diff --git a/handbook/survey/newcave.html b/handbook/survey/newcave.html index 2913c7fca..0a92ccf97 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/newcave.html +++ b/handbook/survey/newcave.html @@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ and you want to let the world know of your massive discovery. <li>If you have not yet learned how to record your prospecting and survey your leads, read the <a href="../look4.htm">prospecting introduction</a> and <a href="../survey/index.htm">survey handbook</a> which tells you how to record -survey information in your waterproof notebook. +survey information in your waterproof notebook. But first you should read the +<a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf"> +Cave Surveying training course slidepack</a>. + <li>This page outlines the rest of the process. Each part of it is documented separately. </ul> <h2>Process</h2> @@ -100,7 +103,13 @@ of what information is in the wallet and where the corresponding survey data is <pre> /expofiles/surveyscans/2018/2018#22/ </pre> -<p>This is where the scanned (or phtographed) copies of the survey notes are kept. + + +<p>This is where the scanned (or photographed) copies of the survey notes are kept. + +<p>[Normal people should skip this, but nerds need to look here +for the <a href="onlinewallet.html">online wallet maintenance process</a>]. + <p>If your initial backup photos of your notes were poor quality, use the scanner in the potato hut to make better copies. Scan to JPEG format as .jpg files. <p>Name the scanned pages "notes1.jpg", notes2.jpg" etc. This is important as a script detects whether these files exist @@ -143,10 +152,7 @@ the documentation and getting rid of out of date notes.] <p>The survey data typed up must include all the notes, including station details and passage names. Make a backup copy to another machine or USB stick as soon as you have typed it in. -<p>Survex cave data belongs in the repository "loser", e.g. -loser "caves-1623/264/mongolrally.svx". -<p>If you have never worked with the distributed version control system before, -then you will be using the expo laptop to create the .svx file and +New users will be using the expo laptop to create the .svx file and you will put it in the folder <pre> /home/expo/loser/caves-1623/264/mongolrally.svx @@ -159,9 +165,15 @@ ensure that it is <em>saved, committed, </em>and<em> pushed</em> appropriately. <li><a href="getin.htm">From muddy book to survex plot</a> - the survex file format (to be revised) <li><a href="drawup.htm">Drawing up your survey</a> - incomplete and a bit out of date <li><a href="athome.htm">Back in the UK</a> - not really part of the process -<li><a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf">Training course slidepack</a> +<li><a href="/expofiles/presentations/cave_surveying_20130626.pdf">Cave Surveying - training course slidepack</a> </ul> +<p>[Nerds: survex cave data belongs in the repository "loser", e.g. +loser "caves-1623/264/mongolrally.svx". We are assuming that normal users have never +worked with an distributed version control system at this point whcih is why we are only +telling them to use the <em>expo laptop</em>.] + + <h3 id="runsurvex">Running survex to create a centre-line</h3> <p><em>to be documented</em>