CENSUSING
Verb
censusing
present participle of census
"Conner and associates (1983) conducted one of the few studies comparing different censusing methods for bobcats."
Source: Wiktionary
CENSUS
Cen"sus, n. Etym: [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.]
1. (Bot. Antiq.)
Definition: A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for
the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five
years.
2. An official registration of the number of the people, the value of
their estates, and other general statistics of a country.
Note: A general census of the United States was first taken in 1790,
and one has been taken at the end of every ten years since.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition