Surveying

Surveying is the act of identifying Buildings, Enclaves, Vehicles, threats (Hordes, Infestations, Freaks) and other elements from a high vantage point called a Survey Point. There are multiple Survey Points scattered throughout all State of Decay maps.

Steps[]

Climb to the top of a Survey Point
Enter aim mode
Hover the crosshair over Question Mark icons
Wait for the circular meter to fill around the question mark, indicating surveying progress.

Once the meter is filled, the question mark icon will change to a map icon and the name of the identified element (such as "Vehicle", "Horde", "SWAT Zombie", "House" or "Storage"). The surveyed element will be placed onto the player's map.

In State of Decay 2, armoured zombies cannot be surveyed. Surveying is used in State of Decay 2 in order to locate Plague Hearts and, in Heartland, Plague Walls.

Surveying in State of Decay[]

Missions involving Surveying[]

Mount Tanner
Lay of the Land
Eye in the Sky
Survey Request

Survey Point Locations[]

Mount Tanner

Water Tower next to the Ranger Station

Spencer's Mill

Township

Spencer's Mill Cellphone Tower located behind the Swine and Bovine
Mountaintop located behind the Fork In The Road; accessible by dirt road located west of the Swine & Bovine, south of the Tavern
Water tower near Trailer Park; the east of Spencer's Mill

Wilkerson's Farm

Wilkerson's Farm Silo

Highway

Billboard adjacent to highway; across from Abandoned Site; eastern road between Marshall and Spencer's mill
Dinosaur adjacent to gas-station; eastern road between Marshall and Spencer's mill

Marshall

Downtown district

Water Tower near the pharmacy
On the Office Rooftop during the first mission with Ray Santos
On the Office Rooftop adjacent to police station

Warehouse district

Water Tower next to Ammo Shop
Cellphone Tower near two Warehouses adjacent to the Snyder Trucking Warehouse
Water Tower adjacent to the only Office in the western half of Marshall

Fairfield

Fairgrounds

The Ferris Wheel

Township

Cellphone Tower adjacent to three Warehouses adjacent
Water Tower next to the downed Apache gunship

Farmlands

Central region

Farm Silo adjacent to barn where the player first encounters Jacob
Water tower near Farmhouse Enclave where the player is sent to help the Military

Southern region

Farm Silo adjacent to abandoned area; the east of Marshal