Fix Status; Lat/Lon Grid - VDO MAP 7w Plus GPS User Manual

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Fix
♦
Current position of the vessel provided by the GPS (connected to the chart
plotter or built-in) or other positioning systems.

Fix Status

♦
Indicates the quality of the position fix signal.
Fuel Rate
♦
Engine's current momentary fuel consumption.
GNSS = Global Navigation Satellite System
♦
Name used to indicate any single or combined navigation system based on
satellites. The current available satellites systems are: GPS, GLONASS and the
combined GPS and GLONASS.
Goto
♦
Defines the destination point and activates the navigation to it. The destina-
tion can be placed on any location of the map, an existing Mark point or on a
pre-defined Route.
GPS = Global Positioning System
♦
Satellite based navigation system operated by the US Department of Defence.
It gives the navigator a position 24 hours a day, 365 days a year under any
weather conditions.
HDG = Heading
♦
Horizontal direction in which a ship actually points or heads in any moment
(see also COG).
HDOP = Horizontal Dilution Of Precision
♦
Parameter indicating the precision of the positioning system (GPS). The smaller
HDOP value indicates higher position accurately.
Home mode
♦
All operations refer to the ship's position.
Intake Manifold Temperature
♦
Intake air temperature.
Landmarks
♦
Landmarks are any prominent object such as monument, building, silo, tower,
mast, ..., on land which can be used in determining a location or a direction.
Latitude
♦
Angular distance North or South of the equator measured by lines encircling
the earth parallel to the equator in degrees from 0° to 90°.
LAT/LON
♦
Coordinate system using Latitude and Longitude coordinates to define a posi-
tion on earth.

Lat/Lon Grid

♦
Grid of parallels (of Latitude) and meridians (of Longitude) drawn on the map.
LOG Speed
♦
Speed of the vessel relative to the water, provided by an instrument with a sub-
merged transducer for measuring the distance/speed travelled by the vessel.
Longitude
♦
Angular distance East or West of the prime meridian (Greenwich meridian) as
measured by lines perpendicular to the parallels and converging at the poles
from 0° to 180°.
Loran
♦
Positioning system which determines the current position of the vessel by
measuring the difference in the times of reception of synchronized radio pulse
signals transmitted by two or more fixed stations.
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