Cartographics & Exploration

The Department of Cartographics & Exploration uncovers the locations of all of the wonders of the galaxy, both natural and intelligently made. Our researchers travel the vasts reaches of space, and plains of distant worlds, on the lookout for anything unusual and noteworthy. Our catalogs provide an invaluable resource for the other Canonn departments, recording where they might continue their research.

For a chronological view of events and discoveries, visit the Canonn Timeline in the Lore pages.

Department Head: Molan Ryke

Shamash Murder Signal

26th October 2023

On October 25, 3309 the Pilots’ Federation sent out a communication to all pilots stating the following. Signals in ShamashCommander,A troublesome situation is developing in the independent Shamash system. The Garrett Orbital output sent a distress call recently, claiming to be under siege. The supposed assailants aren’t xeno, but we don’t know much else. Given…

Landscape Expedition

6th September 2023

NoFoolLikeOne

The Landscape signal is a pre-horizons audio signal that can be heard when pointing in the general direction of Sagittarius A* from the bubble. It gets its name from a distinctive structure visible in the spectogram that looks like a wireframe drawing of a mountain. Some commanders describe the sound as Space Whales. Research by…

Surface Biology

28th August 2023

NoFoolLikeOne

Biology, Taxonomy

History Surface biology can be found throughout the galaxy on landable planets. Initially pilots were only able to land on planets with no atmosphere and this limited the species that could be found on them. There were also no tools for locating the biology. Commanders had to resort to what was affectionately described as beige…

The Landscape Signal

27th August 2023

NoFoolLikeOne

The Landscape signal is an audio signal that can be heard when pointing in the general direction of Sagittarius A* from the bubble. It gets its name from a distinctive structure visible in the spectogram that looks like a wireframe drawing of a mountain. Some commanders describe the sound as Space Whales. Commander Serbanstein has…

Renet Crashed Ship

22nd August 2023

SovereignWinter

Crash Site, Crashed Ships, Surface Site

A crashed Anaconda found in Renet B 1, claimed to have been found by CMDR NME Darkrevenge. A log can be found at the site by scanning the ship data core. Scanned MessageComms Record:No one is going to look for this stuff here. We’ll come back for it in a couple of weeks once the…

Ghost Rings

6th August 2023

NoFoolLikeOne

CMDR Chewcat1 and LCU No Fool Like One Why are some large rings invisible, and Is there a definitive way to calculate whether the rings will be visible or not with just data from the Full Spectrum System Scanner(FSS)? Commander Chewcat1 set out to answer that question. The answer to this question could help us…

Dedicant

28th July 2023

SovereignWinter

Dedicant, Far God, Federation, Megaship, Thargoid Attack

A Galnet article titled “The Hunt for the Dedicant” was posted on 20 July 3309 that pointed to a distress call from the Dedicant megaship detected in the LP 714-58 system. Visiting LP 714-58 one can find a Listening Post “Partial Distress Call 1/4” near body 2a. You will need to fly within 1000Ls of…

Persephone Expedition

2nd June 2023

factabulous

Crash Site, Surface Site

This is a small expedition crash site in HIP 84326 on body 1 a, at -59.2226, -134.0590 (in Live/4.0) or at -29.7374, 55.6125 (in Legacy/3.8).The location of this site can be found by following the three nearby listening posts located in:Col 359 Sector QJ-V c17-7 / HIP 83788 / Col 359 Sector ZQ-R c19-7It has…

Get Your Name In The Codex

29th May 2023

NoFoolLikeOne

Biology, codex

Commander Marxanthius is one of our dedicated catalogers. He does a weekly audit of the Codex against our records to ensure that we are up to date and has a unique knowledge of the codex. He doesn’t just fly a desk he is also one of the pioneers of the Canonn Challenge and has visited…

Tourist and Visitor Beacons

19th January 2023

SovereignWinter

Guide, Index, Tourist Beacon, Visitor Beacon

Tourist and Visitor Beacons are found all across the galaxy, but mostly within the human inhabited bubble. These beacons tell the stories of commanders, some no longer with us, history and lore of the Elite Dangerous universe, and mark beautiful sites to visit. Canonn has put together the following spreadsheet to collect these beacons into…