UIS Informatics Commission - Data Exchange Sub-commission
Leader: Mike Lake, Australia.
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The Karst Data Interchange (KDI) format is a simple UTF-8 text-based format for transferring cave and karst data between independent databases by caving groups et al. when the complexities of KarstLink and the Internet are not required.
It was first successfully used by the Australian Speleological Federation in
producing its Australian
Karst Index 1985 book, and in transferring the data of its Karst Index Database (KID) from a PC-based system to the current web-based system.
[
KID technical details 2007 ]
That early ASCII KDI format is now being brought into the modern age, soon for discussion and publication.