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GGA – GPS Fix Data
Position fix related data, such as position, time, number of satellites in use, etc..
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ga10,gga11,gga12,gga13,gga14*hh<CR><LF>
Parameters
Descriptions
Notes
gga1
UTC time as position is fixed
hhmmss.sss: hh – hour; mm –
minute; ss.sss – second
gga2
Latitude
ddmm.mmmmmm: dd – degree;
mm.mmmmmm – minute (0
o
~
90
o
)
gga3
Latitude sector
N – North; S - South
gga4
Longitude
dddmm.mmmmmm: dd –
degree; mm.mmmmmm –
minute (0
o
~ 180
o
)
gga5
Longitude sector
E – East; W - West
gga6
GPS quality indicator
0 – No fixed or invalid position
1 – SPS Position available
2 – Differential GPS (SPS)
gga7
Number of SVs used in position
estimation
xx: 00 ~ 12
gga8
HDOP
xx.xx: 00.00 ~ 99.99
gga9
Altitude above mean sea level
(geoid)
xx.xxx: 00.000 ~ 99.999
gga10
Unit for Altitude
M: meter
gga11
Geoidal separation
gga12
Unit for geoidal separation
M: meter
gga13
Age of differential corrections
unit : second; null when DGPS is
not used
gga14
Reference station ID (DGPS)
xxxx: 0000 ~ 1023
hh
Checksum
hex number (2 – character)
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