Parameter: Course_over_ground

Dataset: 
Underway Data - Filtered - AN10
Parameter: 
course over ground
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 cog
Short Description:
 course over ground
Official Name:
 cog
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Course over the ground

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

GPS course over ground (GPS_COG); Format: XXX.X degrees This is the primary COG data. Course-over-ground (true) in degrees obtained from the GPS GPRMC data sentence. The RMC sentence is obtained from the switched GPS receiver (C-Nav; GP1850; GP-90D).