Since nobody else is posting information of value, I'll summarize what I've dug up from the Elite Dangerous Wiki.
Engineers
Not all Engineers accept exploration data for advancement. Below is a list of those that do, and where to sell. You'll have to unlock the Engineers to G1, by performing their individual task, before you can sell exploration data to unlock higher tiers. More information about unlocking the Engineers can be found on the Elite Dangerous Wiki.
All bases listed in this section are Planetary locations - you'll need Horizons to access them, and they accept any ship size up to and including Large.
- Felicity Farseer at Farseer Inc. (Deciat 6 A)
- Elvira Martuuk at Long Sight Base (Khun 5)
- Selene Jean at Prospector's Rest (Kuk B 3)
- Professor Palin at Palin Research Centre (Maia A 3 A)
- Lori Jameson at Jameson Base (Shinrarta Dezhra A 1)*
- Ram Tah at Phoenix Base (Meene AB 5 D)
- The Sarge at The Beach (Beta-3 Tucani 2 B A)
* Shinrarta Dezhra requires a permit from the Pilots Federation, which is obtained once you reach Elite rank in any category.
System Permits
Many systems require a Permit before you can jump to them. Some Permits require you to gain ranks with certain Superpowers, while others are granted upon completing an in-game achievement. Then there's a large number of Permits which are currently a mystery to us - nobody knows how to get them.
Besides all of the above, there remain a number of permits which can be obtained by reaching Allied status with a specific Minor Faction. There's several ways to achieve this, and one of them is to sell a load of exploration data to a station controlled by the Minor Faction in question.
Below is a list of permits that can be obtained through reaching Ally status with a Minor Faction. You will need to seek out a System and Station controlled by the Minor Faction yourself, as game mechanics permit ownership of these to change frequently. EDDB is a good resource for this.
- Isinor
- Faction: Chapter of Isinor
- Terra Mater
- Faction: Brotherhood of Terra Mater
- Note: Rare Goods (Terra Mater Blood Bores) available.
- Jotun
- Faction: Dukes of Jotun
- Note: Rare Goods (Jotun Mookah) available.
- Sirus
- Faction: Sirius Corporation
- Note: Home to Engineer, Marco Qwent.
- van Maanen's Star
- Faction: Sublime Order of Van Maanen's Star
- Peregrina
- Faction: Peregrina Aristocrats
- Luyten 347-14
- Faction: Luyten 347-14 Prison Colony
- Hodack
- Faction: Hodack Prison Colony
- Crom
- Faction: Crom Silver Boys
- Note: Rare Goods (Crom Silver Fesh) available.
- Pi Mensae
- Faction: Pi Mensae Brotherhood
- LTT 198
- Nastrond
- Faction: Defence Party of Nastrond
- Tiliala**
- Factions: Conservatives of Tiliala, The Black Fleet
**Note: It is possible, though extremely rare, that game mechanics may force Permit control to change hands between Minor Factions. Tiliala is one such case. More details of how this happened are on Galnet News. When in doubt about Permit control, check the Elite Dangerous Wiki.
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Still a little confused on how selling data/exploration work.
I mostly play solo but i know its connected and all so my question is when it gives me the option to sell data is that data that nobody else has or what becasuse i mostly hang around where i started so i would think everything has been explored around there. So if anybody could clear that up it would be mush appreciated.
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Selling Exploration data?
o7 CMDR's,I'm working towards my last hurdle of achieving elite rank in exploration. I am currently PIONEER rank and want to sell my data to the highest buyer possible or towards gaining the Jameson Mamorial sytem permit.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Of course technically I know how to do it. Currently I want to rank up Empire and just heading back from a ~2500Ly trip. Should I sell everything on one imperial station or should I divide it to multiple ones? Does it even matter somehow?