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The GPS Data screen is a collection of information received from the GPS device
and it also serves as the entry point to the following screens:
•
Time Sync.
3.4.1
3.4.1
3.4.1
3.4.1 GPS
GPS
GPS
GPS data
data
data
data displayed
displayed
displayed
displayed
The virtual sky on the left represents the currently visible part of the sky above you,
with your position as the centre. The satellites are shown at their current positions.
The GPS receives data from both the green and grey satellites. Signals from the
grey satellites are only received, while green ones are used by the GPS to calculate
your current location. On the right you can see the satellite signal strength bars. Grey
bars are for the grey and black bars are for the green satellites. To identify satellites
use their numbers also shown in the virtual sky. The more satellites your GPS tracks
(the green ones), the better your calculated position will be.
Additional pieces of information on this screen are: current position in
latitude/longitude format, elevation, speed, date, time and calculated accuracy.
Note:
Note:
Note:
Note:
Accuracy can be affected by several factors the GPS cannot take into account.
Use this accuracy information only as estimation.
There are two icons on the left to show the status of the GPS connection and the
quality of reception.
3.4.2
3.4.2
3.4.2
3.4.2 GPS
GPS
GPS
GPS connection
connection
connection
connection indicator
indicator
indicator
indicator
In the middle to the left there is a lamp similar to the ones used for switches. This
one has more colours and represents more values:
•
a fast blinking green lamp means that there is communication with the GPS
and data is being received,
