Survey

Survey
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1 Quantitative research
2 Geography
3 Earth Sciences
4 Construction and Mining
5 Archaeology
6 Astronomy
7 Academia
8 Organizations



Survey may refer to:
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Quantitative research
Statistical survey, a method for collecting quantitative information about items in a population
Paid survey, a method for companies to collect consumer opinions about a product by offering them money as rewards
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Geography
Surveying, the technique and science of measuring positions and distances on Earth
Aerial survey, a method of collecting information using aerial photography
Cadastral survey, 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, used by the U.S. Public Land Survey System
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Earth Sciences
Geological survey, an investigation of the subsurface of the ground to create a geological map or model
Geophysical survey, the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies
Soil survey, the mapping of the properties and varieties of soil in a given area
Hydrographic survey, the gathering of information about navigable waters for the purposes of safe navigation of vessels
Cave survey, the three-dimensional mapping of underground caverns; the resulting map is also referred to as a survey
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Construction and Mining
Construction surveying 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
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Archaeology
Archaeological field survey, the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation
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Astronomy
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
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Academia
Survey article, a scholarly publication to summarize an area of research
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Organizations
The Institut Géographique National, a French state establishment which produces and maintains geographical information for France and its territories
The Survey of India, India's central agency in charge of mapping and surveying
The Zoological Survey of India studies the fauna of India
The British Geological Survey, a body which carries out geological survey and monitoring of the UK landmass
The Ordnance Survey, national mapping agency for Great Britain
The British Antarctic Survey, conducts scientific research in and around Antarctica for the United Kingdom
The United States Geological Survey, government scientific research agency which studies the landscape of the United States
The U.S. National Geodetic Survey, performs geographic surveys as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce