About GPS ToolKit
Introduction
Purchasing GPS ToolKit
Redistributing GPS ToolKit
License Agreement
Support
Getting Started
How to Use GPS ToolKit
Adding GPS ToolKit to a Visual Basic Project
Adding GPS ToolKit to a Visual C++ Project
Adding GPS ToolKit to an Excel Worksheet
Setting up the GPS
How to Use Events
Handling Events in Visual Basic
Handling Events in Visual C++
Handling Events in Microsoft Excel
GPS ToolKit Sample Projects
Handling GPS ToolKit Errors
Reference
Properties
Altitude
AltitudeUnits
ArrivedAtDest
AutomaticOperation
BaudRate
CrossTrackError
DegLabel
DestClosingVelocity
DestWptID
DestWptLatitude
DestWptLongitude
DistUnits
DGPSRefStationID
FixDateTime
FixGood
FixQuality
FixSatellitePRNs
GeoidHeightAboveWGS84Ellipsoid
HDOP
Latitude
LatLonFormat
Longitude
MagVariation
MinLabel
ModeIndicator
NumSatellitesInFix
NumSatellitesInView
OperationMode
OrigToDestMagBearing
OrigToDestTrueBearing
OriginWptID
PDOP
PortHandle
PortName
RangeToDest
RouteContainsAllWpts
RouteName
SatelliteInViewPRNs
SecLabel
Speed
SpeedUnits
TimeSinceLastDGPSUpdate
TrueBearingToDest
TrueCourse
VDOP
WptsInRoute
Methods
Close
GetSatelliteInfo
GetWptLocation
Open
OpenFile
Events
FixUpdate
FileComplete
NavUpdate
RawDataReceived
SatelliteUpdate

Latitude Property

Returns the current GPS reported latitude.

Syntax

Visual Basic

object.Latitude

Visual C++

object.GetLatitude()

Part Description
object An object expression that evaluates to a GPS ToolKit object.

Example

Visual Basic

Dim latitude As String

'Get latitude
latitude = myGPSToolKit.Latitude

Visual C++

_variant_t vtLatitude;

// Get latitude
vtLatitude = m_myGPSToolKit.GetLatitude();
_bstr_t convBSTR = (_bstr_t)vtLatitude;
CString strLatitude = (LPCSTR)convBSTR;

Remarks

Latitude is returned in the format defined in the LatLonFormat property. Degree, minute, and second labels are defined in the DegLabel, MinLabel, and SecLabel properties, respectively.

Default

Empty (VT_EMPTY)

Returns

A VARIANT (type VT_BSTR/BSTR/VB String) containing the last reported latitude value. If no latitude data is reported the variable will be empty (type VT_EMPTY).

Errors

None

See Also

Longitude property, Altitude property, DegLabel property, MinLabel property, SecLabel property, FixUpdate event