Survey may refer to:

Statistics and human research

Statistical survey Survey methodology is "the study of survey methods". As a field of applied statistics concentrating on human-research surveys, survey methodology studies the sampling of individual units from a population and associated techniques of survey da ...

, 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 Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant ima ...

, 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 Construction surveying or building surveying (otherwise known as "staking", "stake-out", "lay-out", "setting-out" or "BS") is to stake out reference points and markers that will guide the construction of new structures such as roads or buildings. T ...

, the locating of structures relative to a reference line, used in the construction of buildings, roads, mines, and tunnels *

Deviation survey In the oil industry, a deviation survey, or simply a ''survey'', is the measurement of a borehole's departure from the vertical, expressed in degrees (°). When a ''well plan'' dictates the drilling of a straight borehole, surveys are periodica ...

, used in the oil industry to measure a borehole's departure from the vertical *

Archaeological field survey In archaeology, survey or field survey is a type of field research by which archaeologists (often landscape archaeologists) search for archaeological sites and collect information about the location, distribution and organization of past human c ...

, the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation

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 The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is a United States federal agency that defines and manages a national coordinate system, providing the foundation for transportation and communication; mapping and charting; and a large number of applications ...

, performing geographic surveys as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce

Geological surveys

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

Types

Cave survey A cave survey is a map of all or part of a cave system, which may be produced to meet differing standards of accuracy depending on the cave conditions and equipment available underground. Cave surveying and cartography, i.e. the creation of an accu ...

, 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 Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Some scientific definitions distinguish ''dirt'' from ''soil'' by restricting the former ter ...

, the mapping of the properties and varieties of soil in a given area

Geological survey organizations

British Geological Survey The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research. The BGS he ...

, 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 An astronomical survey is a general map or image of a region of the sky (or of the whole sky) that lacks a specific observational target. Alternatively, an astronomical survey may comprise a set of images, spectra, or other observations of obj ...

, imaging or mapping regions of the sky ** ''

Durchmusterung In astronomy, Durchmusterung or Bonner Durchmusterung (BD) is an astrometric star catalogue of the whole sky, compiled by the Bonn Observatory in Germany from 1859 to 1903. The name comes from ('run-through examination'), a German word used for ...

'', 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

Field survey Field research, field studies, or fieldwork is the collection of raw data outside a laboratory, library, or workplace setting. The approaches and methods used in field research vary across disciplines. For example, biologists who conduct f ...

or field research *

Site survey Site surveys are inspections of an area where work is proposed, to gather information for a design or an estimate to complete the initial tasks required for an outdoor activity. It can determine a precise location, access, best orientation for the ...

, inspection of an area where work is proposed *

Vessel safety survey Vessel safety surveys are inspections of the structure and equipment of a vessel to assess the condition of the surveyed items and check that they comply with legal or classification society requirements for insurance and registration. They may ...

, required for ships * Survey article, a scholarly publication to summarize an area of research