die sistematiese ondersoek van gronde, hulle beskrywing en klassifisering, kartering van grondtipes, en die waardebepaling van gronde vir verskillende landboukundige- en ingenieursgebruike.
Sinonieme:grondopname
English: soil surveynoun
Subject: Soil science
the systematic examination of soils, their description and classification, mapping of soil types, and the assessment of soils for various agricultural and engineering uses.
