Survey

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Survey may refer to:

Statistics and human research[edit]

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

Spatial measurement[edit]

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

Types and methods[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Types[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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