Operations in Surveying:
Control Survey: Made to establish the horizontal and vertical positions of arbitrary points.
Boundary Survey: Made to determine the length and direction of land lines and to establish the position of these lines on the ground.
Topographic Survey: Made to gather data to produce a topographic map showing the configuration of the terrain and the location of natural and man-made objects.
Hydrographic Survey: The survey of bodies of water made for the purpose of navigation, water supply, or sub-aqueous construction.
Mining Survey: Made to control, locate and map underground and surface works related to mining operations.
Construction Survey: Made to lay out, locate and monitor public and private engineering works.