UIS: Union Internationale de Spéléologie (International Union of Speleology) – Founded in Europe, international organization.These are the two organizations that are responsible for determining universal cave map symbols: There is a lot of overlap in map symbols between each organization. Generally, most cave maps will use NSS symbol or UIS symbols (there are more, such as MSS, AFS, and so on – but I won’t go into them in this article). To read a cave map, you need to understand the contents of the map: how the general outline is drawn, what the different symbols mean, what the orientation is – and understand any additional notes the surveyor has left you. How to read a cave map? A cave map gives you an outline and general description of a cave. But how to read one? In this article, I’ll explain how to do it step by step. Creating and reading cave maps is one of the most important skills for cavers and speleologists.
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