Editing Survey (section)

==Geological Survey==
Before you can start [[mining]] other [[bodies]] (planets, moons, asteroids or comets), you have to complete a geological survey from orbit first. Surveying a body requires a vessel equipped with [[Geological Survey Sensors]]. An estimated 5% of all bodies contain [[mineral]]s. A geological survey may not find all minerals on a body, however - see the version-specific pages for details on follow-up ground surveys. 

The quality of the geo-sensor (normal, improved, advanced, phased) and the capabilities of the ground surveyors affect only the time required, not the chance of finding minerals. You can't get more than two chances of discovering minerals - one for the orbital search, one for the ground survey.

Typically, larger bodies contain more minerals when discovered, but they usually have lower accessibility. Comets have high chances of containing minerals and usually have very high accessibility, but the quantities are typically quite low. 

Gas giants can only ever contain Sorium, and cannot be given a follow-up ground survey. 

===Survey results===
You will be notified when a system has been completely surveyed. 

There are several ways to find out which bodies have been surveyed and what has been found:
* selecting "Show Surveyed Bodies" from the Minerals tab in the system map window. Here you can also see how much mineral reserves have been found, and their accessibility (i.e. possible mining rate).
* going to the System View window (F9): the first column shows either nothing (not surveyed yet), an "S" (surveyed but nothing found) or "M" (minerals present). 
* the [[Geological Survey Report]] window provides a search function for minerals you've discovered. 
Finally, the Summary tab of the Population & Production window tells you whether a geo-team search on the colony has been completed yet.