Scribd
Upload
189 views6 pages

Cave Symbols - The Official UIS Symbol List: (State 1999 - Voted by The National Delegates)

This document contains the official list of symbols used to document features found in cave maps and surveys. It includes over 30 symbols representing both physical cave features like pits, lakes, formations, and sediments as well as information like elevation, dates, and north arrows. The symbols are presented with examples of how they would appear on both plan and section views of cave maps.

Uploaded by

Steven J. Biars
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
189 views6 pages

Cave Symbols - The Official UIS Symbol List: (State 1999 - Voted by The National Delegates)

This document contains the official list of symbols used to document features found in cave maps and surveys. It includes over 30 symbols representing both physical cave features like pits, lakes, formations, and sediments as well as information like elevation, dates, and north arrows. The symbols are presented with examples of how they would appear on both plan and section views of cave maps.

Uploaded by

Steven J. Biars
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 6

Cave Symbols - The official UIS Symbol List

(State 1999 - voted by the national delegates)

Plan Section

Main Measuring Points

Outline of a gallery

Underlying galleries

Too narrow continuation

Continuation possible
?

Presumed dimensions
of Space

Ceiling form

1
Cave Symbols - The official UIS Symbol List
(State 1999 - voted by the national delegates)

Plan Section

Dripline
(beginning of the cave) -
Profile
(arrow in line of view)

Step 4
(height in meters)

Pit
(depth in meters) P 19
_
P 19

Pit open to the surface


P5
_
P5

Chimney - Chimney-Pit +
+
C 15
+
_
C 15
_+

Contourlines
(altitude in meters) - 845 850
Gradient arrows
Entrance arrow

Gradient Lines
1851 m
Altitude above Sealevel

2
Cave Symbols - The official UIS Symbol List
(State 1999 - voted by the national delegates)

Plan Section

Difference in Elevation
+-0 m +34 m
(height in meters) -
Joint - Fault - Inclined Joint -12 m

Lake
Flowing Water

Sump

Cascade
Waterfall

Spring -
Sink

Widespread Water Inlet -


Seeping

Scallops - Flutes in general -


Direction of paleoflow

3
Cave Symbols - The official UIS Symbol List
(State 1999 - voted by the national delegates)

Plan Section

Air Draught 17.05.1998


(with date in dd.mm.yyyy format) -
Ice-Snow-Firn
17.05.1998

Stalagmites

Stalactites

Sinter Curtains
Pillars

Helictites -
Soda Straws -
Crystals

Sinter Pools

Flowstone -
Wall Calcite -
Moonmilk

4
Cave Symbols - The official UIS Symbol List
(State 1999 - voted by the national delegates)

Plan Section

North Arrow - Geographic -


Cartesic and Magnetic
N Nc Nm 1989

Blocks -
Debris

Pebbles

Clastic sediments -
Sand-Silt-Clay-Humus

Claycovered Walls

Guano

Camp

5
Cave Symbols - The official UIS Symbol List
(State 1999 - voted by the national delegates)

Plan Section

Anostomosen -
Karren

Cauliflowercalcite -
Disk

Bones

Human Activity
(artwork, drawing, pottery, old
mining sites, human bones, ...)

Height of a room 5
(height in meters)

You might also like