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Vtg (course over ground and ground speed) – Trimble Outdoors 132 User Manual

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DSM 132/132RS Receiver User Guide 11 9

NMEA-0183 Messages C

C.16

VTG (Course Over Ground and Ground Speed)

The VTG (Velocity True Ground) message identifies the actual track
made good and speed over ground

.

The VTG message structure is:

$GPVTG,0,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K*33

Table C.14 describes these fields.

Note – Because the contents of this NMEA message do not change
significantly during a one-second interval, the receiver outputs this
message at a maximum rate of 1 Hz.

Table C.14

VTG message fields

Field

Description

1

Track made good

2

Fixed text “T” shows that track made good is relative to true north

3

Not used

4

Not used

5

Speed over ground in knots (0–3 decimal places)

6

Fixed text “N” shows that speed over ground is in knots

7

Speed over ground in kilometers/hour (0–3 decimal places)

8

Fixed text “K” shows that speed over ground is in kilometers/hour

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