GPS Data Protocols

  • Plain ASCII text
    • Lat, long, (maybe) altitude, and time
  • NMEA-0183
    • ASCII "sentences" over RS-232 at 4800 baud, 8N1
    • Published by the National Marine Electronics Association
    • Live navigation and ephemeris data
    • Write-only
  • Proprietary formats
    • e.g. Garmin's GRMN format
    • Used to fetch and store tracklogs, waypoints, base maps, etc.
    • Read/write
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