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SOFTWARE COMMAND

NMEA Output Command

GGA - Global Positioning System Fixed Data

Note – Fields marked in italic red apply only to NMEA version 2.3 (and later) in this NMEA

message description

Table B-2 contains the values for the following example:

$GPGGA,161229.487,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,1,07,1.0,9.0,M,-34.2,M,,0000*18

Table B-2 GGA Data Format

Name Example Units Description

Message ID $GPGGA GGA protocol header

UTC Time 161229.487 hhmmss.sss

Latitude 3723.2475 ddmm.mmmm

N/S Indicator N N=north or S=south

Longitude 12158.3416 dddmm.mmmm

E/W Indicator W E=east or W=west

Position Fix Indicator 1 See Table B-3

Satellites Used 07 Range 0 to 12

HDOP 1.0 Horizontal Dilution of Precision

MSL Altitude 9.0 meters

Units M meters

Geoid Separation

-34.2 meters Geoid-to-ellipsoid separation.

Ellipsoid altitude=MSL Altitude + Geoid

Separation

Units M meters

Age of Diff. Corr. second Null fields when DGPS is not used

Diff. Ref. Station ID 0000

Checksum *18

<CR><LF> End of message termination

Table B-3 Position Fix Indicator

Value Description

0 Fix not available or invalid

1 GPS SPS Mode, fix valid

2 Differential GPS, SPS Mode , fix valid

3 Not supported

6 Dead Reckoning Mode, fix valid

Note:

A valid status is derived from all the parameters set in the software. This includes the minimum

number of satellites required, any DOP mask setting, presence of DGPS corrections, etc. If the

default or current software setting requires that a factor is met, then if that factor is not met the

solution will be marked as invalid.