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NMEA 0183 — Mixed GGA/RMC/GSA/GSV/VTG Log

A twelve-fix receiver log with the five sentence types a GPS unit normally interleaves, including three-part GSV satellite-in-view sets. Every checksum is correct, so a parser that verifies them should accept the whole file.

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$GPGGA,120000.00,4703.8414,N,01228.9205,W,1,08,0.9,12.1,M,49.0,M,,*4D
$GPRMC,120000.00,A,4703.8414,N,01228.9205,W,3.20,41.0,010126,,,A*41
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,41.0,T,,M,3.20,N,5.93,K,A*36
$GPGSV,3,1,11,03,72,132,42,07,45,215,39,11,33,058,35,18,25,301,31*74
$GPGSV,3,2,11,22,64,275,44,25,18,142,28,29,52,047,40,31,11,320,22*71
$GPGSV,3,3,11,08,07,198,19,,,,,,,,*4E
$GPGGA,120015.00,4703.9709,N,01228.6852,W,1,08,0.9,18.9,M,49.0,M,,*42
$GPRMC,120015.00,A,4703.9709,N,01228.6852,W,3.25,41.4,010126,,,A*4D
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,41.4,T,,M,3.25,N,6.02,K,A*3C
$GPGGA,120030.00,4704.0978,N,01228.4512,W,1,08,0.9,24.8,M,49.0,M,,*46
$GPRMC,120030.00,A,4704.0978,N,01228.4512,W,3.30,41.8,010126,,,A*4F
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,41.8,T,,M,3.30,N,6.11,K,A*36
$GPGGA,120045.00,4704.2323,N,01228.2161,W,1,08,0.9,30.5,M,49.0,M,,*4C
$GPRMC,120045.00,A,4704.2323,N,01228.2161,W,3.35,42.2,010126,,,A*41
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,42.2,T,,M,3.35,N,6.20,K,A*38
$GPGGA,120100.00,4704.3588,N,01227.9857,W,1,08,0.9,36.7,M,49.0,M,,*46
$GPRMC,120100.00,A,4704.3588,N,01227.9857,W,3.40,42.6,010126,,,A*49
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,42.6,T,,M,3.40,N,6.30,K,A*3F
$GPGSV,3,1,11,03,72,132,42,07,45,215,39,11,33,058,35,18,25,301,31*74
$GPGSV,3,2,11,22,64,275,44,25,18,142,28,29,52,047,40,31,11,320,22*71
$GPGSV,3,3,11,08,07,198,19,,,,,,,,*4E
$GPGGA,120115.00,4704.4911,N,01227.7493,W,1,08,0.9,41.5,M,49.0,M,,*41
$GPRMC,120115.00,A,4704.4911,N,01227.7493,W,3.45,43.0,010126,,,A*4E
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,43.0,T,,M,3.45,N,6.39,K,A*34
$GPGGA,120130.00,4704.6222,N,01227.5152,W,1,08,0.9,46.1,M,49.0,M,,*46
$GPRMC,120130.00,A,4704.6222,N,01227.5152,W,3.50,43.4,010126,,,A*4A
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,43.4,T,,M,3.50,N,6.48,K,A*32
$GPGGA,120145.00,4704.7483,N,01227.2808,W,1,08,0.9,49.4,M,49.0,M,,*43
$GPRMC,120145.00,A,4704.7483,N,01227.2808,W,3.55,43.8,010126,,,A*4C
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,43.8,T,,M,3.55,N,6.57,K,A*35
$GPGGA,120200.00,4704.8790,N,01227.0474,W,1,08,0.9,53.1,M,49.0,M,,*44
$GPRMC,120200.00,A,4704.8790,N,01227.0474,W,3.60,44.2,010126,,,A*4E
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,44.2,T,,M,3.60,N,6.67,K,A*3D
$GPGSV,3,1,11,03,72,132,42,07,45,215,39,11,33,058,35,18,25,301,31*74
$GPGSV,3,2,11,22,64,275,44,25,18,142,28,29,52,047,40,31,11,320,22*71
$GPGSV,3,3,11,08,07,198,19,,,,,,,,*4E
$GPGGA,120215.00,4705.0135,N,01226.8165,W,1,08,0.9,56.3,M,49.0,M,,*4B
$GPRMC,120215.00,A,4705.0135,N,01226.8165,W,3.65,44.6,010126,,,A*47
$GPGSA,A,3,03,07,11,18,22,25,29,31,,,,,1.8,0.9,1.5*35
$GPVTG,44.6,T,,M,3.65,N,6.76,K,A*3C
$GPGGA,120230.00,4705.1541,N,01226.5888,W,1,08,0.9,57.9,M,49.0,M,,*46

… 58 lines total — download for the full file.

Specifications

Format: NMEA 0183
Talker: GP (GPS)
Crs: WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Encoding: ASCII
Checksum Algorithm: XOR of bytes between $ and *
Date: 2026-01-01
Seed: 20260807
Sentences: 57
Sentence Types: GGA, RMC, GSA, GSV, VTG
Fix Quality: 1
Satellites In View: 11
Satellites Used: 8
Duration Seconds: 165
Line Endings: CRLF (per NMEA 0183)
All Checksums Valid: true

Testing contract

Reference control

Scenario: Parse the log and reconstruct the track from the GGA and RMC sentences.
Expected result: Twelve positions are recovered along the Coast Road with fix quality 1 and eight satellites used; all checksums verify and the multi-part GSV sets reassemble into 11 satellites in view.

What is a .nmea file?

An .nmea file is a log of NMEA 0183 sentences, the ASCII protocol GPS and marine electronics use. Each line begins with `$` and a five-character talker-and-type identifier such as GPGGA, GPRMC, or GPGSV, carries comma-separated fields, and ends with `*` and a two-digit XOR checksum. Positions are encoded as degrees-and-decimal-minutes with a separate hemisphere field, not as decimal degrees.

How to use this file

Use an example .nmea file to test GPS log parsers and track converters, verifying checksum validation, correct degrees-minutes-to-decimal conversion, and sensible handling of sentences emitted before a fix is acquired.

How to use this file for testing

“NMEA 0183 — Mixed GGA/RMC/GSA/GSV/VTG Log” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Geospatial, Time-series data, Data import. GeoJSON, GPX, and KML files with points, lines, polygons, and tracks — for testing map tools, route parsers, and geo importers.

Documented properties for this file: seed 20260807 · ASCII · CRLF (per NMEA 0183). Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

Geospatial fixtures publish one invented territory across formats, with the coordinate reference system and feature counts documented in specs. Convert or reproject and diff against the twin in the same group; edge-case geometries state exactly which assumption they are built to break.