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aerial survey

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial survey1

First recorded in 1915–20
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According to the report, released this week, the flight had been conducting an aerial survey of the island in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape province.

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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.”

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"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.

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And a massive aerial survey of some 300 reefs - from the tip of Australia down to the city of Bundaberg on the east coast - has now confirmed most are experiencing prevalent bleaching.

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The exciting discovery was reported on Friday after the aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted “an unusual whale” while flying some 30 miles south of Nantucket, a small island off Cape Cod.

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