Survey team
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
A survey team is a specialized group sent to survey a planet, often prior to colonization. They take note of geological and biological oddities. (ENT: "Bound")
In early 2373, Captain Benjamin Sisko led a survey team from Deep Space 9 to the cormaline-rich Gamma Quadrant planet Torga IV. (DS9: "The Ship")
