From c00f554f416c565641108072e1939268faaf1d6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Sargent Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 15:06:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] GPS screenshot & surface leg added - online edit of handbook/l/new-cave-form.html --- handbook/l/new-cave-form.html | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/handbook/l/new-cave-form.html b/handbook/l/new-cave-form.html index 91120d52a..1c3fe9d1b 100644 --- a/handbook/l/new-cave-form.html +++ b/handbook/l/new-cave-form.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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New Cave Data Sheet
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The Cave Tag Number is the identifier on the aluminium tage (if mounted at the entrance) e.g. 2050-BH-03 if it is the third cave disovered by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on the 2050 expo. This encodes the year of discovery, two letters, usually the unique initials of one of the discoverers, and a serial number for caves discovered this year by that person.
Note that this identifier must NOT end in a LETTER. It must end in a DIGIT. Only entrance identifiers end in a (lower-case) letter. Cave identifiers must end in a digit. -

Usually the paper sheet will be put away in the same plastic wallet as that used for the underground survey notes -and sketches of the newly-discovered cave, and the entrance location will be entered as GPS coordinates. +

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Occasionally, an entrance is discovered during a surface survey, and no underground exploration is done, in -which case this data sheet should be put in the same wallet as the surface survey notes. -

Anyone setting out on a surface prospecting trip should take a few of these with them and fill them out in +

NEW in 2026: Take a screen-shot of the GPStest app which will record the coordinates and the time the GPS was taken. +

NEW in 2026: Write down the distance and compass direction taken from the GPS point to the entrance to the cave: to where the tag is, if there is one. This will usually be 5 to 10m. Use the compass app in your phone and a bit of string. + +

Usually the paper sheet will be put away in the same plastic wallet + as that used for the underground survey notes +and sketches of the newly-discovered cave, and the entrance location + will be entered as GPS coordinates. + +

Occasionally, an entrance is discovered during a surface survey, + and no underground exploration is done, in +which case this data sheet should be put in the same wallet + as the surface survey notes. +

Anyone setting out on a surface prospecting trip should take + a few of these with them and fill them out in the field at the new entrance.