You can use the Survey tab to manage survey user and system settings as well as survey data.
Survey data is managed on the Survey tab of Toolspace instead of on the Prospector tab like other objects.
Right-click collections and items to access commands.
This tab displays survey project data, organized within databases for survey projects, equipment, and figure prefixes. The project databases record the survey points, networks, and figures. The equipment databases record standard deviations and other operational parameters of individual pieces of survey equipment. The figure prefix databases record the conversion routines that are applied when creating lots, buildings, or other figures from survey points.
The contents of the Survey tab are not specific to a drawing. This tab reflects the survey data in your AutoCAD Civil 3D Projects folder, so it facilitates access to survey data from multiple drawings.
You can build survey queries to filter the surveyed points and figures in a project. The points and figures can be converted to AutoCAD Civil 3D points and parcels, or added to a surface as points or breaklines.
The Survey tab and Prospector tab share some basic functions. For more information, see Functions Shared by the Prospector and Settings Tabs.
The Survey tree provides access to survey data and settings.
Tutorial: Creating Survey Data using the Toolspace Survey Tab
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. When the tab is in the “closed” state, the button has a white background 
.Topics in this section
- The Survey Tab Icons
Use the icons at the top of the Survey tab to control the display of icons within the Survey tree, to display the Panorama window, and to access Help.
- The Survey Tree
Use the Survey tree to manage and access survey settings and data.