Scanning

Scanning is a method of finding objects and locations in space. Every ship, including capsules, comes with a built-in Overview that scans for many objects in local space, a system map, and a directional scanner that shows a number of objects not found in the Overview scan. Other, more detailed, kinds of scanning require additional equipment and/or skill training.

Types of Scanning

Every ship in Eve comes with an on-board Overview function that can be configured to show planets, asteroid belts, moons, stations, and other useful objects in the current system. As it is difficult to play EVE without this information, a thorough study of the Overview is highly recommended.

Every ship in Eve also comes with an on-board Directional Scanner (d-scan) that can be used to discover, but not pinpoint via distance or coordinates, objects up to 14 AU away from the ship. This equipment can be used to search for Cosmic Anomalies (including ice belts and gas clouds) and other objects not found on the Overview.

In addition, each ship has a Solar System Map that displays the Overview and directional scanning data in graphic form.

Asteroid miners may use survey scanners to measure distances to various asteroids and to monitor the volume of these as they are mined. Moon miners may use specialized survey probes which investigate a solar system and return the ore name, the quantity, the TypeID, and the ID's for the Solar System, Planet and Moon.

Every ship in Eve with the exception of shuttles and freighters can fit a Scan Probe Launcher module. These launch probes that increase the number of types of objects that can be detected and the range at which they can be scanned. In addition, probes provide distance and coordinate information.

This article is primarily concerned with probe launching and interpretation.

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