Life form indicator

A life form indicator (LFI), though typically grouped with sensors, was actually a sophisticated computer program designed to examine the information gathered by other sensors. The purpose of the life form indicator was to determine if a life-form was present and what kind of life-form it was. Information gathered by a full-spectrum transceiver on a starship might include data that a mobile heat-source was present, outputting at thirty degrees Celsius, and that the heat-source weighed eighty kilograms. The sensors would also determine that the ship's gravity was set at .96 Standard and the atmosphere contained a large amount of sulfur. With these readings, a life form indicator program would determine from the data available that the heat-source was a Sullustan.
The quality of a starship's life form indicator was governed by the sensitivity of the vessel's onboard sensors, and the intelligence of the computer responsible for analyzing the data.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*The Star Wars Sourcebook
*Star Wars Miniatures Battles, First Edition 
*Imperial Sourcebook
*Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters
*Dark Force Rising Sourcebook 
*Star Wars Miniatures Battles, Second Edition
*Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition
*The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
*Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
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*The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
*Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
*The Far Orbit Project
*Hideouts & Strongholds
==Notes and references==
Category:Lifeform sensors