Survey

A field of applied statistics, survey methodology studies the sampling of individual units from a population and the associated survey data collection techniques, such as questionnaire construction and methods for improving the number and accuracy of responses to surveys.

Survey may refer to:

Quantitative research

• Survey methodology, a method for collecting quantitative information about items in a population
• Opinion poll, an assessment of public opinion

Geography

• Surveying, the technique and science of measuring positions and distances on Earth
• photogrammetry, a method of collecting information using aerial photography
• 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

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

Construction and mining

• 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

Other

• Archaeological field survey, the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation
• Site survey
• Vessel safety survey

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

Academia

• Survey article, a scholarly publication to summarize an area of research

Organizations

• The Institut Géographique National, a French state establishment which produces and maintains geographical information for France and its territories
• The Survey of India, is 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 surveys and monitors 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, is a 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
• The MySurvey US Survey Panel, performs consumer research, survey results are used by famous organization such as Ad Council and USATODAY.