UIS Informatics Commission
Leader: Philipp Häuselmann, Switzerland.
2024-05-22
The Survey and Mapping Sub-commission of the Informatics Commission tackles the various issues related to cave/karst survey and mapping. Where a significant amount of work is needed on a particular task, a Project is created to help focus on that work. Anyone who wants to participate in the work of a project, and countries who want to appoint a Country Delegate to the Sub-commission or one of its projects for final voting, are invited to contact the respective Chairman (click on Chairman's name for contact details). Voting is on the basis of one vote per interested country by its Delegate. The projects to date are:
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The issue currently being tackled by the Sub-commission is T-LiDAR Cave Scanning.
We have now had an offer to translate our mapping symbols into Spanish also.
Please be sure to publicise and encourage the use of the UIS Survey and Mapping international recommendations in your country!
[ UISIC Home ] [ UIS ]Leader: Philipp Häuselmann, Switzerland.
2024-05-22
A request was received to set recommended symbols for use with the mapping of artificial caves as a complement to the existing symbol set, so at the Brno meeting in July 2013 it was decided that this would be the next task of the Sub-commission, in collaboration with the UIS Commission on Artificial Cavities.
Then, at the International Congress of Speleology in Artificial Cavities, HYPOGEA, in March 2015 in Rome (Italy), different symbol sets were proposed and first discussions held. After that followed a compilation of possible symbols on artificial cavities that could be part of an international symbol set. Subsequent discussions of these symbols within both commissions refined the final set in 2022. The official version can be downloaded here: UIS Mapping Symbols for Artificial Cavities.
Thanks to all the members who contributed personally, and to Nemanja Milosavljević who added valuable input.
The delegates and their votes were:
| Argentina | Redonte, Gabriel | gredonte@gmail.com | Yes |
| Australia | Warild, Al. | alw@exemail.com.au | Yes |
| Austria | Plan, Lukas | lukas.plan@NHM-WIEN.AC.AT | Yes |
| Brazil | Kok, Geribello F. | fabio@geribello.com.br | Yes* |
| Canada | Christian, Chénier | christian.chenier@gmail.com | Yes |
| Croatia | Bočić, Neven | nbocic@geog.pmf.hr | Yes* |
| France | Ournié, Bernard | b.ournie@free.fr | Yes |
| Germany | Wolf, Andreas | chono@compuserve.com | Yes* |
| Holland | Burgers, Yoxz | yoxz@hccnet.nl | Yes |
| Hungary | Móga, János | jmoga@freemail.hu | Yes* |
| Italy | Pani, Daniela | daniela.pani@gmail.com | Yes* |
| Japan | Ishikawa, Norihiko | snow63@jcom.home.ne.jp | Yes |
| Lebanon | Salem, Ghada | ghada-salem@live.com | Yes* |
| Mexico | Ángel García, Carlos | drangelgc@hotmail.com | Yes* |
| Poland | Golicz, Mateusz | mateusz.golicz@pza.org.pl | Yes* |
| Romania | Tudor, Tamas | tudor.tamas@ubbcluj.ro | Yes |
| Russia | Lavrov, Igor | karst@permonline.ru | Yes* |
| Serbia | Ćalić, Jelena | j.calic@sezampro.rs | Yes* |
| Slovakia | Pavel, Herich | pavel.herich@ssj.sk | Yes* |
| Slovenia | Erker, Marko | marko.erker@gmail.com | No |
| Spain | Cuadrado Méndez, Óscar | OSCAR.CUADRADOMENDEZ@asturias.org | Yes* |
| Sweden | Agrell, Erik | erik@agrell.info | Yes |
| Switzerland | Häuselmann, Philipp | praezis@speleo.ch | Yes |
| Turkey | Güner, Noyan | n.guner@mta.gov.tr,
noyan_guner@yahoo.com | Yes* |
| UK | Atkinson, Andy | andrew@wotcc.org.uk | Yes* |
| USA | Kambesis, Pat | pat.kambesis@wku.edu | Yes* |
| Venezuela | Carreño, Rafael | rafaelcarreno2004@yahoo.es | Yes* |
* By abstention. Before the vote it was stated that the absence of a vote would be taken as a "Yes".
