First Discovered / First Mapped

Commander Tags, Data Sale & Survey Credit

Survey Profile

Signal Summary

First Discovered and First Mapped are permanent commander-facing tags attached to bodies after exploration data is turned in successfully.

They are not just bragging rights: they record who first resolved or mapped a body and then returned that data to Universal Cartographics.

TagsDiscoveryMapping

Key Concepts

First Discovered - Credit for being the first commander to discover and sell data for that body.

First Mapped - Credit for being the first commander to DSS-map and sell mapping data for that body.

Data sale - Tags and payouts are finalised when exploration data is sold, not while it sits unsold on the ship.

Risk - Unsold data can be lost if the ship is destroyed before reaching a turn-in point.

Field Notes

A body can already be discovered but still be unmapped, creating a smaller but satisfying survey opportunity.

Long expeditions are partly a data-protection exercise: survival matters until the cartographic sale is complete.

A good exploration UI should distinguish known, discovered, mapped, and personally scanned states where the data allows it.

Reference

Signal	Value	Use
Discover tag	First resolved	Awarded after data is sold.
Map tag	First DSS mapped	Also requires selling the mapping data.
Hazard	Unsold data	Can be lost before turn-in.