AIS SUITE
NMEA SUITE
FREEWARE
Geodetic Calculators
Loran C
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GPS Compass (Freeware)
If you have 2 GPS receivers with the antennae installed with most possible separation in meters, this program will calculate an estimate of the ships true heading. The calculation is simply done as an azimuth from aft antenna position to forward antenna position. After adjusting for antenna offsets this is transferred to the ships heading.
It must be noted that this is a not a proper GPS compass utilizing carrier phase measurement and as such the accuracy will be very limited. The intention will never be to replace a gyro compass. The accuracy will also be strictly dependent on the separation between the antennae. A separation of only a few meters has no meaning.
The antennae can be installed anywhere on the ship, but the offset has to be precise measured and entered in setup.
Input : 2 x NMEA GGA msg from 2 GPS with best possible separation in meters between antennae
Optionally output : NMEA HDT message
Please feel free to download a freeware version.
Updated : 06.04.2024
