https://www.surveydown.com/howto daily 0.75 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/221f89b3-b50a-4288-b1de-dee6576ab642/RESTRICTION-GRADES-THUMBNAIL-SERIES.jpg How-To - RESTRICTION GRADES: A MEASUREMENT-BASED SYSTEM Part 1 of 2: A new way to label restrictions using measurement-based restriction grades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1a3e01b2-fa5c-429b-8cbf-bb4ddb25ded8/RESTRICTION-GRADES-THUMBNAIL-SERIES-PART-2.jpg How-To - RESTRICTION GRADES: FUTURE REVISIONS? Part 2 of 2: A look at potential revisions to the grading system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/bc6b48e9-cecb-40da-8f4d-c5fbeaad943d/Thumbnail-Template%2C-BLOG-1.jpg How-To - BLOG: LINES OR NO LINES? 3 reasons why guidelines should not be on cave maps, and why I chose to ignore them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/36b44606-de39-4f63-96eb-0ba3c3398476/Thumbnail%2C-survey-template.jpg How-To - DIVE GEAR: SURVEY TEMPLATES Gear: Download and print a template for underwater cave survey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/254f917a-af96-4d78-92f7-90c60fa26ab1/Thumbnail-Template%2C-SCUBA-ORINGS.jpg How-To - DIVE GEAR: SCUBA O-RINGS Gear: Download and print a true-to-size table of the 10 most common scuba O-rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/578909b0-11e2-4e7d-bcf3-2fad203cec1c/Thumbnail-Template%2C-Walls-SVG.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: EXPORTING AN SVG Part 7 of 8: Learn how to export your data as an SVG for drafting in Adobe Illustrator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1634244594609-QFO9C0LQJPGVIVQP1J7A/Thumbnail-Template%2C-Waterproof-Paper.jpg How-To - GEAR REVIEW: WATERPROOF PAPERS Review: Comparing waterproof papers for the purpose of underwater cave cartography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/c9314111-4313-4d40-920d-8853e4525ef8/READING-MAPS%2C-BCRA-GRADES-THUMBNAIL.jpg How-To - READING MAPS: BCRA SURVEY GRADES Part 5 of 8: A quick look at the BCRA Survey Grade system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624119458402-PFF63ZAH8OWCXE8QLY14/Thumbnail-Template%2C-Walls%2C-part-6.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: ADDING COLOR Part 6 of 8: Learn how to change the style and color of your survey using the Segments Tab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624042508364-7WQNZNJJG4XH88S93IR0/Thumbnail-Template%2C-Walls%2C-part-5.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: LRUD DIMENSIONS Part 5 of 8: Learn the basic steps to entering LRUD dimensions to underwater dive survey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621474755777-8JPC8WKKZ6EZJA1TK4A0/READING-MAPS%2C-cross-sections-copy.jpg How-To - READING MAPS: CROSS-SECTIONS Part 4 of 8: A quick look at how to make better use of the cross-sections on an underwater cave map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1618004237808-HIV1WOL85JMXUG39NISB/READING-MAPS%2C-SYMBOLS-THUMBNAIL.jpg How-To - READING MAPS: UIS CAVE SYMBOLS Part 3 of 8: A summary of the UIS Cave Symbols for cave divers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1617591998853-N6P75VVZXKIQZ7Z5N2U5/READING-MAPS%2C-GRADES-THUMBNAIL.jpg How-To - READING MAPS: UIS MAPPING GRADES Part 2 of 8: A quick look at the UIS Mapping Grade system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614291357852-FNUU5HK7GW8YELT66WBQ/CAVE-DIVING-SURVEY-THUMBNAIL.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: PRINTING A SURVEY Part 4 of 8: Learn how to print an underwater cave survey using Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612745865296-K80L4JJLVH705L767VRW/Thumbnail-export-google-earth-cave-diving.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: GOOGLE EARTH PRO Part 3 of 8: Learn how to export your dive survey to Google Earth using shapefiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612480291583-ONGML5JZ6MUKHA2FG7K7/cave+diving+survey+circuits.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: CONNECTING CIRCUITS Part 2 of 8: Connect underwater circuits using the cave survey application, Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611852234660-IRQG9ZC92IAYWIYPDLXF/READING-MAPS%2C-NORTH-THUMBNAIL.jpg How-To - READING MAPS: WHICH WAY’S NORTH? Part 1 of 8: Learn the basic differences between True North, Magnetic North, and Grid North. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973001244-K06Q7WIS5MB0LW3CS9V9/Thumbnail-Template%2C-PVC.jpg How-To - GEAR TUTORIAL: MAKING DIVE SLATES DIY Series: Make a custom dive slate using PVC tubes from the hardware store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973045435-1FBCU1JHDPEWM60VIWID/Thumbnail-Template%2C-WALLS-SERIES-NEW.jpg How-To - USING WALLS: ENTERING DIVE SURVEY Part 1 of 8: Create a project and enter underwater cave survey using the Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973083464-QRT3BWGBVUDOFRU9M0TP/Thumbnail%2C-Intro-Drafting-1.jpg How-To - INTRO DRAFTING: TRACING WALLS Part 1 of 3: Trace the walls over a scanned section of the Dos Palmas Cartography Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973106888-JYBF40IS6PNUIC8TJX6F/Thumbnail%2C-Intro-Drafting-2.jpg How-To - INTRO DRAFTING: ADDING COLOR Part 2 of 3: Add color to an underwater cave map using Adobe Illustrator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973123480-LR536BEBX8IRGT3AXPSL/Thumbnail%2C-Intro-Drafting-3.jpg How-To - INTRO DRAFTING: CROSS-SECTIONS Part 3 of 3: Trace the cross-sections over a scanned