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NMEA 0183 parser and integration

OrbitsHub parses and integrates NMEA 0183, the sentence protocol still speaking on thousands of bridges. GPS, AIS, depth, and autopilot data decoded reliably, including the malformed sentences real equipment actually sends, and delivered as modern, structured data.

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Operations support
Thirty years of equipment, one clean feed.
Engineered to stay up.
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One partner for old bridges and new platforms.
Legacy sentences parsed into data modern systems trust. 

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NMEA 0183 integration for GPS, AIS, and bridge instruments.
Built for real-world sentences.

GPS and position
Position sentences parsed and validated from any receiver.
New
AIS decoding
AIS messages parsed into vessel identities and tracks.
Instrument data
Depth, wind, heading, and speed unified into one stream.
Exclusive
Protocol bridging
0183 and 2000 networks joined on mixed-era vessels.

An NMEA 0183 parser hardened by real equipment
The specification is the easy part.

Textbook parsers break on real bridges: truncated sentences, checksum liberties, and vendor dialects the standard never blessed. OrbitsHub's parsing is hardened by years of live equipment, so your platform receives valid data or a documented reason, never silent corruption.

Working with the platforms and hardware your operations already run on

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What our NMEA 0183 services cover.
Sentence to system, reliably.

Parsing and validation

Standard and vendor sentences decoded with per-field validation, malformed traffic handled by policy instead of luck.

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Legacy vessel integration

Older bridges brought into modern platforms without replacing instruments that still do their job.

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Libraries and services

Parsing delivered as SDKs, APIs, or managed feeds, whichever your product and team need.

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NMEA 0183,handled with respect.

Thirty years of equipment dialects, one hardened parsing layer.

0183 and NMEA 2000 networks bridged on the same bridge.

AIS sentences decoded into identities and tracks your map can trust.

Decoded data served as APIs when you want the layer run for you.

Parsing maintained as instruments change, by the team that built it.

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Parsing proven against decades of equipment

Real bridges, real dialects, decoded into data platforms can trust.

Old instruments still tell the truth. Parsers must listen properly.
We engineer for the sentences real equipment sends.

Parsing your platform can depend on

Every field is validated, every dialect documented, and the parsing layer supported under SLA as equipment changes.

Fully documented
Every field validated
Dialects documented
Supported under SLA