APPENDIX 3 ABBREVIATIONS AND UNITS
Term Meaning Term Meaning
Numerical:
2D Two Dimensional Positioning 3D Three Dimensional Positioning
A:
ACK Acknowledge APR April
ADR Address ARPA Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
AIS Automatic Identification System ATM Atmospheric Pressure
ALARM Alarm AUG August
ANT Antenna Auto Automatic
B:
BAM(S) Bridge Alert Management (System) BRG Bearing
BKGD Background BRILL Brilliance
BL BaseLine bps Bits Per Second
C:
CAN Controlled Area Network CNV Converter
CALC GPS baseline calculation COM. Common
CCRP Consistent Common Reference Point COG Course Over Ground
CLR Clear CPU Central Processing Unit
D:
DEC December DR Dead Reckoning
deg Degree(s) DST Destination
deg/min Degree(s) per minute D2D Differential + 2D
DISP Display D3D Differential + 3D
DGPS
E:
E East ENT Enter
ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System EXT. External
EGNOS
F:
FEB February FREQ Frequency
FIX
G:
GLONASS Global Opening Navigation Satellite System GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GND Ground GPS Global Positioning System
GP-3D GPS used for position fix. GP-D3D GPS differential used for position fix.
H:
HDG Heading hPa Hectopascal
HDOP
I:
ID Identification INFO Information
I/F Interface INIT Initial
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
I/O Input/Output
IMO International Maritime Organization IP Internet Protocol
IMU
J:
JAN January JUN June
JUL
L:
L Local (time) L/L Latitude/Longitude
LAN Local Area Network LOC Location
LEN Load Equivalency Number LOG Log
LCD
Fix
European Geostationary Navigational Overlay System
Differenetial GPS
Horizontal Dilution of Position
Inertial Measurement Unit
July
Liquid Crystal Display
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