And how would it relate to Survival?
I had a similar question on reading; here's my take:
Scouting Lore could be either military or civil work, and the lore part pertains to all the work that goes into formalizing and monetizing the scouting. Think of the surveyors, scouts, and assayers of the American and Australian frontiers (both military and civilian) who made money exploring, surveying, and mapping territory.
Survival is a necessary skill to live in the wilderness. Scouting lore pertains to drawing up maps, logging claims, preparing reports, etc. In a military context, it's about drawing up military maps, surveying permanent fortifications, etc. Used in downtime, scouting lore represents the hard but tedious work of hauling survey equipment and doing paperwork.
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Scouting Lore is knowing everything about Lewis and Clark's Expedition that surveyed America.
Survival is being able to actually make the journey successfully yourself.
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You can use Scouting lore to sell cookies door-to-door during downtime.
You can use Scouting lore to sell cookies door-to-door during downtime.
And you've critically failed your Scouting Lore check if your answer to a certain question is anything other than Thin Mints.