survey maps

Plotted terrain documents

Survey maps are detailed representations of land showing boundaries, elevations, and features as measured by surveyors.

They document property lines, topography, and physical structures for legal, construction, or planning purposes: The survey map showed the lot extended ten feet farther than we thought.

Government survey maps establish official land records.

Opposites
purpose and precision

survey mapslandscape paintings

Pictures of natural terrain

artistic renderings · fantasy maps · abstract art · landscape photography · fine art

objectivity vs. subjectivity

survey mapsartistic interpretations

Creative analyses of meaning

mental maps · cognitive maps

specificity of data

survey mapsschematic diagrams

Symbolic representation of systems

tourist maps · treasure maps

Family

survey, map

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G