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Version 1.2.2
RMC-Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data
Table B-9 contains the values for the following example:
$GPRMC,161229.487,A,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,0.13,309.62,120598,,*10
Table B-9 RMC Data Format
Name
Example
Units
Description
Message ID
$GPRMC
RMC protocol header
UTC Time
161229.487
hhmmss.sss
Status
A
A=data valid or V=data not valid
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
Speed Over Ground
0.13
knots
Course Over Ground
309.62
degrees True
Date
120598
ddmmyy
Magnetic Variation
2
degrees
E=east or W=west
Checksum
*10
<CR><LF>
End of message termination
SiRF Technology Inc. does not support magnetic declination. All “course over ground” data are
Geodetic WGS48 directions.
VTG-Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
$GPVTG,309.62,T,,M,0.13,N,0.2,K*6E
Table B-9 VTG Data Format
Name
Example
Units
Description
Message ID
$GPVTG
VTG protocol header
Course
309.62
degrees
Measured heading
Reference
T
True
Course
degrees
Measured heading
Reference
M
Magnetic
Speed
0.13
knots
Measured horizontal speed
Units
N
Knots
Speed
0.2
Km/hr
Measured horizontal speed
Units
K
Kilometers per hour
Checksum
*6E
<CR><LF>
End of message termination
