GPS-R35 User Manual
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VTG
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Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
Table 1-12 contains the values for the following example:
$GPVTG,309.62,T, ,M,0.13,N,0.2,K,A*23
table 1-12
VTG Data Format
Name
Example Units
Description
Message ID $GPVTG
VTG protocol header
Course
309.62 degrees Measured herding
Reference T
True
Course
degrees Measured heading
Reference M
Magnetic
1
Speed
0.13
knots Measured Horizontal speed
Units
N
knots
Speed
0.2
km/hr
Measured horizontal speed
Units
K
Kilometers per hour
Mode
A
A=Autonomouse, D=DGPS, E=DR
Checksum *23
<CR><LF>
End of message termination
1. SiRF Technology Inc. dose not support magnetic declination. All “course over
ground” data are geodetic WGS84 directions.