Land boundary survey refers to the measurement of administrative regions, land parcel boundaries, boundary points, important boundary markers, and other related facilities. The purpose of administrative region boundary survey and mapping is to analyze and confirm the location and direction of administrative region boundaries, so as to delineate a fair and reasonable administrative region boundary, and provide basic data and scientific basis for boundary management work of governments at all levels.

The content of administrative region boundary survey and mapping includes preparation for boundary survey and mapping, boundary marker embedding and measurement, boundary point measurement, survey and mapping of boundary lines and related topographic features, preparation and printing of boundary agreements, as well as descriptions of boundary point locations and boundary trends.

The purpose of the second national general survey of geographical names is to clarify the basic situation of geographical names, grasp the basic data of geographical names, improve the standardization level of geographical names, strengthen the construction of geographical name information services, and provide comprehensive and accurate geographical name information for the society.

The content of the survey includes clarifying geographical names and related attribute information, naming geographical entities that have no names but have the function of geographical names, standardizing non-standard geographical names, setting up standard and normative geographical name signs, establishing and improving national geographical name and zoning databases at all levels, strengthening the construction of geographical name information services, and establishing geographical name census archives.