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Use Metric units, Start / Stop

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The following information is displayed. Item Description Most recent position fix Update location / Cancel or Start / Stop If the GPS Mode is: ● One-time - Click Update location to get a location fix, or click Cancel to stop waiting for the fix to complete. ● Continuous - Click Start to begin tracking and refreshing the location fix information regularly, or click Stop to stop tracking. Status Time of fix Latitude Longitude Altitude Speed Heading Satellites GPS Settings Enable GPS Message indicating what the GPS system is doing (For example, "Tracking a fix", "Searching for satellites", "Inactive") This is the date and time that the last fix was taken. Latitude at time of last fix. (For example, "N32.51.73") Longitude at time of last fix. (For example, "W105.11.7") Elevation at time of last fix. (For example, "40 meters") Speed at which device was moving at time of last fix. (For example, "3.1 mph") Direction in which device was moving at time of last fix. (For example, "East") The number of satellites used to get the last fix. Turns the GPS service on or off. See Enabling / Disabling GPS. Note: For best results, minimize the number of obstructions between your device and the GPS satellites. Use Metric units GPS mode This setting specifies whether to use metric units when displaying the GPS results (for example, for altitude, speed, and HEPE). See Using Metric Units. This setting determines how often your device should obtain a fix. See Setting the GPS Mode. ● One-time - A single fix is used. Use this option if you'll be using your device at the same location. ● Continuous - Fixes are obtained every few seconds (also known as auto-tracking). This is useful for turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation applications, such as driving directions, and for NMEA-enabled applications. Zing Manager (Browser) Interface 67

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The following information is displayed.
Item
Description
Most recent position fix
Update location /
Cancel
or
Start / Stop
If the GPS Mode is:
One-time – Click
Update location
to get a location fix, or click
Cancel
to stop waiting for the fix to complete.
Continuous – Click
Start
to begin tracking and refreshing the
location fix information regularly, or click
Stop
to stop tracking.
Status
Message indicating what the GPS system is doing (For example,
“Tracking a fix”, “Searching for satellites”, “Inactive”)
Time of fix
This is the date and time that the last fix was taken.
Latitude
Latitude at time of last fix. (For example, “N32.51.73”)
Longitude
Longitude at time of last fix. (For example, “W105.11.7”)
Altitude
Elevation at time of last fix. (For example, “40 meters”)
Speed
Speed at which device was moving at time of last fix. (For example,
“3.1 mph”)
Heading
Direction in which device was moving at time of last fix. (For example,
“East”)
Satellites
The number of satellites used to get the last fix.
GPS Settings
Enable GPS
Turns the GPS service on or off. See
Enabling / Disabling GPS
.
Note:
For best results, minimize the number of obstructions between
your device and the GPS satellites.
Use Metric units
This setting specifies whether to use metric units when displaying the
GPS results (for example, for altitude, speed, and HEPE). See
Using
Metric Units
.
GPS mode
This setting determines how often your device should obtain a fix. See
Setting the GPS Mode
.
One-time
– A single fix is used. Use this option if you’ll be using
your device at the same location.
Continuous
– Fixes are obtained every few seconds (also
known as auto-tracking). This is useful for turn-by-turn (TBT)
navigation applications, such as driving directions, and for
NMEA-enabled applications.
Zing Manager (Browser) Interface
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