Science Corps Astrographic Institute

Science Corps Astrographic Institute

The SCAI is the astrographical (mapping and cartographing) department of the Science Corps and received its mission officially and by Assembly Act. Union Assembly Resolution codefied in the Map the Galaxy Act of 2290 amended in 3400 as the Map the Local Group Act. The Assembly agreed that the first and foremost step of any surveying and research activity should be the creation of detailed maps and charts. The more accurate and detailed maps and charts exsisted the better decission regarding policies could be made. This was the ground of the Spiral eye expediton and the installation of the Z Point stations. The SCAI specialists and associates are very proud of the fact that its mission came directly from the Assembly. SCAI became the central processing entity for all survey data and both Z Point stations are officially under SCAI authority. SCAI works closely with the Assembly approved and appointed  Astrographical Society of the Union that creates the Official Union Celestial Object Catalog. This Catalog is updated annually and one of the most accessed GalNet sites. And the data chip is ordered by the billions of copies. (A little known fact is that the Kermac, the Togar, the Shiss and many other Non Union species order the COC and base their navigation charts on Union Data.)