3-19  Section 3 Common Basic Operations 
 
 
 
APP A 
APP B 
 
3.11.2  How to read mouseover display 
As a mouseover display example, the following information is displayed in mouseover display of AIS 
targets/tracking targets. 
The width and height of the popup window changes according to the number of characters that are 
displayed. 
 
[1] Target ID 
A target ID is displayed in the following notation. 
AIS: 
AIS + target ID 
Tracking target (RADAR screen): 
TT + target ID 
 
[2] Ship’s name 
Displays the name of the target ship. 
 
[3] COG or CTW 
Displays the course over the ground (COG) or the course through the water (CTW). 
 
[4] SOG or STW 
Displays the speed over the ground (SOG) or the speed through the water (STW). 
 
[5] CPA (Closest Point of Approach) 
Displays the distance between the target and the closest point of approach. 
 
[6] TCPA (Time to Closest Point of Approach) 
Displays the time required to reach the closest point of approach with the target. 
 
[7] Operation guide display area 
The operations that can be performed for the mouseover displayed object are displayed. 
In this example, [Left: Activate] indicates that if it is clicked on, the AIS target  information  can be 
displayed. [Right: Show actions] (right: displays the possible operations) indicates that if it is clicked on, 
a context menu is displayed.