monitoring

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of monitor

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

   “NR is already 'on the case' here - its man in Inverness was trained some time ago (at his request, incidentally - good man!) in drone monitoring, which enables much longer aerial patrols than are possible on foot.”