section of the Dos Palmas map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973165023-MP5G6BTY7HX2NLSDQGS8/underwater-cave-map-1.jpg How-To - MAPPING CAVES: INTRODUCTION Part 1 of 5: Learn the basics of how cave divers explore, survey and map flooded cave systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973199223-MVMCD7NWESY44ILVBOP9/underwater-cave-map-2.jpg How-To - MAPPING CAVES: SURVEY & EXPLORATION Part 2 of 5: A basic overview of cave diving survey and exploration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973214192-NW2YSRRC2KWMZDS9YVHO/underwater-cave-map-3.jpg How-To - MAPPING CAVES: SKETCHING UNDERWATER Part 3 of 5: A quick look at how cave divers draw underwater maps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973228751-54H8IFF329U2931AW2D7/underwater-cave-map-4.jpg How-To - MAPPING CAVES: DIGITIZING THE MAP Part 4 of 5: Learn the basics behind making digital copies of hand-drawn maps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609973248994-E67O59CJUIX2PKW0EKR6/underwater-cave-map-5.jpg How-To - MAPPING CAVES: ALTERNATIVE METHODS Part 5 of 5: A short look at photogrammetry and further reading on cave cartography. https://www.surveydown.com/home daily 1.0 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609959128331-RAOKLUWE4SIE2GHBYYSM/survey-down-gear-thumbnail.jpg Home - HOW-TO Read up on tutorials, tips and tricks related to diving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609960926097-H36CT85Z8UBZS02D4BZ8/survey-down-projects-thumbnail.jpg Home - PROJECTS Learn more about our current cave diving related projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609961059677-Q2ZPK35N8XP4ZRXLS57G/survey-down-featured-thumbnail.jpg Home - FEATURED RESTRICTION GRADES: Read now BLOG: Lines or No Lines? USING WALLS: Export an SVG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609961293236-OCBCK44XH9OBDBTS52HD/survey-down-database-thumbnail.jpg Home - DATABASE A public cave survey database maintained by Survey Down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621195832295-AK22Q91BMJFMPR1OKG9I/Maps-main-thumbnail.jpg Home - MAPS View free digital copies of every map published by Survey Down. https://www.surveydown.com/mapping-caves-digitizing-the-map daily 0.75 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/dc46f44e-fe58-4eee-bebe-7ac7219fbea8/Sistema-Exploradora---18x24---Web-Version%2C-1296x1728.jpg Mapping Caves: Digitizing the Map A completed map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603570403976-NDDSQX5A3LVR2XZ8CLSA/Trace.jpg Mapping Caves: Digitizing the Map A scan is imported into Illustrator and ready to be traced. https://www.surveydown.com/database-updates daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/057e7c61-5909-42b7-8411-172936b2d492/Survey-Down-Database--August-2022-part-2.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/26b4a24f-2b75-4791-a66c-ce059c729624/Survey-Down-Database---June-2022.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1626023875786-W7ZT5Y6XCHQ89UHTBXC8/Survey-Down-Database-October-2020.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/ad8fd46f-70e4-49da-a9c8-7ac34f3e2392/Survey-Down-Database-December-2021.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/692c73ef-8817-455f-b42a-34617598e513/Survey-Down-Database--August-2022.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/db1fd958-7de1-4a16-ac37-dacbaa602aa1/Survey-Down-Database--September-2022.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/dc87ce56-a4f9-457d-8ead-9a294d30ceff/Survey-Down-Database--August-2022-part-6.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/ecc5ba7c-8982-40a8-8235-928ed6224379/Survey-Down-Database--August-2022-part-3.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/6e6cd8d8-885f-4483-8900-d2b6cee3224d/Survey-Down---November-2022.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/259f913c-c3c2-4993-a01e-1a3035802ec6/cenote-naharon-survey Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/b7a900a6-2eb1-46a8-9d21-02a86e0c670d/Survey-Down-Database---June-2023-Update.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1626023914215-15QUFP3ATNJZITVBYWEF/Survey-Down-Database-June-2021.jpg Database: Updates - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/mapping-caves-sketching-underwater daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603324272667-9U278ZLHJGK2M2ZPHBQ9/Complete-Map.jpg Mapping Caves: Sketching Underwater 3. Complete Map (above): Pros: Shows complete floor detail of the cave and provides divers with many navigational references. Is still useful if the guidelines change. Looks impressive. Cons: Requires divers to have an intermediate level of map reading ability to understand. It must be printed at a large scale for the details to be legible. Requires the most amount of work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604336033023-D53FMNRFYN5CZJE7CXLV/cave+diver+dos+palmas.jpg Mapping Caves: Sketching Underwater Cartographer, Rory O’Keefe, drawing underwater in Cenote Dos Palmas. Photo: Natalie L. Gibb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603571137206-1X4B9PFKMLM1JRR9NXWU/Sketch.jpg Mapping Caves: Sketching Underwater The beginnings of an underwater sketch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603324247301-8PJNQ38X4DEEF1E4UJAM/Walls-and-Survey-Map.jpg Mapping Caves: Sketching Underwater 2. Walls & Survey Map (above): Pros: Provides a general direction of travel, passage dimensions, guideline routing, depths, complexity, and