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The $PRAVE GPS position/status messages is used to report the position and status of a vehicle or person in a GPS tracking system. The $PRAVE message is used to pass the tracked vehicle’s ID, location, speed, and status.

Structured similar to a standard NMEA message, the $PRAVE message contains a rich set of location and status information. The $PRAVE message is sent out the serial port of receiving GPS transponder, each time the radio receives a position message over-the-air.

Along with ID and position information, the $PRAVE contains a host of other status information. The length of this message may exceed he standard NMEA limit of 79 characters. Any product or software that uses this message must take this into account.

The standard $PRAVE message may or may not have an odometer field. The $PRAVE message may have 17 or 18 fields in it. Following is a list of the fields sent in this message:

The $PRAVE message format was created in 2005 by Raveon Technologies, and is implemented in GPS tracking systems around the world. It is used in RavTrack GPS tracking systems.