org.placelab.spotter
Class NMEASentence

java.lang.Object
  org.placelab.spotter.NMEASentence

public abstract class NMEASentence

extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ANTENNAHEIGHT
static java.lang.String	COURSEOVERGROUND
static java.lang.String	DATEOFFIX
static java.lang.String	DIFFERENTIALGPSDATAAGE
static java.lang.String	DIFFERENTIALREFERENCESTATIONID
static java.lang.String	GEOIDALHEIGHT
static java.lang.String	GPSQUALITY
static java.lang.String	HORIZONTALDILUTIONOFPRECISION
static java.lang.String	LATITUDE
static java.lang.String	LATITUDEHEMISPHERE
static java.lang.String	LONGITUDE
static java.lang.String	LONGITUDEHEMISPHERE
static java.lang.String	MAGNETICVARIATION
static java.lang.String	MAGNETICVARIATIONDIRECTION
static java.lang.String	MODE
static java.lang.String	NUMOFSATELLITES
static java.lang.String	SPEEDOVERGROUND
static java.lang.String	STATUS
static java.lang.String	TIMEOFFIX

Constructor Summary

protected

NMEASentence()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	dump() debugging method
static NMEASentence	expandSentence(java.lang.String compactSentence) Turns the standard nmea sentences from a gps into an NMEASentence.
abstract java.lang.String	getField(java.lang.String field) Look for a field in the sentence
abstract java.lang.String	getType()
protected java.lang.String	parseField(java.lang.String line, java.lang.String field)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ANTENNAHEIGHT

public static final java.lang.String ANTENNAHEIGHT

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COURSEOVERGROUND

public static final java.lang.String COURSEOVERGROUND

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DATEOFFIX

public static final java.lang.String DATEOFFIX

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DIFFERENTIALGPSDATAAGE

public static final java.lang.String DIFFERENTIALGPSDATAAGE

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DIFFERENTIALREFERENCESTATIONID

public static final java.lang.String DIFFERENTIALREFERENCESTATIONID

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GEOIDALHEIGHT

public static final java.lang.String GEOIDALHEIGHT

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GPSQUALITY

public static final java.lang.String GPSQUALITY

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HORIZONTALDILUTIONOFPRECISION

public static final java.lang.String HORIZONTALDILUTIONOFPRECISION

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LATITUDE

public static final java.lang.String LATITUDE

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LATITUDEHEMISPHERE

public static final java.lang.String LATITUDEHEMISPHERE

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LONGITUDE

public static final java.lang.String LONGITUDE

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LONGITUDEHEMISPHERE

public static final java.lang.String LONGITUDEHEMISPHERE

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MAGNETICVARIATION

public static final java.lang.String MAGNETICVARIATION

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MAGNETICVARIATIONDIRECTION

public static final java.lang.String MAGNETICVARIATIONDIRECTION

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MODE

public static final java.lang.String MODE

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NUMOFSATELLITES

public static final java.lang.String NUMOFSATELLITES

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SPEEDOVERGROUND

public static final java.lang.String SPEEDOVERGROUND

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STATUS

public static final java.lang.String STATUS

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TIMEOFFIX

public static final java.lang.String TIMEOFFIX

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Constructor Detail

NMEASentence

protected NMEASentence()

Method Detail

expandSentence

public static NMEASentence expandSentence(java.lang.String compactSentence)

Turns the standard nmea sentences from a gps into an NMEASentence.

Parameters:

compactSentence - the nmea version of the sentence

Returns:

the NMEASentence for the compactSentence, or null if the sentence is not understood

getType

public abstract java.lang.String getType()

Returns:

either GPRMC or GPGGA for the type of the sentence

getField

public abstract java.lang.String getField(java.lang.String field)

Look for a field in the sentence

Returns:

the value of the field or null if not found

parseField

protected java.lang.String parseField(java.lang.String line,
                                      java.lang.String field)

dump

public java.lang.String dump()

debugging method

Returns:

the debugging info