GGA - Global positioning system (GPS) fix data

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1.UTC of position

2.Latitude, N/S

3.Longitude, E/W

4.GPS quality indicator (see note)

5.Number of satllite in use,00-12, may be different from the number in view

6.Horizontal dilution of precision

7.Antenna altitude above/below mean sealevel, m

8.Geoidal separation, m

9.Age of differential GPS data

10.Differential reference station ID, 0000-1023

11.Checksum

NOTE

0 = fix not available or invalid

1 = GPS SPS mode, fix valid

2 = differential GPS, SPS mode, fix valid

3 = GPS PPS mode, fix valid

4 = Real Time Kinetic. Satellite system used in RTK mode with fixed integers 5 = Float RTK. Satellite system used in RTK mode with floating fingers

6 = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode

7 = Manual input mode

8 = Simulator mode

The GPS quality indicator shall not be a null field.

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Furuno FS-5000 manual GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data

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