direction of water flow in a way that is easy for divers to remember. It is still legible when printed at a small scale. It is still useful if the guidelines change. Cons: Only shows the minimum amount of information and lacks specific details of the cave such as speleothems, flowstone, ceiling overhangs etc. It is almost as much work as a complete map but looks much less impressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603324223378-IBQ82MYMVC9E0GULC9IY/Guideline-Map.jpg Mapping Caves: Sketching Underwater - Guideline Survey: 1. Guideline Survey (above): Pros: Provides a general direction of travel and basic information such as the depth in a way that is easy for divers to remember. Minimal amount of work. Cons: Shows very little information about the actual cave. Guidelines eventually need repair and if the line routing changes this map becomes inaccurate. https://www.surveydown.com/sistema-exploradora daily 0.75 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621196495429-MFX3CR88MJZ9WPC6FC82/modern-art-tunnel.jpg Sistema Exploradora - Quick Facts Project Name: Sistema Exploradora Location: Xpu Ha, Mexico Status: Complete Objective: To explore, survey and map the cave. Team: Rory O'Keefe, Julien Fortin, Nick White Cave Length: 6.8 kilometers (22,304 feet) Max Depth: 21 meters (68 feet) Dives: 90+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604335067603-NYRAJOI4LN0BZ2HSDSPN/exploradora+cave.jpg Sistema Exploradora A caver crawls through the final passage of Exploradora before reaching the main sump. Photo: Rory O’Keefe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604440991167-BDTU3AKZJ1XSA74651P7/C0035.MP4.05_49_03_02.Still002-2.jpg Sistema Exploradora Diver, Rory O’Keefe, swims just below the surface of the main sump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604442568894-3LIN1Y9BINN1WJTUIA2P/C0065.MP4.06_24_58_21.Still011-2.jpg Sistema Exploradora Diver, Rory O’Keefe, swims along the guideline in Sistema Exploradora. Photo: Natalie L. Gibb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604442297166-NPWOEY7C0XAVKZFBMIG5/C0027.MP4.05_38_13_05.Still002.jpg Sistema Exploradora Rory O’Keefe swims through a section of the Daddy’s Little Secret line. Photo: Natalie L. Gibb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604508891782-8JI3MTFOYIPWOOFGV4EX/sidemount+cave+diver+mexico.jpg Sistema Exploradora Percolation commonly falls from the ceiling in Exploradora due to the divers exhalation bubbles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1bf36fff-77cb-4c20-badf-94c007d9974b/Sistema-Exploradora---18x24---Web-Version%2C-1296x1728.jpg Sistema Exploradora The final map of Sistema Exploradora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604003756963-NWP6EYBOACO87KHKJSE4/exploradora-sump.jpg Sistema Exploradora Diver, Julien Fortin, enters the main sump of Sistema Exploradora. Photo: Rory O’Keefe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604508829028-CSV88IZPXUR6RT3E6BJ4/sidemount+cave+diver.jpg Sistema Exploradora https://www.surveydown.com/projects daily 0.75 2022-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609974625336-TEFISNY5FJ4HCA7BU9TE/Thumbnail-Template%2C-exploradora.jpg Projects - SISTEMA EXPLORADORA Length: 6.8 Kilometers Location: Xpu Ha, Mexico Status: Complete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609974644895-WKREPK09NER951XJMZRG/Thumbnail-Template%2C-DOS-PALMAS.jpg Projects - CENOTE DOS PALMAS Length: 11.4 Kilometers Location: Tulum, Mexico Status: Complete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609974665002-8JZZ6XNEFTC7C7SDAN6R/Thumbnail-Template%2C-CHIN-DZONOT.jpg Projects - CHIN DZONOT Length: 795 meters Location: San Jose Pibtuch, Mexico Status: In progress https://www.surveydown.com/database-how-to-participate daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604336803887-1C0JMLUJV1E58MPIB7V9/rory-mnemo-survey-2.jpg Database: How to Participate https://www.surveydown.com/mapping-caves-introduction daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603329454736-2C0YFMBXLYM9DW1ELMVO/Sistema-Exploradora.jpg Mapping Caves: Introduction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604335522487-8VHM5IRC4OOTUYB2LLXI/rory-mapping.jpg Mapping Caves: Introduction Cartographer, Rory O’Keefe, drawing underwater in Cenote Dos Palmas. https://www.surveydown.com/database-introduction daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603400385756-0VVLJIHSKQTJPVOF1B1Q/database.jpg Database: Introduction The initial database entry includes almost 18 kilometers (59,000 feet) of survey from Sistema Sac Actun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604336541296-W181DIYEUN1GZFGIC6VG/rory-mnemo-survey.jpg Database: Introduction A cave diver surveys using the Mnemo device. Photo: Natalie L. Gibb https://www.surveydown.com/database daily 0.75 2021-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610054073742-RZF6QKD2GUXTC2TBWXLT/SURVEY-DOWN-DATABASE-1.jpg Database - DATABASE: INTRODUCTION Part 1 of 2: Survey Down is testing the concept of creating a publicly available cave survey database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610054093166-708XJ2ETN8BD2Z4QWU3P/SURVEY-DOWN-DATABASE-2.jpg Database - DATABASE: HOW TO PARTICIPATE? Part 2 of 2: How to participate and submit data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610054113394-306BGXFF7JF8GXYOKGRV/SURVEY-DOWN-DATABASE-3.jpg Database - DATABASE: UPDATES View a record of all monthly updates. https://www.surveydown.com/chin-dzonot daily 0.75 2020-10-24 https://www.surveydown.com/the-dos-palmas-cartography-project daily 0.75 2022-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/7e184a0d-c01a-4fd0-8ff5-73f99cf195b9/2.