Compass55 began as a straightforward proposition: the open web contains more useful destinations than any single enquirer can locate unaided, and a well-maintained gazetteer can remedy that. The result is a free, openly accessible directory of 830 registered sites, surveyed across 22 distinct sections with the care one expects of a proper reference work. Each entry in the Compass55 register represents a real destination — a business, a service, or an organisation that has submitted its details for inclusion. The review process is honest and the criteria are simple: the site must be operational and its purpose must be discernible. Beyond that, Compass55 does not rank, weight, or editorially favour one entry over another. The register is alphabetical within sections, and the index makes no claim to comprehensiveness beyond what has been voluntarily submitted. The twenty-two sections of the Compass55 gazetteer cover the main territories of commercial and organisational life on the web: from physicians and solicitors to gaming parlours and travel passages, from print works to computing apparatus, from dental surgeries to correspondence and social registry. A large miscellany section accommodates the remainder — destinations that serve a genuine purpose but resist a single-category classification. Compass55 is maintained on behalf of the web at large. There is no subscription fee for browsing, no barrier to submission, and no commercial hierarchy within the listings. The register is revised as new entries arrive and as existing destinations change their particulars. Those who find an error or a lapsed listing are encouraged to notify the editors so that the survey can be kept current. Submission is open to any site that meets the basic criteria. The process takes a matter of minutes and the listing, once reviewed, appears in the appropriate section of the Compass55 gazetteer. The register is free to use, free to consult, and free to join.