DA TA RECORDING
-Hard copies should be retained in duplicate in two separate localities.
-Geologist field records must be retained by the company for future reference.
-If the data is transferred from filed books onto standard forms or records, and the geologist wishes to retain a copy, that is a matter for company policy.
-Use standardized forms wherever possible.
-Soft Copies for backup and archiving.
- Maps
a. prepare draft maps *by hard as hard* initially;
b. then validate using computer.
Answers:
sounds to me like them mean, create a hard copy map by using a hard copy map. So you would look at a paper or hard copy map and then make a hard copy map and then you could validate by using the computer (soft copy)
Good luck!