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2012-11-24
Originally introduced by BCRA (UK), survey and mapping grades were later adopted by other organizations. The grades assess the precision and accuracy of a given survey, and discuss the methods and materials used. Although these grades are widely known, the UIS has never previously discussed and adopted a grading system. The main debate was held at the 2009 ICS in Kerrville, USA, where it was decided to use the Australian grades as a starting point for discussion. Final voting was completed by the delegates from interested countries in August 2010.
Download the official version of the UIS Survey and Mapping Grades here. (Revised 2012-09-14 with minor cosmetic updates.)
Country Delegates:
| Argentina | Redonte, Gabriel | gredonte@gmail.com | Yes |
| Australia | Warild, Al. | alw@exemail.com.au | Abstain |
| Austria | Plan, Lukas | lukas.plan@NHM-WIEN.AC.AT | Yes |
| Brazil | Kok, Geribello F. | fabio@geribello.com.br | Yes |
| Croatia | Bočić, Neven | nbocic@geog.pmf.hr | Yes |
| France | Ournié, Bernard | b.ournie@free.fr | Yes (*no answer) |
| Germany | Müller, Ralph | ralphfmueller@aol.com | Yes (no answer) |
| Hungary | Móga, János | jmoga@freemail.hu | Yes |
| Italy | Pani, Daniela | daniela.pani@gmail.com | Yes |
| Japan | Ishikawa, Norihiko | snow63@jcom.home.ne.jp | Yes |
| Lebanon | Ghada, Salem | ghada-salem@live.com | Yes |
| Mexico | Montano, Juan Ant. | espeleo99@yahoo.com | Yes |
| Netherlands | Burgers, Yoxz | yoxz@hccnet.nl | Yes (no answer) |
| Romania | Tudor, Tamas | tudor.tamas@ubbcluj.ro | Yes |
| Russia | Lavrov, Igor | karst@permonline.ru | Yes (no answer) |
| Serbia | Ćalić, Jelena | j.calic@sezampro.rs | Yes |
| Sweden | Agrell, Erik | agrell@chalmers.se | Yes |
| Switzerland | Häuselmann, Philipp | praezis@speleo.ch | Yes |
| Turkey | Güner, Noyan | n.guner@mta.gov.tr and noyan_guner@yahoo.com |
Yes (no answer) |
| UK | Atkinson, Andy | andrew@wotcc.org.uk | Yes (no answer) |
| USA | Kambesis, Pat | pat.kambesis@wku.edu | Yes |
| Venezuela | Carreño, Rafael | rafaelcarreno2004@yahoo.es | Yes (no answer) |
Collaborators:
| Australia | Grimes, Ken | ken.grimes@bigpond.com |
| Brazil | Hardt, Rubens | rubens_hardt@yahoo.com.br |
| Croatia | Bakšić, Darko | baksic@gmail.com |
* Before the vote it was stated that absence of a vote would be taken as a "Yes".
In collaboration with IGU and IAH
Leader: Philipp Häuselmann, Switzerland.
2023-11-14
The Karst Surface Map Symbols Project developed the symbols list over several years, also in consultation with the Karst Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU) and the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH). Final voting by the Project Country Delegates was in May 2006.
You can find the Karst surface
symbols at: https://sghbern.ch/newsghbern/karst-surface-symbols
They are also published in
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementbände, Band 147.
See: http://www.borntraeger-cramer.de/pubs/isbn/bo/zeitschrfg-344321147X-desc.html
A downloadable set of karst placemarkers for use in Google Earth, based on these UIS Surface Symbols, has been developed by Manuel Freire.
