SV Status Service

Satellite status information can be provided using a query service. The function of a query service is to provide a single source for a specific information type, and to return it without affecting other continuous streams.

The satellite status service provides a variety of information about the current GPS and WAAS/EGNOS constellation. Upon connection to the selected port the receiver returns a series of flags and parameters with information about the constellation. Once the SV status information has been received, the application then should close the port. The SV status information is provided only once each time the port is opened, it is not a continuous stream.

The SV status information includes the following:

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