A survey team was a specialized group sent to survey a planet on a survey mission, often prior to colonization. Among the responsibilities of a survey team was to note biological and geological oddities. (ENT episode: "Bound")
Albert Hodgkin first visited planet Loracus Prime in the year 2093, as part of a science survey mission. (ENT episode: "Strange New World"; ST reference: Federation: The First 150 Years)
In 2369, Professor Richard Galen compared Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who was on a survey mission, to a Roman centurion patrolling for the Empire. (TNG episode: "The Chase")
In 2370, Federation High Commissioner Fortnoy dispatched a survey team to the planet Kota in order to survey the planet as a possible colonization site to relocate the inhabitants of Aratril to. (TNG novel: Shadows Have Offended)
In early 2373, Captain Benjamin Sisko led a survey team from Deep Space 9 into the Gamma Quadrant to survey the cormaline-rich Torga IV. (DS9 episode: "The Ship")
See also[]
- engineering team
- observation team
Appendices[]
References[]
- ENT episode: "Bound"
- ENT episode: "Strange New World"
- ST reference: Federation: The First 150 Years
- TNG episode: "The Chase"
- TNG novel: Shadows Have Offended
- DS9 episode: "The Ship"
- Harbinger (novel)
- Strike Zone
- The Trouble with Bearclaw
- Murder on the Enterprise
- Mission's End, Issue 1
External link[]
- Survey team article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.