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Explore a Cave without Going Inside

Czech scientists have come up with a way to explore flooded cave systems without having to go into them. Their solution: create a three-dimensional (3D) map of the cave.

A company called Geo-CZ developed a new tool that uses 3-D technology to map historical and archaeological areas. The Cave Administration1 of the Czech Republic demonstrated2 it earlier this month.

Jiri Sindelar of Geo-CZ said, “The input3 data are not made by individual pictures, but videos. This makes the on-site mapping incredibly faster.”

To produce the 3-D images, someone still needs to wear a wet suit, helmet and other equipment before going into the cave. That has to be done only once and only long enough to film it. This is helpful because most caves are underground and can be dark. In addition, caves can be seriously dangerous when they are flooded.

Last year, 12 Thai schoolboys and their football coach were trapped in a flooded cave for 18 days before being rescued.

Geo-CZ used its 3-D mapping system in a cave about 100 kilometers south of Prague, the Czech capital. The cave was discovered in 1863 and opened to the public five years later. In the 1980s, explorers found lower, larger parts of the cave system filled with water. The exploration is continuing.

Sindelar said the new system will make the exploration much easier and the findings4 more accurate5.

Divers6 can also understand the shape of the cave better when observing it as a whole in the computer model.

Cave specialist Frantisek Krejca noted7, “In the 3D imagery, we can really realize the connections…of the whole system. We can get much more information from it.”

I’m Jonathan Evans.

Words in This Story

accurate – adj. free from mistakes or errors

cave – n. a large hole that was formed by natural processes in the side of a cliff8 or hill or under the ground

coach – n. a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games

data – n. facts or information used usually to calculate9, analyze10, or plan something

three-dimensional (3D) – adj. having or seeming to have length, width, and depth


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1 administration mJLyZ     
n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门
参考例句：
  • Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
  • The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。
2 demonstrated c4c57b36dc115195900c56fa9d9b2241     
举行示威游行（或集会）( demonstrate的过去式和过去分词 )； 示范。展示； 显示； 论证
参考例句：
  • All of those demonstrated the correctness of his analysis. 这一切都证明了他分析的正确性。
  • The fireman demonstrated great courage in saving the child. 那位消防队员在抢救孩子的过程中，表现了极大的勇气。
3 input X6lxm     
n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
参考例句：
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
4 findings 4tYzV9     
n.发现物( finding的名词复数 )；调查（或研究）的结果；（陪审团的）裁决
参考例句：
  • It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
  • Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。
5 accurate KJByg     
adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的
参考例句：
  • He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
  • He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。
6 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的；种种的
参考例句：
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
7 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
8 cliff eXfzF     
n.悬崖，峭壁
参考例句：
  • The cliff edge is dangerous and should be railed.崖边危险，应该用栏杆围起来。
  • He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。
9 calculate aTXyx     
vt.计算，核算；估计，推测；计划，打算
参考例句：
  • He must calculate the probability of failure.他必须计算一下失败的概率。
  • I'll calculate what it will cost.我要估计一下那要花多少钱。
10 analyze RwUzm     
vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)
参考例句：
  • We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
  • The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

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