Uniden MYSTIC English Owners Manual - Page 118

Mystic OM.book Page 116 Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:59 PM NMEA OSGB Position fix SOG TMP True North UTC UTM VMG WPT XTE National Marine Electronics Association. A professional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces. A coordinate system describing only Great Britain, similar to UTMs. Used with GRB36 datum. Position coordinates as computed by the MYSTIC. Speed Over Ground. The speed at which the MYSTIC is moving. Temperature. The direction to North Pole from an observer's position. The north direction on any geographical meridian. Universal Time Coordinated. Formerly referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Universal Transverse Mercator metric grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps. Velocity Made Good. The component of the velocity that is in the direction of the destination. Waypoint. A location saved in the receiver's memory which is obtained by entering data, editing data, calculating data or saving a current position. Used to create routes. Cross Track Error. The perpendicular distance between the present position and the courseline. Given as a distance, right or left, of course when facing the destination. 116