Corrected precision figure for lat/long values. Added derivation and
an example.
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The compound type ``struct minmea_float`` uses ``int_least32_t`` internally. Therefore,
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The compound type ``struct minmea_float`` uses ``int_least32_t`` internally. Therefore,
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the coordinate precision is guaranteed to be at least ``[+-]DDDMM.MMMMM`` (five decimal digits)
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the coordinate precision is guaranteed to be at least ``[+-]DDDMM.MMMMM`` (five decimal digits)
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or ±20cm LSB at the equator.
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or ±2cm LSB at the equator. Note that GPS modules commonly only provide four deciminal digits
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(``[+-]DDDMM.MMMM``), which equates to ±20cm (0.0001 minute is 0.0001/60 degrees and one degree
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is about 111km) at the equator.
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## Coordinate format
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## Coordinate format
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