1. INTRODUCTION

2. CREATING A POPULATION OF REALISTIC MOCK GALAXY-GALAXY STRONG LENSES
   2.1. The foreground deflector population
   2.3. The properties of the realistic lens systems, before observing with a telescope

3. SIMULATED OBSERVATIONS OF STRONG LENSES WITH SURVEY TELESCOPES

4. DEFINING A DETECTABLE LENS

5. CFHTLS: TESTING THE MODEL AGAINST A WELL STUDIED LENS SAMPLE

6. DES, LSST AND EUCLID: ON-GOING AND FUTURE LENS SURVEYS
   6.1. Alternative strategies for combining multiple exposures
   6.2. The properties of the lens populations

7. DISCUSSION: ERRORS ON FORECAST NUMBERS
   7.1. Deflector Population
   7.2. External Shear
   7.3. Source population
   7.4. Definition of Detectability

8. CONCLUSION