Census, a collection of information about every member of a population

Statistical survey, a collection of quantitative information about members of a population

The United States Geological Survey, government scientific research agency which studies the landscape of the United States

Surveying, the technique and science of measuring positions and distances on Earth

Opinion poll, an informal collection of opinions using sampling

Public Land Survey System, a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels

Sampling (statistics), collecting information on only a sample of a population

The Ordnance Survey, national mapping agency for Great Britain

Archaeological field survey, the collection of information by archaeologists prior to excavation

Quantitative marketing research, the use of surveys to collect data for marketing purposes

Dominion Land Survey, the method used to divide most of Western Canada into one-square-mile sections for agricultural and other purposes

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

The U.S. National Geodetic Survey, performs geographic surveys as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce

The British Antarctic Survey, conducts scientific research in and around Antarctica for the United Kingdom

The Zoological Survey of India studies the fauna of India

Durchmusterung, a German word for a systematic survey of objects or data, generally used in astronomy

Hydrographic survey, the gathering of information about navigable waters for the purposes of safe navigation of vessels

Astronomical survey, imaging or mapping regions of the sky

Cadastral survey, used to document land ownership, by the production of documents, diagrams, plats, and maps

Paid survey, statistical survey which rewards the participant, often used to collect information for marketing purposes

The Institut Géographique National, a French state establishment which produces and maintains geographical information for France and its territories

Survey township,a square unit of land, six miles (~9.7 km) on a side, used by the U.S. Public Land Survey System

The British Geological Survey, a body which carries out geological survey and monitoring of the UK landmass

The Survey of India, India's central agency in charge of mapping and surveying

Redshift survey, an astronomical survey of a section of the sky to calculate the distance of objects from Earth

Aerial survey, a method of collecting information using aerial photography

Questionnaire, a series of questions used to gather information

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

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