Object
Spherical Search Pattern (All‑Points Sweep)
A bridge‑level sensor grid parameter visualized as a concentric, three‑dimensional spherical sweep on the Enterprise tactical/sensor display. The pattern defines radial detection shells and expansion steps, shown as pulsing wireframe spheres that Data manipulates and Riker orders widened. Officers watch the schematic shift as the pattern grows, the display serving as the crew's operational interface to the ship's passive and active scanners.
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Purpose
To direct the ship's sensor suite to execute a volumetric, all‑points sweep—expanding radial coverage in concentric shells to locate any non‑warp vessel or hidden object within the search volume.
Significance
Functions as the tactical instrument that escalates the plot: widening the search grid turns methodical procedure into desperate breadth, externalizes Riker's command decision, and concentrates dramatic tension around the crew's failure or success to detect the unknown.
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