Survey

Kinds of surveys

• Statistical surveys are used in marketing and polling research.
• Surveying is the science of measuring positions and distances on Earth.
  • Geophysical surveys are surveys conducted on land.
  • Hydrographic surveys are surveys specifically conducted over navigable waters.
  • Aerial surveys are sometimes used in surveying for various reasons.
  • Archaeological field surveys are surveys conducted in order to locate archaeological sites prior to excavation.
• The article Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveys lists astronomical surveys.
  • A redshift survey is a particular kind of astronomical survey.
• A soil survey maps the properties and varieties of soil over some area.

Survey organizations

United States

• The Public Land Survey System divides land in the United States into sections for agricultural and civic-planning purposes.
• The United States Geological Survey, part of the United States Department of the Interior, produces maps of the United States.
• The U.S. National Geodetic Survey, part of the United States Department of Commerce, performs surveys in the United States.
• The National Crime Victimization Survey, part of the United States Department of Justice, conducts polls of U.S. households to determine nationwide crime levels and trends.

Canada

• The Dominion Land Survey divides land in Canada into sections for agricultural and civic-planning purposes.

United Kingdom

• The Ordnance Survey produces maps of the United Kingdom and various other countries.
• The British Antarctic Survey conducts scientific research in and around Antarctica.

See also

• A survey township is a demarcation indicating land ownership, not necessarily corresponding to any civil township.
• A survey ship is a ship built for the purpose of conducting hydrographic surveys.