Targets

The Targets options allow users to configure settings related to the Targets display.

  • COG/SOG Predictor Time: Increase the time value to make the Course Over Ground (COG) & Speed Over Ground (SOG) predictor line longer. Decrease the time value to make the predictor lines smaller.

  • Target Trail Length: This option adjusts the length of target trails. The target trails can be enabled or disabled on specific targets from the Target Ribbon button. This setting is also used by the Record and Replay module when right clicking on a replay target to display its trail.

  • Target Label: By default TimeZero displays the target ID when "Display Target Label" is checked, but this can be changed to display the target speed or a combination of both. When ID is selected (default), TimeZero will always try to display the name first (either available inside the AIS information or inside the AIS Favorite List). If a name is not available, TimeZero will display the MMSI number instead.

  • Default ARPA Color: Select the default color used for ARPA target. Note that the target color can be individually changed when right clicking on the target.

  • Default AIS Class A Color: Select the default color used for AIS Class A target. The color can be set to a fixed value or variable (according to AIS target Type). Note that the target color can also be individually changed when right clicking on the target (this takes priority over the default color).

  • Default AIS Class B Color: Select the default color used for AIS Class B target. The color can be set to a fixed value or variable (according to AIS target Type). Note that the target color can be individually changed when right clicking on the target (this takes priority over the default color).

  • AIS Variable Color: Press that button to automatically assign default color according to AIS target type. The default AIS color must be set to "variable" to activate this button. Note that if a color has been setup manually (by right clicking on the target or from the Directory), the manual setup will take priority over the variable color.

  • Default DSC Color: Select the default color used for DSC target.

  • Target Size: Adjust the overall target size displayed in TimeZero.

  • Display Target Label: Check this option to display a target label on the chart below or above the target icons (according to target orientation).

  • Display CPA/TCPA Vector on Selected Target: Display graphically on the chart the location of the closest point of approach for the selected target (surrounded in yellow). Please refer to Target Graphic CPA for more information.

  • Display CPA/TCPA Vector on Dangerous Target: Automatically display graphically on the chart the location of the closest point of approach for the dangerous target (targets that break the CPA/TCPA condition, or the AIS Proximity alarm, or that are inside Guard Zone.

  • Remember Target Tracking Status: When this setting is enabled, TimeZero will remember the tracking status (Track ON or OFF) of targets (Fleet and AIS) based upon their MMSI. For example, if you enable the track recording on a specific AIS target, TimeZero will remember and continue to track this target in the future even if the AIS disappears (out of range) and reappears, or if the software is restarted.

  • Reset Target Tracking Status: When this button is pressed, TimeZero turns OFF the tracking for all targets (Track OFF on all targets) and forget their recording status. Note that this will not erase any tracks that have been recorded up to this point.

  • AIS Favorite (& DSC Favorite): Press these buttons to show a window that allows you to pre configure AIS and DSC targets properties (nickname, color) using their MMSI number. This window is also useful to set the classification of known AIS vessels to "Friends" or "Neutral" to exclude them from triggering specific rules (that have been set to ignore "Friend" or "Neutral" classification).

  • AIS/ARPA Association: Press this button to display the AIS/ARPA association window. When set to "None", ARPA and AIS will always remain two distinct objects. If you set to "AIS" or "ARPA", the targets that match the criteria will be "fused" into a unique object (AIS or ARPA according to the setting). All of the criteria need to match for the fusion to occur. It is also possible to merge multiple ARPA targets that are coming from different stations (picked up by different overlapping radar). This setting is used when TimeZero receives ARPA target generated by other TimeZero using the TLLX sentence or when connecting to multiple stations (using the Client/Server architecture).

  • Marine Traffic API Key: Press this button to enter your Marine Traffic API Key (allowing you to display AIS from the Marine Traffic Web Site using an Internet connection).

  • Marine Traffic Log: Press this button to display a window with the Marine Traffic log information

  • Do not display Marine Traffic AIS Older than: This setting does not display the AIS target data sent by the Marine Traffic service (over the Internet) that are older than the specific set time. Please refer to Marine Traffic for more information.

Fleet:

  • Fleet Timeout: This timeout is used by TimeZero to decide to display or not a fleet target on the chart (and in the list). If a fleet target was not updated since the timeout duration, it will no longer be displayed in TimeZero. This duration is also used on Fleet Target to display an extended trail when a Fleet target is selected. Please refer to Fleet Tracking for more information.

Note: Fleet Targets can also have a shorter trail displayed on all targets (not restricted to the selected fleet target). This setting is shared with the AIS & ARPA trail and can be adjusted at the top of this page using "Target Trail Length".

  • Fleet Color: Adjusts the color of the fleet target icon.

  • PosReport Data Location: If you are not using the TimeZero Fleet Tracking service, you can also update fleet targets using a proprietary file exchange format. This setting sets the folder monitored by TimeZero to get fleet target information using the PosReport format.

  • Classification Name: Press this button to rename the various classification. Note that the target representation will stay the same on the chart even if you change their name. So for example, if you rename "Hostile" into "XXXX", the target will still be displayed in red (and flashing) when selecting the "XXXX" classification.