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levantamento aerofotogramétrico ou de prospecçao

English translation: prospection (OR prospecting) or aerial survey


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Portuguese term or phrase:levantamento aerofotogramétrico ou de prospecçao
English translation:prospection (OR prospecting) or aerial survey
Entered by: rhandler
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12:48 Mar 22, 2006
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Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Aviation Regulations
Portuguese term or phrase: levantamento aerofotogramétrico ou de prospecçao
1. Except when specially authorized by the Aeronautical Authority, no civil aircraft may transport: equipamento destinado ao levantamento aerofotogramétrico ou de prospecçao
peterinmadrid
Local time: 09:11
prospection or aerial survey
Explanation:
The word "aerophotogrammetric" is too long and it's more frequent to see the expression "aerial survey". Of course, photos are taken to record all that was "seen".

Look at these examples::

Special Projects : Aerial Survey : Archaeology & Buildings ...... prospection of the enclosure sites into a broader landscape context. ... The site was investigated first by the aerial survey team of English Heritage ...
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1189


Provisional program09,00-09,30, M. Doneus, Aerial Archaeological Prospection of the Viking Age Settlement in Haithabu. 09,30-10,00, M. Brown, Aerial Survey and Designed ...
www.ancienthistory.ugent.be/preproto/en/en_preproto_apea.ht...


Archaeological Prospection 2001 - Posters
Aerial Survey and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. detection and documentation. P034 WE Irlinger and JWEFassbinder History, Prospection, Visualization - a ...
www.univie.ac.at/archeo2001/posters.html

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rhandler
Local time: 03:11
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5 +1prospection or aerial surveyrhandler
4 +1aerophotogrammetric surveyoxygen4u


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aerophotogrammetric survey


Explanation:
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oxygen4u
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  António Ribeiro
14 hrs
  -> Obrigada, António! :)
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prospection or aerial survey


Explanation:
The word "aerophotogrammetric" is too long and it's more frequent to see the expression "aerial survey". Of course, photos are taken to record all that was "seen".

Look at these examples::

Special Projects : Aerial Survey : Archaeology & Buildings ...... prospection of the enclosure sites into a broader landscape context. ... The site was investigated first by the aerial survey team of English Heritage ...
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1189


Provisional program09,00-09,30, M. Doneus, Aerial Archaeological Prospection of the Viking Age Settlement in Haithabu. 09,30-10,00, M. Brown, Aerial Survey and Designed ...
www.ancienthistory.ugent.be/preproto/en/en_preproto_apea.ht...


Archaeological Prospection 2001 - Posters
Aerial Survey and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. detection and documentation. P034 WE Irlinger and JWEFassbinder History, Prospection, Visualization - a ...
www.univie.ac.at/archeo2001/posters.html



rhandler
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Elliff: maybe prospecting instead of prospection
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, David. Yes, both forms are correct.
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