Panasonic 3.0 User Manual

EchoMap v3.0 

(GPS Altitude): Altitude, calculated by the GPS receiver. A substantial 

difference between this altitude value and altitude referenced above sea 

level may exist due to accuracy degradation by the military; altitude 

information should not be used for vertical navigation. 

Azimuth: 

Bearing, as measured clockwise from true or magnetic north. 

Brg  (Bearing): 

The direction to any point, usually measured in 360 

degrees relative to true or magnetic north. 

Course: 

The planned direction of travel in a horizontal plane. 

Course Deviation: 

The amount of distance left or right from the 

desired course of travel. 

CDI (Course Deviation Indicator

): Is the graphic indicator of course 

deviation shown as a graduated bar indicating the distance left or right of 

course. 

DTK (Desired Track): 

The desired course of navigation between a point 

of origin and a destination Waypoint. 

GES (Ground Earth Station): 

The ground earth station links with the 

ORBCOMM satellite to provide a direct link to the ORBCOMM Network 

Control center. 

GS (Ground Speed): 

Speed of travel across the ground measured in 

nautical miles per hour.  

INT (Intersection): 

Intersections can be set to display, or not display in 

the moving map mode according to their distance from the aircraft.  

Kts (Knots): 

All speeds are displayed as knots or nautical miles per hour. 

Every 1.15 statute miles per hour equals 1 knot. 

Lat (Latitude): 

Lines that circle, and are parallel to, the equator. 

Latitude is in degrees, minutes and seconds north and south of the 

equator. 

LEO (Low Earth Orbit): 

A new generation of satellite communication 

satellites orbiting at low altitude (approximately 500 miles above the 

earth), able to communicate with low power ground transceivers without 

the need for a directional antenna. All two-way data is transferred via 

ORBCOMM’s Low Earth Orbit constellation.   

Lon (Longitude): 

Any line from pole to pole measured in degrees, 

minutes and seconds that is perpendicular to the equator

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: the international standard code for hourly and special surface 

weather observations.  The METAR acronym roughly translates from the 

French as Aviation Routine Weather Report.