-October-2020.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out OCTOBER 2020 This was 18 sketching dives into the project and I genuinely thought that I would be finished in 10 more dives - I was wrong, very wrong! If you look closely at the survey you will notice quite a few lines have been added, particularly on the west side of the map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/42654661-7982-497b-b393-55c47a53c9b9/dos-palmas-cave-diving.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/a29d0cdc-83a4-4acc-9fbf-47a344665fb6/cenote-dos-palmas.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/2805e8a9-826c-4827-bdd4-b91d8527b8d0/4.-January-2021.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out JANUARY 2021 This layout change was an extremely difficult decision for me. I felt like I was cheating myself by cutting the map in half, but it needed to be done. At this point in the project, I had something like 100 open leads marked that would have to be surveyed and mapped - a job that ultimately added 4376 meters / 14,356 feet of newly explored cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/4d626954-bd4a-4d2d-a11d-3a3fea40faa2/Dos-Palmas-Entrance.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Quick Facts Project Name: Dos Palmas Location: Tulum, Mexico Status: Complete Team: Rory O'Keefe, Alex K.S. Fraser Cave Length: 11,432 meters / 37,507 feet Max Depth: 17 meters / 55 feet Sketching Dives: 70+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/fcca7af0-32bf-4e64-98c1-6eb304325ded/3.-December-2020.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out DECEMBER 2020 I still like this layout, but had I continued in this direction the final print size would have been 4 feet long with 20-kilometers worth of cave passage. I decided to split the map into two; Dos Palmas and Dos Ojos. I will be starting the Dos Ojos map during the summer of 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/23b1ecb8-55fb-473d-baad-af7f8231438f/Dos-Palmas%2C-thumbnail.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out JANUARY 2022 The final draft of Dos Palmas after 220 hours of sketching underwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/fae032fe-e5cb-488c-84eb-6b468fd3ec27/6.-July-2021.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out July 2021 This is a realistic example of what my personal draft of a project looks like. The red circles are my “to-do list” and I would regularly add 3-4 more for every circle I finished. If you look closely you will see that a lot of the missing pieces and open ends in between the major guidelines have started to be filled in. I was also forced to remove the full 100m x 100m grid as there simply wasn’t enough space with all of the new cross-sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/a1bb0cbe-2d5b-4412-b2d7-5cd9df40c2cf/1996-Survey.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out The 1996 survey of Sistema Dos Ojos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/819036d3-e8bf-4a38-9093-a869f7da20c9/rory-diving-dos-palmas.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/33553712-9dd6-4ed2-8989-d8e4e127b21b/7.-October-2021.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out OCTOBER 2021 At this point in the project, I started to redo large sections of the upstream and downstream mainlines. I was unhappy with the accuracy of my first few sketches and felt that they were not up to par with my more recent work. There were two main reasons for this: First, I was using a smaller-than-normal sketching scale of 1cm = 10m and it took me some time to get used to visualizing the cave at this scale. Second, I did not have a sufficient amount of survey at the time to properly sketch these areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/6e85e9c4-4d29-499b-877b-6dbbe59e5bce/1.-August-2020.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out AUGUST 2020 The first month of progress. This was about 5 dives into the project and I had absolutely no idea how much survey I was missing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/3fb20bcd-4bd3-4ffa-8461-c8d82cf1f832/dos-palmas-map.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out Cross-Sections are 2x the scale of the plan view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/384f524f-4d81-453a-81ea-50a593a7a40c/5.-April-2021.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out APRIL 2021 Not a ton of progress here - I think, in all honesty, I needed some time off from the project. I had also purchased my first DPV in February and wanted to spend some time learning to use it before continuing with mapping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/5af7772b-8ca3-422d-bd0b-2a72e34a629e/8.