NMEA 0183 sentence "$XXYYY..." explanation: "$" = Start "XX" = Source device (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183#Ger%C3%A4te-IDs) BD = Beidu GA = Galileo GL = GLONASS GP = GPS GN = GNSS position fix from more than one constellation (eg. GPS + GLONASS) "YYY" = Record RMC = Recommended Minimum Sentence C (used in most cases) GGA = Global Positioning System Fix Data GNS = GNSS fixed data GLL = Geographic Position - Latitude/Longitude ... Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183