2022 NAICS national industry in sector 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
NAICS 541370 is the US industry code for surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in performing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor.
- Code
- 541370 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Part of
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $19 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 71111, 71112, 71121, 71122 and 1 more (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
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.
Examples Census gives
- Cadastral surveying services
- Mapping (except geophysical) services
- Cartographic surveying services
- Topographic surveying services
- Geodetic surveying services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 541370
The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Aerial surveying (except geophysical) services
- Cadastral surveying services
- Cartographic surveying services
- Construction surveying services
- Geodetic surveying services
- Geographic information system (GIS) base mapping services
- Geospatial mapping services
- Hydrographic mapping services
- Hydrographic surveying services
- Land surveying services
- Mapping (except geophysical) services
- Photogrammetric mapping services
- Surveying and mapping services (except geophysical)
- Topographic mapping services
- Topographic surveying services
SBA size standard for 541370
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 541370, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $19 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 7110), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 71111Architectural activitiesUK SIC
- 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activitiesUK SIC
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and productionUK SIC
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activitiesUK SIC
- 71129Other engineering activitiesUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.