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Websites related to Outdoor Travel Links (Outdoor Speleology)

Speleology - Cave Surveying

• The Auriga Project - Information on developing an electronic surveying tool to make cave surveying easier and less error-prone.

• BCRA Cave Surveying Group - UK organisation to promote discussion, research, information dissemination, and practical help on cave surveying.

• Cave Survey Data in XML - The proposal and ongoing effort to establish XML based standards for the representation of cave survey data.

• Cave Surveying Discussion Group

• Cave Surveying Notes - A detailed paper on the treatment and minimising of errors in surveying.

• Cave Symbols - The official UIS list of cave survey symbols, multi language.

• Caves and Caving Cave Surveying - Links to related web sites.

• CaveScript XML - A cave survey and map data format for storing all information about a cave survey or an entire cave map.

• Cave-Survey dictionary - A useful multi-lingual glossary of cave surveying terms.

• CaveXML - A UIS proposal to provide a common cave data exchange format.

• Compass Points - The Journal of the BCRA Cave Surveying Group

• 3D Modeling of Phreatic Karst Caves - An anlaysis of cave geometry modeling methods by Todd R Kincaid, USA.

• KML Karst Markup Language - A suggested XML vocabulary for the speleological community.

• NSS Survey and Cartography Section - List of standard mapping symbols and terminology.

• Pengelly Trust Cave Surveying - An introduction to surveying and mapping.

• Ultrasonic Cave Mapping - Information on surveying using ultrasound reflections to produce an accurate 3D model.

Speleology - Events

• UIS International Speleo Calendar   - Events around the world.

• ASF Conference - Biennial conference of the Australian Speleological Federation.

• Australian Speleo Calendar - Comprehensive list of caving events in Australia.

• BCRA Events Diary - Up coming events from the British Cave Research Association.

• Cave and Karst Management Symposium 1997 - Forest Karst Ecosystems.

• Cave and Karst Management Symposium 1999 - Living with Caves and Karst

• Cavestock Spring Cave Festival - An annual caving convention in LaFayette, Georgia focussing on cave conservation.

• Hidden Earth - UK annual, national caving conference and exhibition.

• IGCP 448 Workshop 2001 - Field seminar in south China to examine the karst ecosystem in subtropical humid monsoon areas.

• International Cave Bear Symposium 2000 - Held in Corona, Spain.

• International Symposium of Biospeloelogy - XIVth organised by Croatian Speleological Society

• International Symposium on Vulconospeleology 2002 - Hosted by the Icelandic Speleological Society.

• ISVERNA 2001 - Cave diving conference to be held 5-7 July 2001 in Mehedinti, Romania.

• Kalenderuebersicht SGH - German language site containing list of caving related events in Switzerland.

• Karst Studies and Problems: 2000 and Beyond - Conference to be held in Cluj, Romania in July 2000 by The Friends of Karst.

• Middle East Speleology 2001 - Symposium to discuss caving in the Middle-East region to be held in Kaslik, Lebanon in April 2001.

• National School Of Speleology Caput 2001 - An event aimed at getting yougsters interested in caving to be held 27 Jul - 5 August 2001 in Poina Caput, Bihor, Romania.

• NSS Convention 2001 - A Cave Odyssey

• NSS Sponsored Events - A list of events associated with the National Spelealogical Society, USA

• NZSS Calendar Of Events - Comprehensive list of caving relate events in New Zealand.

• Sinkholes and Karst Conferences - Information about past and future conferences held by PELA based in Tennessee, USA.

• Spelaion - German language information about this photographic exhibition in Lausanne, Switzerland. Runs until Apr 22 2001.

• Speleo Brazil 2001 - Speleology in the Third Millenium, Sustainable Development of Karst Environments.

• Speleovision - International festival of caving films held in Vercors, France in August 2000.

• Spring VAR 2000 - Cving event in Blacksburg, Virginia hosted by the VPI Club.

• UK National Caving Diary - Comprehensive list of events in the UK.

Other Links for Outdoors Category

Adventure Clubs -- Boating --Camping -- Canoe and Kayaking -- Canopying -- Climbing -- Chats and Forums -- Directories -
Equipment -- Fishing -- Guides and Outfitters -- Hiking -- Hang Gliding -- Horseback Riding -- Hunting -- Hypothermia -- Landsailing - Metal Detecting -- Mountaineering -- National Parks -- Orienteering -- Offroad Vehicles -- Paragliding -- Prospecting -- Publications - Rockhounding -- Scouting --Schools and Education -- Scuba Diving -- Search and Rescue -- Skiing --Skydiving -- Snowbike - Snowmobiles -- Speleology -- Whitewater Rafting -- Wildflowers -- Wildlife -- Survival and Primitive Technology -- Television Shows --Web Portals