Doing this would allow certain designated people to take care of their own sections of the planets, to verify any Rebel activity. This would allow things to work efficiently, so no one person has to scan the entire planet. For example, say I'm the governor of the Mospic High Range; it will be my job to scan the current Imperial base and Rebel base status in our section.

If you click on the picture above, you'll see that I outlined the boundaries of the Mospic High Range red. You may also notice a blue line. The only section in which we have bases, is below the blue line. Above the blue line we have no bases. Just as an example, it would be my job to ensure placement of Imperial bases all throught the region.
Now lets pretend Sparta is apart of our Network. Sparta would appoint a governor for the Lowland Basin (seeing how thats the region it is in), and he would take care of his region of the planet. The red outline below shows what that particular governor would take care of.

Besides RP value, this idea may help keep it easier to watch over any Rebel activity on a particular planet. It would allow you to scan for any Rebel activity in a smaller region, and allows you to place bases withen those confines.