le repérage

spotting, locating

repér to spot; to notice; to identify + age action or result of an activity

noun · masculine Rare #44,077

spotting, locating Often used for identifying the position of something (or someone), or for preliminary scouting (e.g., choosing a place).

FR: Le repérage du lieu a pris toute la matinée.

EN: Locating (and scouting) the place took the whole morning.

Scouting?

— Burning (2018)

In truth, I came to scout the place out.

— Burning (2018)

Is this the scouting?

— Delicatessen (1991)

We're doing some reconnaissance.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)