-December-2021.jpg The Dos Palmas Cartography Project - Make it stand out DECEMBER 2021 I had been suffering from “cartographers block” for much of 2021 and it was time to write the ending of my map. After months of swimming around the cave and cleaning up all of the ridiculously annoying bits and pieces of my to-do list, I sat down and planned one final push. It would be 5 dives, one for each major corner of the map. The plan worked, and 211 minutes into dive number five, I took out my clipboard one final time and drew a shamefully emotional cross-section. I was done. https://www.surveydown.com/mapping-caves-survey-and-exploration daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603306856790-KOGT6ZV0FKA2VG60LOZB/dos-palmas-survey.jpg Mapping Caves: Survey and Exploration Viewing cave survey in Google Earth. The white lines represent the location of underground tunnels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603232741878-VCOJ9L750KMVJHEVK88D/cave+diving+survey Mapping Caves: Survey and Exploration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1603307491097-JVY1DO7L3XYEDCX961OX/walls-screenshot.jpg Mapping Caves: Survey and Exploration A screenshot of the Walls Project Editor being used to manage survey data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604335642726-AGN575EK5DH1LZAF0J75/cenote+dos+palmas+cave.jpg Mapping Caves: Survey and Exploration A cave diver uses a reel to lay the guideline. 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Gibb https://www.surveydown.com/about daily 0.75 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/bb0c39b6-223e-4a75-9a0c-56b0f7135bc3/DSC00705.jpg About Photo: Rory O’Keefe https://www.surveydown.com/mapping-caves-alternative-methods daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1604336388794-3DOH4O4ZAOJ9H7VU0DZG/cave-divers-mexico.jpg Mapping Caves: Alternative Methods https://www.surveydown.com/dos-palmas-map-demo daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605142767384-X5Q4NH0MG3SHX14OF4OY/Illustrator+Tools Dos Palmas Map Demo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605275860037-W7JHQHPG01330795JQLH/Tracing+Dos+Palmas.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605138084077-4HCEDF4N7TZRDHVNHLUS/Illustrator+Workspace.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605306994671-V5VYAZSATWMQAISF9MZ9/Starting-point.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605276705498-AZEEFA0ZXIYWGWDHDO9N/Alignment.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605138233389-BEHM84V2PA9G1DKB21WA/Illustrator+Layers.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1605823415606-B800CV3T5A1Y8A40D46K/6.-Finished.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo https://www.surveydown.com/dos-palmas-map-demo-part-2 daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606076870595-J4XL5M99EZMUR1RHRENY/2.+Joining-Walls.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606077691485-UL1PWNT17NNZYAS3KP76/3.+Closed-Loop.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606076823862-JYDI73T3M92F8GG1SW5H/1.-Copy-and-Paste.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606077649108-UY9G5BYXNMLY7N5IYS00/4.+Adding+color.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606086501670-ZFXGVRLSLX5QEZHA7U1J/7.+Finished.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606073747169-S6ZEAKLY9GPOA7YQ6UN0/Dos+Palmas+Map+Demo%2C+Part+2 Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606077858214-HIGQQINZ0IBA5JNOMCBO/5.+Delete+the+stroke.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606077906285-IJ8K9VN99B7EBJMGCZWY/6.+Columns+ready+for+fill.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 2 https://www.surveydown.com/dos-palmas-map-demo-part-3 daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606747565741-9U21MQSH4CGBT6A0EFRR/Cross-Sections.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606751231737-AEHM2SPPRSWFK53HLUDN/2.-Trace-the-cross-sections.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606751270544-S4PFFXVQW4BPF5O5M58U/3.-add-color.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606750496785-1SZ1VQLAS0L1DKO1VR9W/1.-Place-the-new-scan.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606751848588-I02FBTZ89MR10OMH8MBF/4.-Add-section-lines.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606752100887-UMNRPOTZGNL9I6G528XD/6.-Finished.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1606751982218-6I0W3IPY9ZUDEKBXZT7R/5.-Cut-the-section-lines.jpg Dos Palmas Map Demo Part 3 https://www.surveydown.com/baking-pvc daily 0.75 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609621675599-NP5BZT213UJ0H8SBNFD8/custome-dive-slates-baking.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609619884756-KOSWTWZQDMJLCMFB9O53/custome-dive-slates-sawing.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609622873551-HDDA2OPC28WJ4VA1CJZW/custome-dive-slates-cut-so-size.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/7bd7fe53-5978-4135-af4f-76c30edda91f/Thumbnail-Template%2C-MINI-WRIST-SLATE-.jpg Making Dive Slates - Mini Wrist Slate Template: Print Size: Letter, 8.5” x 11” Print Size: A4, 210 x 297 mm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609625321642-SH4M0Z6N1TDBCHJTPPHL/Custom-Dive-Slates-rory-with-slate.jpg Making Dive Slates - Introduction Cartographer, Rory O’Keefe, sketches on a custom mapping slate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/611841c7-dc89-4d8f-8733-763e65dcb7a9/Acetone-transfer-surveydown.jpg Making Dive Slates - Make it stand out Credit: Matthew Gebert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609622509574-HSZP14KD4CPBEOQQY72Q/custome-dive-slates-flat.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/f6f27278-fa69-4c2c-894d-c63c71218b7d/Thumbnail-Template%2C-FLAT-SLATE-TEMPLATE.jpg Making Dive Slates - Flat Slate Template: Print Size: Letter, 8.5” x 11” Print Size: A4, 210 x 297 mm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609623808719-TBXZ8B8M3NN3JLKVD3FM/custome-dive-slates-slates.