Directory of Cave Surveying Resources

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Cave surveying is the systematic mapping and recording of cave passage. It generally results in a 2D pictorial outline of a cave system. Surveying is regarded as a key part of documenting the discovery of new cave passage.

Subcategories

• Software Packages

Resources in This Category

• BCRA Cave Surveying Group

  http://csg.bcra.org.uk/csg.html
  Covers all aspects of cartography including instruments, techniques, technology, data recording, data archiving, software, drawing up and presentation. Sponsors biannual field meets and projects. Includes contact information.

• Cave Survey Data in XML

  http://www.psc-cavers.org/xml
  The proposal and ongoing effort to establish XML based standards for the representation of cave survey data.

• Cave Surveying Discussion Group

  http://lists.tartarus.org/mailman/listinfo/cave-surveying
  Post a question or browse the archives.

• Cave Surveying Notes

  http://csg.bcra.org.uk/surveynotes.html
  A detailed paper on the treatment and minimising of errors in surveying.

• CaveScript XML

  http://www.speleonics.com.au/cavescript/index.html
  A cave survey and map data format for storing all information about a cave survey or an entire cave map.

• Compass Points

  http://www.chaos.org.uk/survex/cp/
  The Journal of the BCRA Cave Surveying Group.

 

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