survey
A plan, map, or plotting, made from measurements and angles taken, and lines run, as described under Surveying; also the whole operation of surveying a piece of ground or the like, and recording the results in such a map. 2. To determine the exact form, boundaries, extent, and position of a tract of land by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry. (Sturgis, 1900)