Posted by: nuclearslurpee
« on: July 12, 2022, 10:56:39 PM »though I am not sure if it requires detecting a precursor active scanner with the ELINT passive EM or whether a colony signature will also do it.
From the linked Steve post:
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Their primary function is to gather electronic and signals intelligence on alien populations and active sensorsI would say it is certain that this is what happened, from what I can make of the AAR post you linked.
It is worth noting that you can gain active sensor data from population ELINT, but this happens via the racial intelligence points rather than population-specific ELINT points. You can gain the same information from interrogating NPR crews rescued from life pods.