NMEA Message Formats
Symbol
Field
eeeeee.eee Grid Easting
nnnnnn.nnn Grid Northing
hhmmss.ss
Time
mmddyy
Date
No specific
Defined field
symbol
Description
At the most six fixed digits for metres and
three fixed digits for decimal fractions of
metres.
At the most six fixed digits for metres and
three fixed digits for decimal fractions of
metres.
•
hoursminutesseconds.decimal
•
Two fixed digits of hours, two fixed digits
of minutes, two fixed digits of seconds
and a variable number of digits for
decimal fraction of seconds.
•
Leading zeros are always included for
hours, minutes and seconds to maintain
fixed length.
•
Monthdayyear - two fixed digits of
month, two fixed digits of day, two fixed
digits of year.
•
Leading zeros always included for
month, day and year to maintain fixed
length.
•
Some fields are specified to contain
predefined constants, most often alpha
characters.
TPS1200
Example
195233.507
127223.793
115744.00
093003
M
1343