Parameter: Speed_over_ground

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sog
Short Description:
 Speed over ground
Official Name:
 sog
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Speed over ground. Part of ship supplied along track data.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Speed_over_ground
Supplied Units: 
knots
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

GPS speed over ground (GPS_SOG) Format: XX.X knots. This is the primary SOG data. Speed-over-ground (knots) obtained from GPS NMEA $GPRMC data sentence. The RMC sentence is obtained from the switched GPS receiver (C-Nav; GP1850; GP-90D).