Land
Links
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.
Land Navigation
http://www.logicsouth.com/~lcoble/dir9/land_nav.htm
Discusses tools and techniques for navigating in poor visibility.
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.
Navigation Technologies
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
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.