Archive:Solitude Coordinated Scanning Endeavour
Introduction
There are only two possible routes to Solitude via known space. One goes via a low-sec pipe through Aridia, the other via a null-sec pipe through Syndicate. Although it is relatively easy to reach the high-sec pocket in a fast frigate (or even a shuttle), shipping stuff in and out poses more of a challenge. As such, an active scanning program is in place to find wormholes leading directly to Empire.
Participating in the scanning endeavour is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged. There are very few requirements for members wanting to help out finding those precious wormholes: all that is needed to start out is a frigate and some training of the Astrometrics skill. Probe launchers and scanning probes may be freely available from the Uni hangar in Boystin for those who need them (supplies limited from donations, and based on the usage of others).
So that members are not duplicating each others scanning efforts a Google Doc Spreadsheet has been created. (The link for this spreadsheet may be found in the MOTD of the Solitude.E-UNI chat channel.)
The Spreadsheet
The new version of the spreadsheet has two main sheets/tabs.
Input Sheet
This sheet is an optional shortcut way of collecting and entering the data from your scans.
Instructions are included in the sheet - but in short:
- You select the system from the dropdown.
- Select your name from that dropdown. (Add yourself to the Pilots tab, if this is your first time.)
- Then you cut-and-paste the lines from your Probe Scanner window. (Regular Ctrl-C to Copy as usual.)
- And add some notes if needed, such as the type of WH.
- Then set the state to Finished.
And it will (should!) auto-populate the appropriate row in the main sheet.
The Main sheet
Instructions
If you use the Input Sheet, you should not need to edit this sheet manually at all. However, some people prefer to edit it directly - but if you do so, please use the format described below, and as should be evident in the rest of the sheet.
If you do edit it directly, you should do the following:
- Put yourself into column E.
- Put your full name into column F.
- Delete the contents of the date field in column G. It will auto-fill with the current time.
- Enter the result of your scans into column I.
- When you're done with that system, clear column E.
NEVER SORT THE SPREADSHEET
Column/Data format
Columns A,B,C & D describe the Constellation / Security Status and System. Never edit these.
Column E : Currently being scanned, if a system is actively being scanned you can see the initials of who is performing the current scan.
Column F & G : shows you the who and what date/time the system was scanned.
Column H : Automatically shows time since last Scan with a colour code Green (0-10hrs unlikely to have changed), Amber (10-24hrs may have changed), Red (24hrs+, definitely changed). Never edit this.
Column I : Scan Results - Only record Cosmic Signatures, with format of the 3 digit ID, and very brief Description. Use // as a separator.
e.g. A System with 2 Signatures: BQE-245 a K162 Wormhole to "unknown space" & HAP-812 a Gas Site; would be entered as:
245-WH K162 C1-C3 // 812-GAS Calabash Nebula
Bookmarking
All H2H, H2L, L2H or H-WH-H should be Bookmarked in Project Solitude Folder of the Corp Bookmarks.
Additionally, if there is an L2L where both ends are within just a few jumps of hisec, then it is worth bookmarking too (in other words, a useful L2L).
Bookmarking other signatures clutters up the bookmarks, and causes lots of Admin work to clean up the Corp Bookmarks. Sometimes the better combat sites and gas sites (such as DED 3/10 or 4/10 and Phoenix Nebulas) are also bookmarked, so others in corp can go run/huff them. But please do not bookmark other random Signatures in the Corp folder.
Note that everyone in Corp can add bookmarks to the Corp folder, and anyone can delete bookmarks that added - but it requires at least Sophomore title to delete bookmarks that were added by others.
When you find one of these WH's, please bookmark both sides of the WH.
When one of the above wormholes are found, announcements are made via the Solitude.E-Uni chat channel and mailing list. Once both ends of the wormhole are bookmarked, a mail is distributed advising members which bookmarks to look for in the corporate bookmark folder "Project Solitude". (Note that the destination system is usually only referenced in the email, and not on the spreadsheet or in chat - to provide some modicum of OpSec.)
