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There are several uses of the word survey:
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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.