The UIS Sub-commission country delegates voting were:
| Argentina | Redonte, Gabriel | Yes |
| Australia | Grimes, Ken | Abstained |
| Austria | Plan, Lukas | Yes |
| Brazil | Hardt, Rubens | Yes |
| Croatia | Faivre, Sanja | (no answer) |
| France | Ournié, Bernard | Yes |
| Germany | Mueller, Ralph | Yes |
| Hungary | Móga, János | (no answer) |
| Japan | Norihiko, Ishikawa | Yes |
| Lebanon | Ghada, Salem | Yes |
| Mexico | Montano, Juan Ant. | Yes |
| Russia | Lavrov, Igor | Yes |
| Serbia | Ćalić, Jelena | Yes |
| Sweden | Agrell, Erik | Yes |
| Switzerland | Häuselmann, Philipp | Yes |
| Turkey | Güner, Noyan | Yes |
| UK | Atkinson, Andy | Abstained |
| USA | Kambesis, Pat | Yes |
| Venezuela | Carreño, Rafael | Yes |
Leader: Philipp Häuselmann, Switzerland.
2008-09-30
The Survey and Mapping Sub-commission completed its work on Basic Cave Mapping Symbols in May 1999. The now standard symbols arose from extended discussions by many people, then final voting by the Project Country Delegates.
The agreed set of UIS Basic Cave Mapping Symbols can be found at: http://www.carto.net/cgi-neumann/cave_symbol.pl
The country delegates were:
| Argentina | Redonte, Gabriel | Yes |
| Australia | Grimes, Ken | Yes (abstained*) |
| Austria | Neumann, Andreas | Yes |
| Brazil | Hardt, Rubens | Yes |
| France | Aulas, Jean-Pierre | Yes |
| Germany | Müller, Ralph | Yes |
| Russia | Lavrov, Igor | Yes |
| Switzerland | Häuselmann, Philipp | Yes |
| UK | Atkinson, Andy | Yes |
| USA | Petrie, Garry | Yes |
| Venezuela | Carreño, Rafael | Yes (abstained*) |
* Before the vote it was stated that absence of a vote would be taken as a "Yes".
Between July 2007 and May 2008 the list was in revision. It was not a major revision as the setup of the standards took place only in 1999. However the Sub-commission decided to leave them unchanged.
The delegates were:
| Argentina | Redonte, Gabriel |
| Australia | Grimes, Ken |
| Austria | Plan, Lukas |
| Brazil | Hardt, Rubens |
| Croatia | Bočić, Neven |
| France | Ournié, Bernard |
| Germany | Müller, Ralph |
| Hungary | Móga, János |
| Japan | Ishikawa, Norihiko |
| Lebanon | Ghada, Salem |
| Mexico | Montano, Juan Ant. |
| Russia | Lavrov, Igor |
| Serbia | Ćalić, Jelena |
| Sweden | Agrell, Erik |
| Switzerland | Häuselmann, Philipp |
| Turkey | Güner, Noyan |
| UK | Atkinson, Andy |
| USA | Kambesis, Pat |
| Venezuela | Carreño, Rafael |
Leader: Peter Matthews, Australia.
2024-05-22
Now hibernating, this Project was working on a standard format for exchanging and archiving data relating to cave surveying and mapping. The format was to use XML and associated standards, and the work to be co-ordinated and compatible with that of the UISIC Sub-commissions for Cave Data Field Definitions and for a general Cave Data Exchange Format. The format (a Markup Language) to be called CaveXML. Further information can be found at the format section of the Cave Data Exchange Project page.
After much discussion about the format over the period 2001-2005, and for a while losing our
server to a hacker, CaveXML for survey and mapping unfortunately got too difficult, interest waned,
and the project went into hibernation. If anyone wants to tackle any of the tasks identified,
or resurrect and lead the group on this survey and mapping project, they would be very
welcome - please email the Project Leader. The web pages and mailing list archive reflecting
the discussion and progress of the Project can be found at:
http://www.cavexml.uis-speleo.org.
In the meantime, UISIC's more general Cave Data Exchange Sub-commission is working on (1) a simple text format for exchanging and archiving general cave and karst data, and (2) a Linked Data facility called KarstLink for exchanging, consolidating, reporting and querying cave/karst data over the Internet - everyone is welcome to help! Maybe later we'll be able to take a fresh look at exchanging cave survey and mapping data!
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