lejos.gps
Class GGASentence

java.lang.Object
  extended by lejos.gps.NMEASentence
      extended by lejos.gps.GGASentence

public class GGASentence
extends NMEASentence

This class has been designed to manage a GGA Sentence GGA - essential fix data which provide 3D location and accuracy data. $GPGGA,123519,4807.038,N,01131.000,E,1,08,0.9,545.4,M,46.9,M,,*47 Where: GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data 123519 Fix taken at 12:35:19 UTC 4807.038,N Latitude 48 deg 07.038' N 01131.000,E Longitude 11 deg 31.000' E 1 Fix quality: 0 = invalid 1 = GPS fix (SPS) 2 = DGPS fix 3 = PPS fix 4 = Real Time Kinematic 5 = Float RTK 6 = estimated (dead reckoning) (2.3 feature) 7 = Manual input mode 8 = Simulation mode 08 Number of satellites being tracked 0.9 Horizontal dilution of position 545.4,M Altitude, Meters, above mean sea level 46.9,M Height of geoid (mean sea level) above WGS84 ellipsoid (empty field) time in seconds since last DGPS update (empty field) DGPS station ID number *47 the checksum data, always begins with *

Author:
BB

Field Summary
static String HEADER
           
 
Fields inherited from class lejos.gps.NMEASentence
nmeaSentence, st
 
Constructor Summary
GGASentence()
           
 
Method Summary
 float getAltitude()
          Get Altitude
 int getFixQuality()
          Get GPS Quality Data
 String getHeader()
          Returns the NMEA header for this sentence.
 double getLatitude()
          Get Latitude
 char getLatitudeDirection()
          Get Latitude Direction
 double getLongitude()
          Get Longitude
 char getLongitudeDirection()
          Get Longitude Direction
 int getSatellitesTracked()
          Returns the number of satellites being tracked to determine the coordinates.
 int getTime()
          Returns the last time stamp retrieved from a satellite
protected  void parse(String sentence)
          Method used to parse a GGA Sentence
 
Methods inherited from class lejos.gps.NMEASentence
checkRefresh, degreesMinToDegrees, getTimeStamp, isValid, setSentence
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

HEADER

public static final String HEADER
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

GGASentence

public GGASentence()
Method Detail

getHeader

public String getHeader()
Returns the NMEA header for this sentence.

Specified by:
getHeader in class NMEASentence
Returns:
The NMEA header string ($GPGGA, $GPVTG, etc...)

getLatitude

public double getLatitude()
Get Latitude


getLatitudeDirection

public char getLatitudeDirection()
Get Latitude Direction

Returns:
the latitude direction

getLongitude

public double getLongitude()
Get Longitude


getLongitudeDirection

public char getLongitudeDirection()
Get Longitude Direction

Returns:
the longitude direction

getAltitude

public float getAltitude()
Get Altitude

Returns:
the altitude

getTime

public int getTime()
Returns the last time stamp retrieved from a satellite

Returns:
The time as a UTC integer. 123519 = 12:35:19 UTC

getSatellitesTracked

public int getSatellitesTracked()
Returns the number of satellites being tracked to determine the coordinates.

Returns:
Number of satellites e.g. 8

getFixQuality

public int getFixQuality()
Get GPS Quality Data

Returns:
the fix quality

parse

protected void parse(String sentence)
Method used to parse a GGA Sentence

Specified by:
parse in class NMEASentence