i) Topographic Survey : To determine natural features like river, streams , lakes , hills etc and artificial features like roads , railways , canal , town and villages .
ii) Cadastral Survey : To fix property line , calculation of land area , and to transfer of land property from one owner to another.
iii) Engineering Survey :To collect of required data for planning , design and execution of engineering project such as design of road , bridges, dams and transmission line.
iv)Mine Survey :To explore mineral deposits and to guide tunneling and other operations associated with mining.