Common Sea Picture

A common sea picture is a single shared display of the maritime tactical and operational situation, built by fusing sensor and reporting data from multiple ships, aircraft, and shore nodes so that every connected unit sees the same correlated tracks. It is the maritime instance of a common operational picture, distributed over tactical data links such as Link 11 and Link 16 and underpinning net-centric warfare. A shared, deconflicted picture lets dispersed forces engage targets detected by other units and reduces duplicate tracking and fratricide.