This subclass includes:
- engineering activities aimed at developing designs for the creation of mechanisms, materials, instruments, structures, systems using the laws and principles of physics, consulting activities in the fields of machinery, industrial processes and industrial products, water resources management, electrical and electronic engineering, mining engineering, chemical technology, mechanical, industrial systems engineering and other engineering fields
- development of designs for environmental pollution control, acoustics and similar systems
- geological, geophysical, seismic exploration and research activities for the discovery of oil and natural gas reserves, new deposits
- geographical (geodetic) exploration activities: land measurement and delimitation of areas, hydrological exploration, subsurface studies, cartographic and related information collection activities.
Excludes:
- exploratory drilling for oil and gas extraction, see
09.10,
09.90
- exploratory drilling and boring for construction work, see
43.13.0
- development or publication of ready-made (not customized) software, see
58.29,
62.01
- consultancy and other activities in the field of information technology, see
62.02,
62.09
- technical testing and analysis, see
71.20
- scientific research and experimental development, see
72.1
- specialized design activities, see
74.10
- aerial photography, see
74.20