Surveying & Mapping (Except Geophysical) Services
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 54137 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor. These services may include surveying and mapping of areas above or below the surface of the earth, such as the creation of view easements or segregating rights in parcels of land by creating underground utility easements.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 541370, the only detailed industry in this group.
Illustrative examples
- Cadastral surveying services
- Mapping (except geophysical) services
- Cartographic surveying services
- Topographic surveying services
- Geodetic surveying services
Which code does this activity belong in?
Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services comprises establishments that measure and map the surface of the earth, including the sea floor, and may also survey areas above or below the surface such as utility easements. This code excludes geophysical surveying and mapping services, which involve studying the earth's physical properties rather than its surface geometry and are classified in Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services. Surveying work performed as part of broader architectural, landscape architectural, or engineering service projects belongs in those respective service categories, not in this code.
Written for NAICS 541370, the only detailed industry in this group.