GET the GPS Longitude from the NMEA $GPGGA sentence


NMEA Longitude data is returned by GPS devices in the NMEA $GPGGA sentence.

To read NMEA Longitude,

  • Connect the GPS device to an application such as AT Command Tester that can parse NMEA sentences.
  • Parse the $GPGGA string to read the NMEA Longitude.
  • NMEA Longitude is returned in degree format.
  • The direction on Longitude (East or West) is also returned in the $GPGGA sentence.

Learn more on how to use NMEA in the NMEA GPS tutorial.

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