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609620477412-L43WGGU0NRYZ37QJHHKT/Custom-Dive-Slates-items.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609623306133-5LY729XHNFT3J4777WKJ/custome-dive-slates-clip.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609620356038-JBTQQRJ3QLB7FN2XEFSI/Custom-Dive-Slates-workspace.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609623167497-FJAFYEDKHJG648F2A1AJ/custome-dive-slates-sanding.jpg Making Dive Slates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609622803427-YTXXY2SJ7Z0W9ZSVJTMF/custome-dive-slates-cut.jpg Making Dive Slates https://www.surveydown.com/entering-dive-survey-with-walls daily 0.75 2021-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609523604148-POBS8X54XENQAOV2YTG0/6.-Entering-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609515958208-15SKV345VFW95J3MP6FD/Walls+cave+diving+survey Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609521059585-F327IMWA6H2B2SMZHYVW/5.1.-Entering-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609525774815-NVDMGG6ZSLZGOGGDOVLL/Help.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610500685872-G7XMHPU3Y8GED65IMUZC/Properties-New-Project.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610502650336-LCFEAQG59SCRM1ZLCVOQ/Reference-tab.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609519259798-KP92TP1YAWIILAP6B6MS/2.-Project-properties.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609520230341-2QSSMEYMUHND4H7AY4VD/3.-Create-a-book.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609521881599-MWKQO7ZKTY4H8DWSROP4/5.3.-Entering-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609525191373-8VQVYG4LP1GP6NF1P6C0/10.-Review-Dialog-options.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610501544606-G9ZGRKQ2QVFE9DWCGRB1/Geographical-Reference-tab.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609524506354-9N26T37O01U6SED0YGKO/8.-Add-more-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609517829316-X8U441K48AS54FGG6UOT/1.-Create-a-new-project.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609514716598-K8APO4R4KG1CWEJ9KD4D/rory-surveying.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey - Introduction This tutorial will cover the basic steps of creating an underwater cave survey project and entering dive survey using the application, Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609523341040-G579HAJOK9OH7800FQ8M/5.4.-Entering-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609520500427-LAUISG9HGFEK3JBYUA8W/4.-Add-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609521257554-USVIHOH1U4YDSH3FB9K9/5.2.-Entering-survey.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1609523875025-5KS7Y45PNOZX47AS1MSS/7.-View-map.jpg Entering Underwater Cave Survey https://www.surveydown.com/which-ways-north daily 0.75 2021-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610403043507-44BTW7FGW3FM87MLNXE6/protractor-1.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610401091462-TT1X88R5O1T57GZBBNW2/Historic-declination.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611851488374-OVYF98TLDBQWQPTP99HA/arrows.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610402152187-J3O598O8WZNQSJHFGABZ/mag-dec-2021.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611850923453-7VGCTWND94GUEN90VEKJ/MAG-NORTH-SYMBOLS.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611518751404-LVXSI4UAKDT9TDNP56S1/MAG-NORTH.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611524641246-V1VBB64NVNXJ6QJ5TEPP/declination-earth.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1610402478439-D89HY52ZB6MIM4JHHMCG/protractor-3.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611516370085-7JAZKF3K065EY13S647R/TRUE.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611849201743-SRYRMSAGSQDXCINC8SV7/top-banner.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611497930421-WU4KG15D9316I0IL7KF5/geographic-north-pole.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611504153605-W5NYW1AFHOWZQ9M0VUQR/modern-calc.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611516293837-QJLZQ1TP0A5LV5K98NI8/GRID-NORTH.jpg Which Way is North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1611851311276-NWO1P53FQHBXRTI4Q6IP/GRID-NORTH-SYMBOLS.jpg Which Way is North https://www.surveydown.com/export-to-google-earth daily 0.75 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612743332959-MAXTVU95KUI06ZS4VMKA/5.-Google-earth-pro.jpg Export to Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612733858994-7LNOOAPIQV1XXAX6EHMO/1.-Intro.jpg Export to Google Earth - Introduction This tutorial will focus on exporting a basic line survey to Google Earth. Any divers using GIS programs such as ArcGIS or QGIS can still follow these steps and simply adjust the shapefile settings to suit their application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612734758371-EW263FCMEPRR3W61BFXK/1.-Confirm-settings.jpg Export to Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612742064707-RNTEO6BG3P080REY2AGZ/4.-Export-shapefiles.jpg Export to Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612744467393-UVZWK22FF8TIX88238A8/6.-Import-to-Google-earth-pro.jpg Export to Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612741608251-6GVNA60X41K8Y044XQTN/3.-Segments-tab.jpg Export to Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612745411532-AMVF6X2KEDUHU148OE3S/7.-Google-Earth-properties.jpg Export to Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612741072558-WKARBC2JEMOR1LW5W3II/2.