |
The Bushwalker's Guide to the Galaxy - http://www.ix.net.au/~als/impnav.htm
Describes techniques that don't require a GPS or compass. |
Wilderness Survival: Field-Expedient Direction Finding - http://www.wilderness-survival.net/chp18.php
Describes how to navigate using readily available materials in a survival situation. Includes diagrams. |