-We need to store Question Marks (QMs) and cave description data in an easy-to-use format for setting objectives and -planning trips. +We need to store Question Marks (QMs) and cave description data in an easy-to-use format for setting objectives and planning trips. As of the end of the 2022 expo, we have 1,374 QMs tracked in our records.
When planning an expo, it is necessary to work out where leads are in each cave before arriving in Austria to make effective use of time and equipment. The most readily @@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ accessible place for such information is in .svx files, because this is more eff compared to including QMs only in survey drawings in Tunnel or writing a cave description then putting it on the expo website. -
Svx files are a very stable place to store the data long- +
Survex files are a very stable place to store the data long- term: there is no need to rely on a 'master file' of any kind, which can be problematic if not everyone on expo has the same level of computer literacy, and requires just basic text entry to create and update the data after a trip.