aerial survey

American  

noun

1. a survey made from above, as from an aircraft, a high point, etc.

2. a survey that maps an area by means of aerial photography, photogrammetry, and the like.

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Etymology

Origin of aerial survey

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

As of last year, nearly 700 were documented in an aerial survey, with most ranging outside the territory, according to the agencies.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers carried out an aerial survey in the Kamalondo Depression, an area in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, which spotted just 10 of the antelopes - indicating their population is below 100.

From BBC

According to the report, released this week, the flight had been conducting an aerial survey of the island in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape province.

From BBC

General manager Marty Adams told the DWP board in August 2020 that the utility had a plan in place to fix the compressors later in the year but decided to go public because JPL had detected the leak as part of an aerial survey, and “their information is getting more publicized.”

From Los Angeles Times

"With nearly three times more aerial survey data than we had before, and confirming evidence from the hydrophones, we were able to show how strongly the population has shifted its distribution," said Jason Roberts, a Duke research associate and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily