reconnoitering vs exploratory survey

reconnoitering and exploratory survey both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reconnoitering	Yes	No	No	No
exploratory survey	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reconnoitering and exploratory survey are synonyms defined as:

reconnoitering and exploratory survey: exploring in order to gain information

Other synonyms of reconnoitering include reconnoitring, scouting.

reconnoitering (noun)	exploratory survey (noun)
exploring in order to gain information	exploring in order to gain information