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Appendix – Garmin GPSMAP 130 User Manual

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Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)— The time of day at the prime meridian (0º longi-
tude) in Greenwich, England.

Universal Transverse Mercator- (UTM)

— A grid coordinate system that projects global

sections onto a flat surface to measure position in specific zones.

Velocity Made Good (VMG)—The speed you are travelling in the direction of the desti-
nation.

Waypoint—A specific location saved in the receiver’s memory.

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NORTH

“ACTIVE FROM”

WAYPOINT

NORTH

DTK

CROSSTRACK ERROR

XTK

BRG

COG

SPEED OVER GROUND

DISTANCE

“ACTIVE TO”

WAYPOINT

SECTION

E

APPENDIX

Glossary

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