GSOF message: ECEF Position

This message describes the ECEF position, it outputs the position of the antenna phase center. For INS operation it does not output the position of the reference location. It contains the following data:

  • Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed X, Y, Z coordinates, in meters

ECEF position (Type 3 record)

Field

Item

Type

Value

Meaning

0

Output record type

Char

03h

Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed (ECEF) position output record

1

Record length

Char

18h

Bytes in record

2 to 9

X

Double

meters

WGS-84 ECEF X-axis coordinate

10 to 17

Y

Double

meters

WGS-84 ECEF Y-axis coordinate

18 to 25

Z

Double

meters

WGS-84 ECEF Z-axis coordinate