Campaign scanner Danger level inaccurate?

[NF_Crenos]

I'm playing the campaign on Brutal with max waves. I scanned and made a base in an area with minimal danger. However, after the 4th or 5th wave, it was back to the most insane waves with dozens upon dozens of high-end enemies.
This was also an Exploration map, rather than a resource extranction map.

What does the danger level on the scanner really mean? I didn't really notice anything different with the enemies present on the map itself when it generated.

[Warlord]

I think the danger level indicates the amount of creatures already on the map. I was exploring looking for resin, and eventually picked a high danger map vs a low. Suddenly noticed that the density of on-map creatures was intense.

[taintedcat]

the danger just refers to the prespawned enemies you encounter in the wild.

waves are independent of that.