--- title: "Survey: Field services | Nexus Observatory" description: "Survey, Field services. Survey, inside Field services: desktop study and siting screen, RF survey and spectrum scan, site walk and engineering survey…." url: https://observatory.global/field-services/survey/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/) / **Survey** # Ground, RF and power, before anything is chosen. Survey, inside Field services: desktop study and siting screen, RF survey and spectrum scan, site walk and engineering survey, instrument exposure survey and more. Every item is traced to its specification, from OGC API - Processes (siting runs) to Analytic Hierarchy Process (Saaty), and runs on the open Observatory Protocol. [Plan with us](https://observatory.global/contact/) Architecture [The protocol](https://observatory.global/protocol/specification/) **Technologies**: 9 **At the frontier**: 0 **Protocol functions**: 3 of 8 **Industries served**: 19 Real elevation · Bow Valley, Alberta · from the Earth explainers **01** What it is ## Survey and site acquisition. Everything that happens on the ground across a site's life: survey, permits, design packs, logistics, installation, acceptance, training, operations, maintenance, upgrades, decommission and recycling, done safely and recorded as evidence. Each technology below carries what it is, what we do with it, and the standard it is drawn against. Field operations and lifecycle ### Desktop study and siting screen Ranking candidate sites from terrain, hazards, access, power, land use and coverage before anyone travels. We design and operate. OGC API - Processes (siting runs) · Analytic Hierarchy Process (Saaty) Field operations and lifecycle ### RF survey and spectrum scan Measuring existing signals, interference and link paths at the candidate site. We design, deploy and operate. ITU-R SM.1880 (spectrum occupancy measurement) · ITU-R P.530 (line-of-sight links) Field operations and lifecycle ### Site walk and engineering survey Structure, power, access, security, grounding and photographs recorded against a checklist. We design, deploy and operate. ANSI/TIA-222-I (existing structure assessment) · CSA S37:24 Field operations and lifecycle ### Instrument exposure survey Checking obstacles, heat sources and fetch so sensors meet the intended siting class. We design, deploy and operate. WMO-No. 8 siting classifications · ISO 19289:2014 Field operations and lifecycle ### Topographic and drone survey Control points, orthophotos and elevation models of the site and access route. We design, deploy and operate. ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data (Edition 2) · Canadian Aviation Regulations Part IX Field operations and lifecycle ### Geotechnical investigation Soil, rock, frost and permafrost data for foundations and anchors. We design and deploy. ISO 22475-1 (geotechnical sampling) · ASTM D1586 (standard penetration test) Field operations and lifecycle ### Environmental and heritage screening Checking protected species, wetlands, heritage and land-use constraints early. We design and support. Impact Assessment Act (Canada) · Species at Risk Act (Canada) Field operations and lifecycle ### Indigenous engagement Early, respectful engagement and agreements with Indigenous rights holders on their lands. We design and support. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Canada) Field operations and lifecycle ### Civil works and foundations Footings, anchors, cable routes and enclosures built to the design pack. We deploy. ANSI/TIA-222-I · CSA S37:24 **02** Architecture ## Where it sits, and what it speaks. Survey draws on 1 domain and 8 layers of the spectrum; the highlighted layers carry this area. It speaks 3 of the protocol's 8 core functions. Survey and site acquisition 8 Permitting and approvals 7 Design packs and logistics 8 Installation, commissioning and acceptance 9 Operations, NOC, support and training 8 Maintenance, spares, refurbishment and upgrades 10 Decommission and recycling 7 Health, safety and evidence records 9 01**Join** Identity, attestation quote, signed policy. 02**Admit** Admitted for a stated scope, nothing wider. 03**Describe** What, where, how and by whom, with calibration. 04**Time** One clock across the grid, with its error bound. 05**Observe** Every value with quality and provenance. 06**Qualify** Tested against the specification, state on record. 07**Federate** Signed exchange across grids and trust domains. 08**Orchestrate** Software and configuration by signed plan. **03** On the grid ## The ground, measured before it is modelled. Real elevation, line of sight, an orbit swath and a GeoAI pass, each an interactive explainer on open terrain data with its source shown. [Line of sightA 30 m mast against the terrain.](https://observatory.global/earth/#viewshed) [ReliefTerrarium-encoded DEM, contours by marching squares.](https://observatory.global/earth/#elevation) [Hillshade and slopeOne gradient, a sun you can move.](https://observatory.global/earth/#hillshade) [Geodesic gridStations counted into 10,242 cells.](https://observatory.global/earth/#grid) **04** In the field ## Where this runs, sector by sector. 5 deployment scenarios from the sector research that rely on survey. [Government and public safety Deployable communications and sensing for incident commandA cell on wheels with satellite backhaul, mesh telemetry and environment nodes at the incident base.](https://observatory.global/sectors/public-safety/) [Agriculture Farm or cooperative agromet network with crop modelsCompact stations and soil probes feeding irrigation, disease and frost models.](https://observatory.global/sectors/agriculture/) [Sports and events Stadium neutral-host 5G with crowd and environment sensingA private operations slice beside the carriers' network, with heat, air and lightning sensing.](https://observatory.global/sectors/sports-events/) [Development and humanitarian Anticipatory-action hydromet nodesStations deployed through UN implementing entities of the systematic-observations financing pathway.](https://observatory.global/sectors/humanitarian/) [Transport Road weather information network for a transportation departmentPavement and visibility stations with maintenance decision support.](https://observatory.global/sectors/transport/) **05** Open and enterprise ## Open by default. Enterprise by contract. The open counterpart lives on the main site for anyone to read and run. The enterprise service is designed, deployed and operated with you, under contract. Open, on the main site - Guides - Templates - Lifecycle Enterprise, on this site - Eight services - Government buyers **06** The rest of the line ## Field services, area by area. [Field services Install and commissionBuilt to the plan, accepted on test.](https://observatory.global/field-services/install-and-commission/) [Field services Managed SiteWe run the site; you use what it observes.](https://observatory.global/field-services/managed-site/) [Field services SupportResponse by plan, around the clock where contracted.](https://observatory.global/field-services/support/) [Field services TrainingYour team, trained on your site.](https://observatory.global/field-services/training/) [Field services DecommissionRemoved, recycled, recorded.](https://observatory.global/field-services/decommission/) ## Bring us the site. Survey, design, deployment and operation for survey. The form names who receives your details. [Talk to us](https://observatory.global/contact/) [contact@observatory.global](mailto:contact@observatory.global?subject=Field%20services%3A%20Survey) [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/)**Field services** . 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