-Confirm-gps.jpg Export to Google Earth https://www.surveydown.com/connecting-circuits daily 0.75 2021-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612477082443-4B5323EAQRU15V95C31K/Help.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612464182239-J2XBKA6TVM2B9XC2VUKV/11.-Review-data.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612398658232-VYR5MPTXWWKK42ZHZH4U/11.-Compile-project.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612462355110-ZNG17BQIHR8A6VTDRSLQ/14.-Float.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612298442974-YS0Z2A7NRCAVDJH67N52/4.-Enter-data.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612304017673-JMVFN72N64PAYG3DPHH7/7.-Look-for-stations.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612298105346-9TFFT5FNB0OXP6W02HT6/image-asset.jpeg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612298054348-Z48YOK42AN52HNPURWDQ/image-asset.jpeg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612309612548-PDNGSM0S9HWOIH7CG94N/image-asset.jpeg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612459039416-0TS9SSH6699GXCXYVRBP/13.-Geometery-tab.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612302282393-7I4L1ADH55GWYGU4NFHS/image-asset.jpeg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612313255702-UJ0UDIEBR4W3E2WMW0K0/10.-Enter-data.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612464009915-WWHPF39JESOH5LV9E7MQ/13.5-Geometry-simple.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612480001726-RMV543JJJI7CNS4YKLI7/dos-palmas-cenote.jpg Connecting Circuits - Introduction This tutorial will cover the basic steps of connecting underwater circuits using the cave survey application, Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612391133982-ESBMIYYRYE92NFTG0KGX/8.-Read-data.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612292630769-2XNSZ97B6JQ89UV9G1XX/1.-Open.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612298026985-LGNY7X4N06MJKPZDHZX6/2.-New-book.jpg Connecting Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1612476881959-HU61WXAFM42DG6IQUG3G/15.-Traverse-tab.jpg Connecting Circuits https://www.surveydown.com/donate daily 0.75 2024-11-29 https://www.surveydown.com/printing-your-survey daily 0.75 2021-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614279907429-G3UH8FL9W2AE0SDCIIQJ/1.-Compile-and-Grid.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614287678621-SDRSI3N2DTBN9RI8IM3M/5.-Moving.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614288465969-OCIYIL49QQSWTHN280VH/7.-Monochrome-output.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614265756724-R2GC2NO9OVB2OWSL4Y7I/dos-palmas-rory.jpg Printing Your Survey - Introduction This tutorial will cover the basic steps to printing your survey for sketching using the cave survey application, Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614281992790-WRGSIRU8F5FY0VBAVUNF/3.-Page-Layout-tab.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614285994260-CXDQV1E1Z0FCMZPQSQES/5.-Rotate.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614289246874-GYM216YBPBLE84L05884/7.-Color.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614280092001-DDCZJ89BQRBSNHAN2RDH/2.-Mark-Stations.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614283616899-47U20JWDMFYN9041BRDT/Dos-Palmas-Pages.jpg Printing Your Survey The Dos Palmas map required 35 pages to print at a scale of 1:500. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614283170447-6EX7C08X4KVLL05TO1UT/4.-Scale-and-Position.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614288026475-91ZNMX2GWBMPWCDEG2WU/6.-Selected-for-Print.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614289895660-VY6BQF62KCTRPMDOJ93M/Print-Preview.jpg Printing Your Survey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1614290851768-LCNJIS72WOIDPV6E8A7M/rory-mapping-window.jpg Printing Your Survey https://www.surveydown.com/uis-cave-symbols daily 0.75 2021-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1618002931267-5769W5K8HJ9L4LEK7SI4/UIS-Symbols.jpg UIS Cave Symbols https://www.surveydown.com/uis-mapping-grades daily 0.75 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/82b7add8-8e06-442a-9b91-8bea18f5a4b8/UIS-Mapping-Grades-2.jpg UIS Mapping Grades https://www.surveydown.com/faq daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://www.surveydown.com/maps daily 0.75 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/8fd92931-5df9-45d2-8a6e-7642476df3f6/Dos-Palmas%2C-thumbnail.jpg Maps - CENOTE DOS PALMAS Cenote Dos Palmas is one of the principal entrances to the Dos Ojos region of Sistema Sac Actun. Learn more about the Dos Palmas project here. Print Size: 16” x 20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/4043a0cd-bb7f-453f-b263-a6528f6503f6/Puerta-Maya---Final-Draft-v9-web-thumbnail.jpg Maps - CENOTE 27 STEPS Originally explored in August of 1986, Cenote 27 Steps was one of the earliest underwater caves to be discovered in the Yucatan Peninsula. More info about the 27 Steps project coming soon. Print Size: 14.5” x 18.