Study of the condition of the selected underground caves in Kadzielnia area, Kielce

The area of Kadzielnia in Kielce is one of the best known cave areas in the region. Part of the caves (the group Jaskinia Odkrywców – Prochownia – Szczelina) has been made available to tourists. This requires proper protection of a tourist route; in the caves there is a possibility of threats in the form of rock falls, cracks, depressions, etc. Therefore, the state of the caves requires monitoring, including surveying methods. For this reason, an inventory of four selected parts of said group of caves was conducted with the use of modern surveying techniques. The measurement was performed with the use of scanning tacheometry, complemented with digital images of the monitored fragments. The results are presented in the form of spatial models (in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Surfer) and compiled with the taken pictures. Presented results are initiating a broader study on the state of the Kadzielnia caves.