main pitfalls (was re: New subscriber)

John Halleck John.Halleck@utah.edu
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:35:11 -0700 (MST)


On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, Andy Waddington on Survey stuff wrote:

> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 23:49:48 GMT
> From: Andy Waddington on Survey stuff <Survex@pennine.demon.co.uk>
> To: cave-surveying@survex.com
> Subject: main pitfalls (was re: New subscriber)
> 
> > What are the main pitfalls waiting to trip up an inexperienced
> > surveyor?
> 
> Magnetic bits on your person
> Wet paper / ball point pens
> Sloppy recording / poor sketching

  Decade inversion reading instruments, and other artifacts
  of not enough practice.

  The fine art of picking a survey point you can find so that
  starting out where you left off is possible.

> 
> Andy
> 
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