Scanning

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Scanning & Probing is a method of finding objects, ships and hidden sites in space. Every ship in Eve has an On-board System Scanner that can be used to search for objects not found on the Overview. Every ship in Eve with the exception of shuttles can fit a Scan Probe Launcher module to launch probes. Probes greatly increase the both the number of types of objects that can be detected and the range a which they can

Skills

• Astrometrics

Scan Equipment

On-board System Scanner

Add Details about On-Board system scanner.

Scan Equipment Types

• Core Probe Launcher
• Expanded Probe Launcher
• Core Scanner Probe
• Combat Scanner Probe
• Deep Space Scanner Probe

Faction

• Sisters Core Probe Launcher
• Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher
• Sisters Core Scanner Probe
• Sisters Combat Scanner Probe
• Sisters Deep Space Scanner Probe

Any probe can be used in any launcher with the capacity to load it. Practically, this means an Expanded launcher can launch any probe, and a Core launcher can only launch Core probes. Expanded launchers can also be used to launch moon mining probes.

Scan Bonuses

Skills

• Astrometric Acquisition
• Astrometric Pinpointing
• Astrometric Rangefinding

Ship Equipment

Rigs

• Gravity Capacitor Upgrade

Ships

Tier 1 (T1) Frigates

• Magnate (Amarr)
• Heron (Caldari)
• Imicus (Gallente)
• Probe (Minmatar)

Tier 2 (T2) CovOps

• Anathema (Amarr)
• Buzzard (Caldari)
• Helios (Gallente)
• Cheetah (Minmatar)

Cruisers

• Legion (Amarr) utilizing Emergent Locus Analyzer
• Tengu (Caldari) utilizing Emergent Locus Analyzer
• Proteus (Gallente) utilizing Emergent Locus Analyzer
• Loki (Minmatar) utilizing Emergent Locus Analyzer

Scanning & Probing Techniques and Tricks

• Holding Shift modifies all active probes at once.
• Scan Probe Placement (With 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 probes).
• Quick Scans (With or without Deep Space Probes).