NMEA 0183 Data Types

This section presents the data types associated with the NMEA 0183 sentences that are interpreted by EasyNMEA.

GPGGA

The GPGGAData provides Global Positioning System Fix Data, meaning that it is advertised only when the GNSS device has been able to acquire a fix. The GPGGAData provides information about:

  • Timestamp; always in hhmmss.milliseconds.

  • Latitude; always in degrees referred to North.

  • Longitude; always in degrees referred to East.

  • Fix: whether there is a fix position. 0 means no fix, 1 means fix, and 2 means differential fix.

  • Satellites on view: Number of satellites that the GNSS device can see.

  • Horizontal precision; always in meters.

  • Altitude over sea level; always in meters.