2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services

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.

Illustrative Examples:

Cadastral surveying services
Mapping (except geophysical) services
Cartographic surveying services
Topographic surveying services
Geodetic surveying services


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Providing geophysical surveying and mapping services--are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services;
  • Publishing atlases and maps, except for exclusive Internet publishing--are classified in Industry 511130, Book Publishers; and
  • Publishing atlases and maps exclusively on the Internet--are classified in Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
541370   541370   541370   Aerial surveying (except geophysical) services
541370   541370   541370   Cadastral surveying services
541370   541370   541370   Cartographic surveying services
541370   541370   541370   Construction surveying services
541370   541370   541370   Geodetic surveying services
541370   541370   541370   Geographic information system (GIS) base mapping services
541370   541370   541370   Geospatial mapping services
541370   541370   541370   Hydrographic mapping services
541370   541370   541370   Hydrographic surveying services
541370   541370   541370   Land surveying services
541370   541370   541370   Mapping (except geophysical) services
541370   541370   541370   Photogrammetric mapping services
541370   541370   541370   Surveying and mapping services (except geophysical)
541370   541370   541370   Topographic mapping services
541370   541370   541370   Topographic surveying services