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

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
 * United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, a former surveying agency of the United States Government

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

Field research

 * Field survey or field research
 * Archaeological field survey, the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation

Other types of survey

 * 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