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621193707093-6G4OC3FHKMSVA0T14VKU/printing.jpg Maps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1625327253606-MDFF7X7GD63TGB7A1Y22/Survey-Down--Sistema-Exploradora-Map.jpg Maps - SISTEMA EXPLORADORA Sistema Exploradora is a nearly 6.8 kilometer flooded cave system located in Xpu Ha, Mexico. Learn more about the Exploradora project here. Print Size: 18“ x 24” https://www.surveydown.com/crosssections daily 0.75 2021-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621474567511-O31AE7HQ56M4JDER50VF/cross-sections-general.jpg Cross-Sections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621469600809-C7Q84C1YDWI1NS50HA4Y/variable-cross-sections.jpg Cross-Sections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621472435314-YJ1UNY2SYG3YIPJYKO9A/ceiling-drop.jpg Cross-Sections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621469302058-T3RM52E4B9SPNXSS8SV1/2x-scale-cross-sections.jpg Cross-Sections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1621470193475-7N6CPDMD45MDM5LZWMKR/viewing-direction.jpg Cross-Sections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/segments-tab daily 0.75 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624118184711-RM0F9W107THY9KC4OI2C/Segments-Tab-part-1.jpg Segments Tab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624117208769-MH3IICJZCBPWVNZWMK99/cenote-ponderosa.jpg Segments Tab - Introduction This tutorial will cover the basics steps on how to change the line styles and colors of your survey using the cave survey application, Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624118789266-NWG7RWQL1T8R13Y0ZA4N/Dos-Palmas-Survey.jpg Segments Tab - Make it stand out Still not amazing, but definitely better! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624117722565-HUHKIUMDU230PUPLQETM/Default-Colors.jpg Segments Tab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624118672941-V30V8JFKICRRA1EWZ88M/Segments-Tab-part-2.jpg Segments Tab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/lrud daily 0.75 2022-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1623949355533-9DFLECK2YF6TZIB8K0AD/dos-palmas-cenote.jpg LRUD - Introduction This tutorial will cover the basic steps to entering LRUD dimensions to underwater dive survey using the cave survey application, Walls Project Editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624038411095-BSRW697Q1EQA2B2PVWP5/Data-entry.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624032472252-2DJTJ8Z05XPLO7L4Z68P/LRUDs.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624041912287-ZP59KHMILEBVHINXIKMD/Finished.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624036878584-5161RVCO2GH9VQVFPLYZ/Titles.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1623951503013-57XULMB8PQQN370LW39Q/Help.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624035347462-QGDB0NZ212N0M0ICWQ31/Units-Directive.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624033568203-6G5CXTA5CJKVOCNOVQIL/F-or-FB.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1624040497960-IBJL8LQYDGAN9U0F7K9T/Passage-options.jpg LRUD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/article daily 0.75 2021-08-08 https://www.surveydown.com/waterproof-paper daily 0.75 2021-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1634243486251-RNKTDVLPXMUKC3CQBYPL/Rite-In-The-Rain.jpg Waterproof Paper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1634244501229-EMG4X0VBJFC7O7I0PUSZ/drawing.jpg Waterproof Paper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1634243791826-5R4QLJEEQT4QG4JS2GWK/pages.jpg Waterproof Paper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1634243665970-V9Q4VOTEAFV9K8PR3SH6/TerraSlate.jpg Waterproof Paper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/bcra-survey-grades daily 0.75 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1de13dc3-73ce-4ed2-bd45-93ff769a3dc3/BCRA-Table.jpg BCRA Survey Grades - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/orings-for-scuba-diving daily 0.75 2022-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/d56e0172-68a5-4605-9adb-d3890344c7e5/survey-down-orings-for-scuba-diving.jpg O-Rings for Scuba Diving https://www.surveydown.com/export-svg daily 0.75 2022-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/dfc0c9cc-3cec-47df-8754-94bad34e0fb6/rorycavediving.jpg Export SVG - Introduction This tutorial will cover the basic steps to exporting line plots as an SVG, and preparing the file for drafting using Walls Project Editor and Adobe Illustrator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/63050dc5-ae5b-42fd-80f2-1f2ced5adf52/4.-SVG-Export.jpg Export SVG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/1eb2dcb4-f458-45c5-bc33-473edcbcf4c1/1.-SVG-Export.jpg Export SVG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/14308be7-ef2f-45fd-add7-9e33521da8e7/3.-SVG-Export.jpg Export SVG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/96cfb214-8b39-459d-b4bb-b1885856bdfa/2.-SVG-Export.jpg Export SVG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surveydown.com/survey-templates daily 0.75 2022-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/dafd0ec7-195d-4f82-bb68-66ff411171d5/Cave-Survey-Template.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/307da532-9d1c-4e1a-b4e9-f4b1ef5d3eb0/Survey-Template%2C-how-to-use.jpg https://www.surveydown.com/lines-or-no-lines daily 0.75 2022-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/8b8cb623-28c7-4660-bd52-14796c38ce83/sac-pepem.jpg Guidelines On Cave Maps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/0bb16820-658e-4c72-a8f2-33ed0e542952/ZOOM-MAP.jpg Guidelines On Cave Maps - Make it stand out A closer look at the guidelines on the map of Dos Palmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f872a1e0559c85d25404ef9/2ceaf038-6edb-483d-8676-ba237cca8cfa/tak-be-ha-cave.jpg Guidelines On Cave Maps - 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