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I offer courses in cave surveying and cartography for those interested in learning more about surveying underwater. They are very in-depth and focus on the mechanics of producing a survey and map of the cave. Each course takes approximately two full days and is $250.00 per student, per class, with a minimum of two students, maximum of four. Private courses are also available.
Underwater Cave Surveying Course Outline Introduction This course is intended to provide the students with an in-depth knowledge of surveying in under water caves. It is meant to motivate more divers to survey, encourage the use of maps in dive planning, increase the quantity of available maps, and to standardize survey projects. This is not a course on diving and there is no requirement for diving in the course. The course reviews the history of surveying and the development of standards and procedures. Topics include: accuracy standards, composition of the survey team, use and fabrication of tools, survey techniques and methodology, safety considerations, data manipulation, calculations, and symbology. An overview of basic cartography methods as well as copyright and publication are also included. These topics are covered in more detail in the Cave Cartography Course. Course length is typically 16 hours of classroom time. Class size is a minimum of two and maximum of four students. Syllabus
The Survey Process
Data Reduction
Surface survey exercise. (2-3 hours) Plotting Map Cave Cartography Course Outline
Introduction This course is intended to provide the students with specialized knowledge to create maps of underwater caves. It is meant to encourage the creation and publication of more maps and to increase the quality of available maps, and to standardize survey projects. This is not a course on diving and there is no requirement for diving in the course. The course reviews the role of maps as a tool for cave divers and the standards and procedures used by cave cartographers. Topics include: symbology, materials, tools, methods, and publication. Hands on exercises are included to demonstrate particular methods and skills. An overview of basic underwater surveying techniques is included. This topic is covered in more detail in the Underwater Cave Surveying course. Course length is typically 16 hours of classroom time. Class size is a minimum of two and maximum of four students. Syllabus Role of maps
Analyze current maps
Surveying underwater caves
Data Reduction
Planning the map
Information to be conveyed
Symbology
Style
Map Creation
Publication/Copyrights Class Exercises:
Cave Cartography Course Outline
"Basic Underwater Cave Surveying", John Burge, NSS-CDS, 1989. "OnStation", by George R. Dasher, NSS, 1994.
Cave Cartography Course Outline
Cave Cartography Course Outline
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