data collection
process of gathering and measuring information
group interview
multilple persons interviewed at the same time
interrogation
interviewing employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, and intelligence agencies with the goal of eliciting useful information
open-source intelligence
data collected from open and publicly available sources to be used in an intelligence context
survey data collection
marketing assessments
Participatory monitoring
Collection of measurements undertaken by citizens
research expedition
journey undertaken by a scientist or an artist for the purpose of undertaking field work collecting data or deepening knowledge and skills in the participant's area of expertise
data collection system
system for collecting data
telemetry
data and measurements transferred from a remote location to receiving equipment for monitoring
focus group
small group of people whose reactions are studied in market research or political analysis
inquest
judicial inquiry, particularly into the cause of a death
surface weather observation
fundamental data used for weather forecasts