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ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E
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Position
Summary data on own ship's current location
is displayed in the left corner of the lower
toolbar area, also displayed is the sensor source and quality indicator used
for the position values, (see description below).
The operational area for the VMFT ECDIS-E is between 85°N and 85°S
latitude.
This information in the lower toolbar is replicated in the Position
window, accessed by clicking on the
POSN button on the lower
popup toolbar.
The Position window includes the following data:

The Latitude and Longitude (L/L) position
of the CCRP, as reported by the Position
sensor. Where the L/L data is acquired
from a valid sensor data source the
values are displayed in green, if the
position data is degraded then the values
are displayed in yellow, if the position
data is considered invalid and unusable
the data is shown in yellowish-orange.
For further information on sensor data sources see Sensors Menu.

The sensor source of the position data. The connected position
sensor will in most cases be a GPS receiver and should be
configured to send position data using the GGA sentence. When
position data is sent using the GGA sentence, the quality is
indicated as shown in the table below.