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{{quote|With the advent of the frame shift drive there has never been a better time to join the hallowed ranks of the great space explorers. As well as the wonder of vistas unseen by human eyes, there is money to be made collecting data for the mega-corporation Universal Cartographics.|[https://d1wv0x2frmpnh.cloudfront.net/elite/website/assets/English-PlayersGuide-Latest.pdf ED Players Guide]}} | |||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a corporation focused on mapping the universe. Due to limitations of the [[Frame Shift Drive]], its efforts are currently constrained to the [[galaxy|Milky Way Galaxy]]. [[Cynthia Sideris]] is the chairwoman of Universal Cartographics.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5746f69e9657ba432ec36569</ref> | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Mega Corporation|mega corporation]] focused on mapping the universe.<ref>[https://d1wv0x2frmpnh.cloudfront.net/elite/website/assets/English-PlayersGuide-Latest.pdf Elite Dangerous Players Guide v2.40]</ref> Due to limitations of the [[Frame Shift Drive]], its efforts are currently constrained to the [[galaxy|Milky Way Galaxy]]. [[Cynthia Sideris]] is the chairwoman of Universal Cartographics.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5746f69e9657ba432ec36569</ref> The [[Galaxy Map]], [[System Map]], and [[Planetary Map]] use Universal Cartographics data. Exploration data on systems that contain a full-size orbital [[Starport]] is freely available to everyone, while for other systems you might have to pay Universal Cartographics a small amount of credits for the data or explore it yourself. | ||
The [[Galaxy Map]], [[System Map]], and [[Planetary Map]] use Universal Cartographics data. Exploration data on systems that contain a full-size orbital [[Starport]] is freely available to everyone, while for other systems you might have to pay Universal Cartographics a small amount of credits for the data or explore it yourself. | |||
[[Explorer]]s can collect exploration data with [[Discovery Scanner]]s and [[Detailed Surface Scanner]]s and sell it to Universal Cartographics via the starport services interface. | [[Explorer]]s can collect exploration data with [[Discovery Scanner]]s and [[Detailed Surface Scanner]]s and sell it to Universal Cartographics via the starport services interface. | ||
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* Universal Cartographics announced their intention to launch a new station. The candidate systems, submitted by Members of Universal Cartographics and the Explorers’ Association, were [[HIP 101110]], [[SYNUEFE FR-T B36-3]], [[Maia]], [[HIP 117585]], and [[HIP 27215]]. They asked for more exploration data, to help them reach a decision.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/a308c25a57823dffc56cf336c3b3a8cf9045c668 Planning Underway for New Frontier Station]</ref> | * Universal Cartographics announced their intention to launch a new station. The candidate systems, submitted by Members of Universal Cartographics and the Explorers’ Association, were [[HIP 101110]], [[SYNUEFE FR-T B36-3]], [[Maia]], [[HIP 117585]], and [[HIP 27215]]. They asked for more exploration data, to help them reach a decision.<nowiki><ref></nowiki>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/a308c25a57823dffc56cf336c3b3a8cf9045c668 Planning Underway for New Frontier Station]<nowiki></ref></nowiki> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||