geological surveys
Ground composition assessments
Geological surveys are systematic examinations of an area's rock formations, soil composition, and mineral resources.
Government agencies called geological surveys (the U.S.
Geological Survey, the British Geological Survey) conduct this work and publish maps and reports.
The term covers both the activity and the organizations that perform it: The geological survey revealed significant copper deposits.
- mineral depositsNatural rock-bound resources
- natural resourcesUseful substances from nature
- fault linesFractures between rock masses
- plate tectonicsEarth's crust mobility theory
- magnetometryMeasuring magnetic field strength
oil exploration · rock strata · remote sensing · radiometric dating · core sampling · land use · stratigraphy · tectonic plates · aquifers · water table · geomorphology · fossil records · earth science · erosion · fieldwork · subsurface · outcrop · rock formations
geological surveysweather observation
Tracking atmospheric conditions
climate monitoring · space exploration · wildlife surveys · weather forecasting · satellite observation