INFO - GPS - PAGE 1

H62512
ZX024879

Press letter button next to Position Receiver or STARFIRE Receiver.

This screen shows the information and status of the incoming GPS and differential correction signal. No information on this screen can be changed. It is for viewing only.

Date and Time

This cell shows date and time for Greenwich Mean time.

Latitude

This cell displays vehicle location coordinates with respect to Equator (north or south).

Longitude

This cell shows vehicle location coordinates with respect to Prime Meridian (east or west).

Altitude

This cell shows height of vehicle in meters (feet) above sea level.

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GPS Course

NOTE: The course and speed normally show small speeds and various courses when the vehicle in not moving.

This cell displays direction of travel, in degrees, relative to true north (zero degrees) as measured by the receiver. Angle is measured in clockwise direction.

GPS Speed

This cell shows ground speed of vehicle in kilometers per hour (mile per hour) as measured by the receiver.

Position Mode

This cell shows status of GPS signal: 2-D (two dimensional with latitude and longitude of vehicle) or 3-D (three dimensional with altitude, latitude, and longitude of vehicle).

This cell also shows status of differential signal: SF1 (SFire 1 differential), and SF2 (SFire 2 differential).

Corrections Age (SEC)

This cell shows the age of the differential correction signal to the GPS (normally less than 10 seconds).

Elevation Mask

This cell shows the angle above the horizon below which GPS satellites are not used for positioning. Low

elevation satellites produce less accurate positioning. This elevation mask may drop if there are too few satellites above 10° for a good position.

Satellites above Mask

This cell displays number of satellites being tracked by the GPS receiver above defined mask.

Satellites in Solution

This cell shows number of satellites actively used to compute position.

PDOP, HDOP and VDOP

This cell shows precision of GPS position signal. Precision of signal is affected by geometry of satellites being used.

    NOTE: Smaller numbers are better.

  • PDOP - position dilution of precision
  • HDOP - horizontal dilution precision
  • VDOP - vertical dilution of precision

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