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'''Survey''' may refer to:
==Geography==
*[[Surveying]], the technique and science of measuring positions and distances on Earth
*[[Aerial survey]], a method of collecting information using aerial photography
*[[Cadastre|Cadastral survey]], used to document land ownership, by the production of documents, diagrams, plats, and maps
*[[Deviation survey]], used in the oil industry to measure a borehole's departure from the vertical
*[[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
==Statistics==
*[[Statistical survey]], a collection of quantitative information about members of a population
**[[Census]], a collection of information about every member of a population
**[[Sampling (statistics)]], collecting information on only a sample of a population
*[[Opinion poll]], an informal collection of opinions using sampling
*[[Quantitative marketing research]], the use of surveys to collect data for marketing purposes
*[[Paid survey]], statistical survey which rewards the participant, often used to collect information for marketing purposes
*[[Questionnaire]], a series of questions used to gather information
* [[ Information Technology ]], a collection of surveys on IT
==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
*[[Archaeological field survey]], the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation
*[[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
==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]], 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
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