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Old 01-11-2023, 06:37 AM   #748
jason taylor
 
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

Tracer program:

This is a program commonly used to trace traffic. It has various versions. A common one used by merchants projects shipping traffic into the future. Minor adjustment can tell the expected location of ships at a given time. They such simulations are a normal part of the equipment of a ship or shore factory. They also have naval applications and can be programed to trace different locations of assets. They come with several settings including a default real time setting and various means of zooming, and increasing or decreasing the programing. A major head office will have a more sophisticated version. Most however are mass produced.

All sorts of uses can be used for that. They can be used to gain intelligence on a rival line by the simple means of buying a schedule and "plugging it in". They are also used by skip tracers, and even by cadets training at a merchant academy. One of the more surprising uses is as a hobby, for they are regular equipment of shipping enthusiasts.
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