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The Underground Heritage Library (Namur) under the ODbL license

As part of ongoing efforts to facilitate data exchange between documentation centers dealing with the underground world and karst, the Namur Underground Heritage Library has recently placed its database under the ODbL license. This allows for automatic data exchange with other libraries using the same license, particularly with BBS data accessible on Grottocenter.
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The Grottocenter user guide has been expanded

You now have access to explanations of all the features, as well as an FAQ listing the questions we receive. The menu has been expanded, and translations are underway. If you'd like to contribute to the translation process, it's very simple: create an account by editing the page corresponding to the language you speak.

Contacting Belgian Clubs for Archiving Collections

As part of her internship at the Maison de la Speleologie - Spéléo J - in Namur, Camille is contacting all the Belgian clubs to ask if they agree to have their journals, publications, and topos archived and made freely accessible. If you are interested and have not received the message directly, you can contact the Wikicaves association https://fr.wikicaves.org/contact Nathalie and Camille are working on digitizing the documents and will need a helping hand: don't hesitate to contact them if you have some free time this month.

Spéléo Mag No. 129: The Challenge of Data Sharing

Discover in issue 129 of Spéléo Mag an article that presents an overview of the tools and methods to implement for managing data on the underground environment. http://www.speleomag.com

Participate in the general meeting

The Wikicaves association is holding its general meeting and invites you to participate in a discussion about Grottocenter. Wikicaves meeting in English Vendredi, 21 mars · De 21:00 à 23:00 Fuseau horaire : Europe/Paris Lien de l'appel vidéo : https://meet.google.com/ujh-amcf-ivb Ou composez le : ‪(FR) +33 1 87 40 49 45‬ CODE : ‪243 253 076‬# Plus de numéros de téléphone : https://tel.meet/ujh-amcf-ivb?pin=2310152846345

The UIS Symbols

The International Union of Speleology has been working for several decades to propose standardized symbols that can be used to describe surface phenomena, to make plans of caves and artificial cavities and recently to ensure the conservation of the underground environment. Work has just been done to provide access to all this information at a single address https://ontology.uis-speleo.org/symbols/ Each symbol has its own URL and can be accompanied by detailed information

February 3, 2025: Wikicaves association is 12 years old

Today is your birthday! Thank you all for your support, your commitment, but also your doubts and your hopes. How to find an image to illustrate this event? I propose you the key figures that are displayed on the home page and that change constantly.