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
Providing geophysical surveying and mapping services--are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services; and Publishing atlases and maps--are classified in Industry 513130, Book Publishers.