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NMEA 0183

C.4 NMEA 0183 Message Formats

The format for each message is described in more detail in the following sections.

C.4.1 GGA – GPS Fix Data

The GGA message includes time, position and fix related data for the GPS receiver.

$GP GGA,hhmmss,llll.lll,a,nnnnn.nnn,b,t,uu,v.v,w.w, M,x.x,M,y.y,zzzz*hh <CR><LF>

Table C-3

GGA – GPS Fix Data Message Parameters

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

1

 

UTC of Position

 

 

 

2,3

 

Latitude, N (North) or S (South)

 

 

 

4,5

 

Longitude, E (East) or W (West)

 

 

 

6

 

GPS Quality Indicator: 0 = No GPS, 1 = GPS, 2 = DGPS

 

 

 

7

 

Number of Satellites in Use

 

 

 

8

 

Horizontal Dilution of Precision (HDOP)

 

 

 

9, 10

 

Antenna Altitude in Meters, M = Meters

 

 

 

11, 12

 

Geoidal Separation in Meters, M=Meters. Geoidal

 

 

separation is the difference between the WGS-84 earth

 

 

ellipsoid and mean-sea-level.

13

 

Age of Differential GPS Data. Time in seconds since the

 

 

last Type 1 or 9 Update

 

 

 

14

 

Differential Reference Station ID (0000 to 1023)

 

 

 

hh

 

Checksum

 

 

 

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