Survey
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
See also[edit]
- All pages with titles beginning with Survey
- All pages with titles containing Survey
- Land survey (disambiguation)
- Surveyor (disambiguation)
- Survey says (disambiguation)
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