Cave Documentation News

This page aims to keep you up to date with any news related to cave documentation - resources, techniques, examples, etc, etc. The latest items are the top of the list. If you know of further items, please send the details to Peter Matthews at [ matthews@melbpc.org.au ] to help keep this page up to date.

Karst Information Portal goes live

The Karst Information Portal went live in August 2007. It is a new international web-based facility for accessing and collaborating on world-wide cave and karst information for researchers, managers and explorers. UIS is one of the four founding organisations. The portal aims both to link to existing literature and data sources, and also to store this kind of data directly. See our Introduction for more details. [2007-09-03]

Basic Cave Mapping Symbols under review

The UIS Basic Cave Mapping Symbols were established in 1999. They are now being reviewed to see if any changes are needed. If you want to make any suggestions, please contact your country delegate in the Working Group as soon as possible. [2007-09-03]

UISIC Contact List being updated

An important part of revitalising the Informatics Commission's website is updating the UISIC Contact List. This list aims to show both those who are interested and also those responsible for cave documentation in each country, together with brief details of any related databases, and will help communication with them. The Commission's mailing list, cavedata, will also be re-established to aid communication between those interested in cave documentation. Please check under your country in the current list (very outdated), and email any updates as soon as possible to Peter Matthews at the address in the introductory paragraph above. [2007-09-03]