| Format Type Identifier | NMEA_GPS |
| Reader/Writer | Reader |
| Licensing Level | Professional |
| Dependencies | GPSBabel |
| Dataset Type | File |
| Feature Type | waypoints, tracks, track_points |
| Typical File Extensions | .txt |
| Automated Translation Support | No |
| User-Defined Attributes | No |
| Coordinate System Support | LL84 |
| Generic Color Support | No |
| Spatial Index | Never |
| Schema Required | Yes |
| Transaction Support | No |
| Geometry Type | nmea_gps_type |
| Encoding Support | No |
| Geometry Support | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry | Supported? | Geometry | Supported? | |
| aggregate | yes | point | yes | |
| circles | no | polygon | no | |
| circular arc | no | raster | no | |
| donut polygon | no | solid | no | |
| elliptical arc | no | surface | no | |
| ellipses | no | text | no | |
| line | yes | z values | no | |
| none | no | |||