Military cartography

thumb|300px|United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines on a recon mission during a field training exercise in 2003 In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnaissance is abbreviated to recce (in British, Canadian, Australian English) and to recon (in American English), both derived from the root word reconnoitre / reconnoitering.

military exploration and observation by means of aircraft or other airborne platforms

intelligence agency of the United States of America

NATO standard for military map marking symbols

global coordinate reference system

thumb|The front of a metal E6-B

form of circular slide rule used in aviation and one of a very few analog computers in widespread use in the 21st century

camera

video capture technology system

cartographic service of US Army

military unit