Magellan GPS ColorTRAK User Manual page 89

NMEA
OSGB
Position fix
SOG
TRN
True North
TTG
UTC
UTM
VMG
Waypoint
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National Marine Electronics Association. A profes-
sional organization that defines and maintains the
standard serial format used by marine electronic
navigation equipment and computer interfaces.
A coordinate system describing only Great Britain,
similar to UTMs. Used with GRB36 datum.
Position coordinates as computed by the GPS
ColorTRAK.
Speed Over Ground. The speed at which the receiver
is moving.
Turn. Degress or direction to turn.
The direction to North Pole from an observer's
position. The north direction on any geographical
meridian.
Time To Go. The measurement of how long it will
take you to arrive at your destination. TTG is based
on how fast you are moving towards the destination
and the distance remaining.
Universal Time Coordinated. Formerly referred to as
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Universal Transverse Mercator metric grid system
used on most large and intermediate scale land
topographic charts and maps.
Velocity Made Good. The component of the velocity
that is in the direction of the destination.
WPT. A location saved in the receiver's memory
which is obtained by entering data, editing data,
calculating data or saving a current position. Used to
create routes.
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