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geological survey

systematic investigation of the geology in a region for the purpose of creating a geological map or model
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geological survey

Summary

geological survey ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • geological survey is a type of survey[2].
  • geological survey is part of geology[3].
  • geological survey is used for cadastre[4].
  • geological survey's Commons category is recorded as Geological surveys[5].
  • geological survey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geological surveys[6].
  • geological survey's facet of is recorded as Earth science[7].
  • geological survey's facet of is recorded as geography[8].
  • geological survey's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • geological survey's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[10].
  • geological survey's class of object is recorded as aspect in a geographic region[11].
  • geological survey's class of object is recorded as lithosphere[12].

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Definition and Type

geological survey is a type of survey[2].

Use and Application

geological survey is used for cadastre[4]. It is part of geology[3].

Why It Matters

geological survey ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Danmarks geologiske undersøgelse Earth science geography Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Geological Survey of Finland geology TNO-NITG Ukrainian State Geological Institute

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → survey
    Facet of → Earth science, geography
    Topic's main category → Category:Geological surveys
    Class of object(s) of occurrence → aspect in a geographic region, lithosphere
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562979705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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