Intro

sensor_msgs/NavSatFix is a ROS message type used to represent a GPS position measurement.

It provides:

latitude
longitude
altitude
GPS status
measurement covariance

It is commonly published by GPS drivers and consumed by localization systems.

Message Structure

A sensor_msgs/NavSatFix message contains:


latitude
longitude
altitude

position_covariance
position_covariance_type

status

Example:


latitude: 33.7756
longitude: -84.3963
altitude: 320.0