Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by function]

Narrower term/s

• records surveys
• land surveys[+]
  • topographic surveys
  • geological surveys
• conservation surveys
• architectural surveys
• significance assessments (surveys)
• geophysical surveys

Anotations

Scope note:

Documentation of examinations or inspections conducted in order to achieve a comprehensive view, as of a place, a group of related items, or to ascertain condition or value. For detailed lists of items on hand, or of items in a given category, use "inventories." For sets of questions submitted to a number of persons to obtain information, use "questionnaires."