During this phase you authorize other empires to access scan data that you collect later in the turn. This data access remains in place until you deny that same access in a future turn.
 
You can authorize a foreign empire to access your scan data at any of these levels:
 

• by sector -- the authorized empire(s) will be able to access scan data only for the individual sectors that you specify
• by ship -- the authorized empire(s) will be able to access scan data only for sectors directly scanned by the individual ships that you specify.
• ship class -- the authorized empire(s) will be able to access scan data only for the sectors directly scanned by all ships of the classes that you specify.
• all data -- the authorized empire(s) will be able to access all of your scan data.

 
Allies: Allied empires always authorize full access to all of each other's scan data.