Survey

Survey may refer to:

Statistics and human research

• Statistical survey, a method for collecting quantitative information about items in a population
• Survey (human research), including opinion polls

Spatial measurement

• Surveying, the technique and science of measuring positions and distances on Earth

Types and methods

• Photogrammetry, a method of collecting information using aerial photography and satellite images
• Cadastral surveyor, used to document land ownership, by the production of documents, diagrams, plats, and maps
  • Dominion Land Survey, the method used to divide most of Western Canada into one-square-mile sections for agricultural and other purposes
  • Public Land Survey System, a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels
  • Survey township, a square unit of land, six miles (~9.7 km) on a side, done by the U.S. Public Land Survey System
• Construction surveying, the locating of structures relative to a reference line, used in the construction of buildings, roads, mines, and tunnels
• Deviation survey, used in the oil industry to measure a borehole's departure from the vertical
• Archaeological field survey, the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation

Geospatial survey organizations

• Survey of India, India's central agency in charge of mapping and surveying
• Ordnance Survey, a national mapping agency for Great Britain
• U.S. National Geodetic Survey, performing geographic surveys as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce

Geological surveys

• Geological survey, an investigation of the subsurface of the ground to create a geological map or model

Types

• Cave survey, the three-dimensional mapping of caverns
• Geophysical survey, the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies
• Hydrographic survey, the gathering of information about navigable waters for the purposes of safe navigation of vessels
• Soil survey, the mapping of the properties and varieties of soil in a given area

Geological survey organizations

• British Geological Survey, a body which carries out geological surveys and monitors the UK landmass
• United States Geological Survey, a government scientific research agency which studies the landscape of the United States

Astronomical surveys

• Astronomical survey, imaging or mapping regions of the sky
  • Durchmusterung, a German word for a systematic survey of objects or data, generally used in astronomy
  • Redshift survey, an astronomical survey of a section of the sky to calculate the distance of objects from Earth

Other types of survey

• Field survey or field research
• Site survey, inspection of an area where work is proposed
• Vessel safety survey, required for ships
• Survey article, a scholarly publication to summarize an area of research

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Survey
• All pages with titles containing Survey
• Land survey (disambiguation)
• Surveyor (disambiguation)
• Survey says (disambiguation)