query: What is the purpose of survey research?
passage: Survey (human research)
In research of human subjects, a survey is a list of questions aimed at extracting specific data from a particular group of people. Surveys may be conducted by phone, mail, via the internet, and sometimes face-to-face on busy street corners or in malls. Surveys are used to increase knowledge in fields such as social research and demography.
passage: Surveying
: Association de géometres pour aide au développement. NGO Surveyors without borders (in French) Community forum for Land Surveyors and Geomatics Professionals offering peer-to-peer support, education, networking and tales from the field. The Home of the National Museum of Surveying in Springfield, Illinois Global social support network featuring surveyor forums, instructional videos, industry news and support groups based on geolocation. Good overview of surveying with references to construction surveys, cadastral surveys, photogrammetry surveys, mining surveys, hydrographic surveys, route surveys, control surveys and topographic surveys The History of Surveying And Survey Equipment National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Using Ground Penetrating Radar for Land Surveying Global event and community of land surveyors.