From 298778bedd09de055e3511a40fa37f045598ba97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Philip Sargent (muscogee)"
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2020 18:31:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] plumbing in the QMs page a bit more thoroughly
---
handbook/survey/drawup.htm | 14 +++++++++++---
handbook/survey/index.htm | 14 +++++++++-----
handbook/survey/newcave.html | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/handbook/survey/drawup.htm b/handbook/survey/drawup.htm
index 9855d4da3..c9fc401ee 100644
--- a/handbook/survey/drawup.htm
+++ b/handbook/survey/drawup.htm
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ draw only what was recorded faithfully in the cave. If this makes your
drawing look bad - record more next time! If things really are unclear,
consider taking a copy of this drawing back into the cave to clarify it.
-Drawing a cave is not easy but anyone can learn to do it.
-Read the brief Cave Mapping - Sketching the Detail"
-5-page llustrated guide by Ken Grimes which makes everything clear.
+
Preparing input into to Tunnel or Therion
+[to be written] - See
+drawing around the centre-line
+The actual published cave-survey is produced by software these days.
Make sure the drawing clearly shows the point of connection to previous
surveys (look at the relevant drawing in the old survey book to ensure the
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ of any new question marks, with an estimate of quality and any difficulties
which will be encountered (eg. if it is a climb, are bolts going to be
needed ? If a dig, is it a few loose boulders or a crawl over mud?)
+Archaic: hand-drawing the final survey
+
+Drawing a cave entirely by hand is not easy but anyone can learn to do it.
+Read the brief Cave Mapping - Sketching the Detail"
+5-page llustrated guide by Ken Grimes which makes everything clear. For preliminary exploration (Grade 1 surveys) this is still appropriate.
+
+
CUCC use a set of symbols pretty close to the standard ones promulgated
by the BCRA, with occasional differences - such as large-enough boulders
which are sketched to scale using the US symbol. The current state of
diff --git a/handbook/survey/index.htm b/handbook/survey/index.htm
index d646ddb46..8fcd2f68b 100755
--- a/handbook/survey/index.htm
+++ b/handbook/survey/index.htm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ detailed topics.
For those new to CUCC expo surveying:
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ detailed topics.
Methods: underground
Pitfalls to avoid, hints'n'tips to make life easier
Methods: surface
-
+
A new cave: Getting a GPS fix
- GPS for Surveying: Coordinate Systems and how to convert between them
Base Camp: getting it in to the computer
+ QMs (Question Marks) in the svx file - possible ways on
+ Transcribing and re-scanning your sketches
Base Camp: drawing it up, writing the description
Back in the UK: so you thought you'd finished?
@@ -65,6 +64,11 @@ detailed topics.
2013 Training Course a slide-pack of a surveying course using Steinbruckhohle as the example
How to create a survex file
More resources on surveying
+ Older methods:
+ GPS for Surveying: Coordinate Systems and how to convert between them
+
diff --git a/handbook/survey/newcave.html b/handbook/survey/newcave.html
index bb1030945..6fbb51c33 100644
--- a/handbook/survey/newcave.html
+++ b/handbook/survey/newcave.html
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ telling them to use the expo laptop.]
-Transcribing and re-scanning your sketches
+Transcribing and re-scanning your sketches
to be documented See drawing up the sketches.
The files of your scanned and re-scanned sketches should be stored in the same folder
as the scanned notes, i.e. (for wallet #19) you would put them in:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ as the scanned notes, i.e. (for wallet #19) you would put them in:
/home/expo/expofiles/surveyscans/2018/2018#19/
-
Using tunnel or therion for final survey production
+Using tunnel or therion for final survey production
to be documented