NMEA sentence information summary

 

All $GPxxx sentence codes and short descriptions

• $GPAAM - Waypoint Arrival Alarm
• $GPALM - GPS Almanac Data
• $GPAPA - Autopilot format "A"
• $GPAPB - Autopilot format "B"
• $GPASD - Autopilot System Data
• $GPBEC - Bearing & Distance to Waypoint, Dead Reckoning
• $GPBOD - Bearing, Origin to Destination
• $GPBWC - Bearing & Distance to Waypoint, Great Circle
• $GPBWR - Bearing & Distance to Waypoint, Rhumb Line
• $GPBWW - Bearing, Waypoint to Waypoint
• $GPDBT - Depth Below Transducer
• $GPDCN - Decca Position
• $GPDPT - Depth
• $GPFSI - Frequency Set Information
• $GPGGA - Global Positioning System Fix Data
• $GPGLC - Geographic Position, Loran-C
• $GPGLL - Geographic Position, Latitude/Longitude
• $GPGRS - GPS Range Residuals
• $GPGSA - GPS DOP and Active Satellites
• $GPGST - GPS Pseudorange Noise Statistics
• $GPGSV - GPS Satellites in View
• $GPGXA - TRANSIT Position
• $GPHDG - Heading, Deviation & Variation
• $GPHDT - Heading, True
• $GPHSC - Heading Steering Command
• $GPLCD - Loran-C Signal Data
• $GPMSK - Control for a Beacon Receiver
• $GPMSS - Beacon Receiver Status
• $GPMTA - Air Temperature (to be phased out)
• $GPMTW - Water Temperature
• $GPMWD - Wind Direction
• $GPMWV - Wind Speed and Angle
• $GPOLN - Omega Lane Numbers
• $GPOSD - Own Ship Data
• $GPR00 - Waypoint active route (not standard)
• $GPRMA - Recommended Minimum Specific Loran-C Data
• $GPRMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Information
• $GPRMC - Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/TRANSIT Data
• $GPROT - Rate of Turn
• $GPRPM - Revolutions
• $GPRSA - Rudder Sensor Angle
• $GPRSD - RADAR System Data
• $GPRTE - Routes
• $GPSFI - Scanning Frequency Information
• $GPSTN - Multiple Data ID
• $GPTRF - Transit Fix Data
• $GPTTM - Tracked Target Message
• $GPVBW - Dual Ground/Water Speed
• $GPVDR - Set and Drift
• $GPVHW - Water Speed and Heading
• $GPVLW - Distance Traveled through the Water
• $GPVPW - Speed, Measured Parallel to Wind
• $GPVTG - Track Made Good and Ground Speed
• $GPWCV - Waypoint Closure Velocity
• $GPWNC - Distance, Waypoint to Waypoint
• $GPWPL - Waypoint Location
• $GPXDR - Transducer Measurements
• $GPXTE - Cross-Track Error, Measured
• $GPXTR - Cross-Track Error, Dead Reckoning
• $GPZDA - UTC Date / Time and Local Time Zone Offset
• $GPZFO - UTC & Time from Origin Waypoint
• $GPZTG - UTC & Time to Destination Waypoint

 
  
26 interpreted sentences transmitted by GPS unit
   $GPAAM - Waypoint Arrival Alarm
   $GPALM - GPS Almanac Data (Can also be received by GPS unit)
   $GPAPB - Autopilot format "B"
   $GPBOD - Bearing, origin to destination
   $GPBWC - Bearing and distance to waypoint, great circle
   $GPGGA - Global Positioning System Fix Data
   $GPGLL - Geographic position, latitude / longitude
   $GPGRS - GPS Range Residuals
   $GPGSA - GPS DOP and active satellites 
   $GPGST - GPS Pseudorange Noise Statistics
   $GPGSV - GPS Satellites in view
   $GPHDT - Heading, True
   $GPMSK - Control for a Beacon Receiver
   $GPMSS - Beacon Receiver Status
   $GPR00 - List of waypoints in currently active route
   $GPRMA - Recommended minimum specific Loran-C data
   $GPRMB - Recommended minimum navigation info
   $GPRMC - Recommended minimum specific GPS/Transit data
   $GPRTE - Routes
   $GPTRF - Transit Fix Data
   $GPSTN - Multiple Data ID
   $GPVBW - Dual Ground / Water Speed
   $GPVTG - Track made good and ground speed
   $GPWPL - Waypoint location
   $GPXTE - Cross-track error, Measured
   $GPZDA - UTC Date / Time and Local Time Zone Offset