reconnoitring vs exploratory survey

reconnoitring and exploratory survey both are nouns.

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

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

reconnoitring and exploratory survey: exploring in order to gain information

Other synonyms of reconnoitring include reconnoitering, scouting.

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