I review the observing strategies and recent results of various galaxy surveys over a wide range in redshift using 10 m class telescopes, and compare them to the two major galaxy surveys currently being proposed for the GTC: OTELO and GOYA. Both surveys focus on a region of the observational parameter space that has not been explored extensively yet. I conclude that these GTC galaxy surveys can be indeed highly competitive despite the late arrival of the GTC to the exclusive club of large ground-based observatories, but only if a substantial amount of observing time and resources are allocated for such surveys.
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Guzmán, R. (2007). Galaxy Surveys in the Era of Large Ground-Based Observatories. In: Figueras, F., Girart, J.M., Hernanz, M., Jordi, C. (eds) Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics IV. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6000-7_5
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