This will often reveal troop positions and objectives, not unlike scouting with your iDROID.
Use it to build up your staff at the Mother Base. This will often reveal your primary objective, or provide additional information about the mission. Additionally, we have a complete walkthrough for the game's prequel, Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes. If you wish to scour the combat area for materials and resources, or poke around looking to knock-off all of the secondary objectives, that’s up to you.
Our goal with this Prima MGS 5 walkthrough is to ensure you can find the path of least resistance to complete your primary objective.