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In fleets it is common for intel reports to be made by pasting the scanner results into an online parser (''such as [https://adashboard.info/intel Adashboard]''). These can give a Fleet Commander intelligence on enemy fleet compositions to help decide whether an engagement is worth pursuing. Directional scanning is also widely used in mining and exploring to give early warning of hostile ships and/or combat probes. Good scanning can provide the vital seconds needed to escape an incoming attack. | In fleets it is common for intel reports to be made by pasting the scanner results into an online parser (''such as [https://adashboard.info/intel Adashboard]''). These can give a Fleet Commander intelligence on enemy fleet compositions to help decide whether an engagement is worth pursuing. Directional scanning is also widely used in mining and exploring to give early warning of hostile ships and/or combat probes. Good scanning can provide the vital seconds needed to escape an incoming attack. | ||
The scanner can find celestial objects such as: | The directional scanner can find celestial objects such as: | ||
* most ships, | * most ships, | ||
* asteroid belts, | * asteroid belts, | ||
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* [[POS|player starbases]]. | * [[POS|player starbases]]. | ||
The | The scanner has a number of limitations: | ||
* It requires a good overview setup to be useful. | * It requires a good overview setup to be useful. | ||
* It will never give you the warp coordinates for an object - all it can do is tell you that an object is there. | * It will never give you the warp coordinates for an object - all it can do is tell you that an object is there. | ||