Category:Sensors

Facts

• Any form of technology used to detect some phenomenon from a distance
• Divided into active and passive
  • Passive
    • Detection of emissions without direct interaction
  • Active
    • Transmission of some means to detect through interaction with distant phenomena

Technological notes

• High-density minerals often serve to deflect active sensor efforts and prevent passive detection
• Natural crystalline structures, such as certain Oort cloud bodies, can serve as natural enhancers for active sensor efforts, expanding effective range immensely (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)