The phrase "ground reconnaissance" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used in military contexts to refer to a type of reconnaissance mission that is undertaken on the ground, and typically involves surveying or gathering intelligence in an area. For example: "The troops were sent on a ground reconnaissance mission to assess the enemy's position."
Subsequent ground reconnaissance is designed to map and describe archaeological sites.
From Vann's ground reconnaissance, as from his night patrols, Porter was getting observations he would otherwise never have received.
The first ground reconnaissance, conducted in the summer of 1990, uncovered artifacts along the tracks indicating that this had been part of the frankincense trade route.
This manuscript explores the benefit of satellite survey for archaeological landscapes where traditional cartographic and digital datasets are scarce, and ground reconnaissance is not possible due to modern vegetation overburden and/or geo-politics.
The night-time visit, and others that followed, were intended to rattle her into making contact with her husband while under constant surveillance by satellites, aircraft and ground reconnaissance teams.
He has established that a single British military adviser travelled to India between 8th and 17th February 1984 to advise the Indian Intelligence Services and Special Group on contingency plans that they were drawing up for operations against armed dissidents in the temple complex, including ground reconnaissance of the site.
Aerial maps and on-ground reconnaissance has identified dozens of pits and oil lakes used to fight oil well fires.
It seems mortar bombs were being sourced from Syria, technical bomb-making expertise from al-Qaeda operatives in Iraq, and detailed on-the-ground reconnaissance of the targets to hit gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
The company is also developing what it calls the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle reconnaissance robot for the Army's Future Combat Systems program, and with Deer & Co., the R-Gator unmanned ground vehicle.
It is highly likely that U.S. Special Forces are active on the ground, conducting reconnaissance missions and laser-designating targets for circling U.S. aircraft.
