diff --git a/gnss/common/OWNERS b/gnss/common/OWNERS
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index 0000000..3ed36da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/OWNERS
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+wyattriley@google.com
+gomo@google.com
+smalkos@google.com
+yuhany@google.com
+
+# VTS team
+yim@google.com
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/default/Android.bp b/gnss/common/utils/default/Android.bp
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index 0000000..4ea97fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/default/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "android.hardware.gnss@common-default-lib",
+    vendor_available: true,
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "Utils.cpp",
+    ],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.gnss@1.0",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/default/Utils.cpp b/gnss/common/utils/default/Utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a06e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/default/Utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <Constants.h>
+#include <Utils.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace gnss {
+namespace common {
+
+using GnssSvFlags = V1_0::IGnssCallback::GnssSvFlags;
+
+GnssLocation Utils::getMockLocation() {
+    GnssLocation location = {.gnssLocationFlags = 0xFF,
+                             .latitudeDegrees = kMockLatitudeDegrees,
+                             .longitudeDegrees = kMockLongitudeDegrees,
+                             .altitudeMeters = kMockAltitudeMeters,
+                             .speedMetersPerSec = kMockSpeedMetersPerSec,
+                             .bearingDegrees = kMockBearingDegrees,
+                             .horizontalAccuracyMeters = kMockHorizontalAccuracyMeters,
+                             .verticalAccuracyMeters = kMockVerticalAccuracyMeters,
+                             .speedAccuracyMetersPerSecond = kMockSpeedAccuracyMetersPerSecond,
+                             .bearingAccuracyDegrees = kMockBearingAccuracyDegrees,
+                             .timestamp = kMockTimestamp};
+    return location;
+}
+
+GnssSvInfo Utils::getSvInfo(int16_t svid, GnssConstellationType type, float cN0DbHz,
+                            float elevationDegrees, float azimuthDegrees) {
+    GnssSvInfo svInfo = {.svid = svid,
+                         .constellation = type,
+                         .cN0Dbhz = cN0DbHz,
+                         .elevationDegrees = elevationDegrees,
+                         .azimuthDegrees = azimuthDegrees,
+                         .svFlag = GnssSvFlags::USED_IN_FIX | GnssSvFlags::HAS_EPHEMERIS_DATA |
+                                   GnssSvFlags::HAS_ALMANAC_DATA};
+    return svInfo;
+}
+
+}  // namespace common
+}  // namespace gnss
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/default/include/Constants.h b/gnss/common/utils/default/include/Constants.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000a9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/default/include/Constants.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef android_hardware_gnss_common_Constants_H_
+#define android_hardware_gnss_common_Constants_H_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace gnss {
+namespace common {
+
+const float kMockLatitudeDegrees = 37.4219999;
+const float kMockLongitudeDegrees = -122.0840575;
+const float kMockAltitudeMeters = 1.60062531;
+const float kMockSpeedMetersPerSec = 0;
+const float kMockBearingDegrees = 0;
+const float kMockHorizontalAccuracyMeters = 5;
+const float kMockVerticalAccuracyMeters = 5;
+const float kMockSpeedAccuracyMetersPerSecond = 1;
+const float kMockBearingAccuracyDegrees = 90;
+const int64_t kMockTimestamp = 1519930775453L;
+
+}  // namespace common
+}  // namespace gnss
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // android_hardware_gnss_common_Constants_H_
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/default/include/Utils.h b/gnss/common/utils/default/include/Utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47c8812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/default/include/Utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef android_hardware_gnss_common_default_Utils_H_
+#define android_hardware_gnss_common_default_Utils_H_
+
+#include <android/hardware/gnss/1.0/IGnss.h>
+
+using GnssConstellationType = ::android::hardware::gnss::V1_0::GnssConstellationType;
+using GnssLocation = ::android::hardware::gnss::V1_0::GnssLocation;
+using GnssSvInfo = ::android::hardware::gnss::V1_0::IGnssCallback::GnssSvInfo;
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace gnss {
+namespace common {
+
+struct Utils {
+    static GnssLocation getMockLocation();
+    static GnssSvInfo getSvInfo(int16_t svid, GnssConstellationType type, float cN0DbHz,
+                                float elevationDegrees, float azimuthDegrees);
+};
+
+}  // namespace common
+}  // namespace gnss
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // android_hardware_gnss_common_default_Utils_H_
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/vts/Android.bp b/gnss/common/utils/vts/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99d8cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/vts/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "android.hardware.gnss@common-vts-lib",
+    vendor_available: true,
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "Utils.cpp",
+    ],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.gnss@1.0",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libgtest",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/vts/Utils.cpp b/gnss/common/utils/vts/Utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d6883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/vts/Utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <Utils.h>
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace gnss {
+namespace common {
+
+using V1_0::GnssLocationFlags;
+
+void Utils::checkLocation(const GnssLocation& location, bool check_speed,
+                          bool check_more_accuracies) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_LAT_LONG);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_ALTITUDE);
+    if (check_speed) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_SPEED);
+    }
+    EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_HORIZONTAL_ACCURACY);
+    // New uncertainties available in O must be provided,
+    // at least when paired with modern hardware (2017+)
+    if (check_more_accuracies) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_VERTICAL_ACCURACY);
+        if (check_speed) {
+            EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_SPEED_ACCURACY);
+            if (location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_BEARING) {
+                EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_BEARING_ACCURACY);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    EXPECT_GE(location.latitudeDegrees, -90.0);
+    EXPECT_LE(location.latitudeDegrees, 90.0);
+    EXPECT_GE(location.longitudeDegrees, -180.0);
+    EXPECT_LE(location.longitudeDegrees, 180.0);
+    EXPECT_GE(location.altitudeMeters, -1000.0);
+    EXPECT_LE(location.altitudeMeters, 30000.0);
+    if (check_speed) {
+        EXPECT_GE(location.speedMetersPerSec, 0.0);
+        EXPECT_LE(location.speedMetersPerSec, 5.0);  // VTS tests are stationary.
+
+        // Non-zero speeds must be reported with an associated bearing
+        if (location.speedMetersPerSec > 0.0) {
+            EXPECT_TRUE(location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_BEARING);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Tolerating some especially high values for accuracy estimate, in case of
+     * first fix with especially poor geometry (happens occasionally)
+     */
+    EXPECT_GT(location.horizontalAccuracyMeters, 0.0);
+    EXPECT_LE(location.horizontalAccuracyMeters, 250.0);
+
+    /*
+     * Some devices may define bearing as -180 to +180, others as 0 to 360.
+     * Both are okay & understandable.
+     */
+    if (location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_BEARING) {
+        EXPECT_GE(location.bearingDegrees, -180.0);
+        EXPECT_LE(location.bearingDegrees, 360.0);
+    }
+    if (location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_VERTICAL_ACCURACY) {
+        EXPECT_GT(location.verticalAccuracyMeters, 0.0);
+        EXPECT_LE(location.verticalAccuracyMeters, 500.0);
+    }
+    if (location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_SPEED_ACCURACY) {
+        EXPECT_GT(location.speedAccuracyMetersPerSecond, 0.0);
+        EXPECT_LE(location.speedAccuracyMetersPerSecond, 50.0);
+    }
+    if (location.gnssLocationFlags & GnssLocationFlags::HAS_BEARING_ACCURACY) {
+        EXPECT_GT(location.bearingAccuracyDegrees, 0.0);
+        EXPECT_LE(location.bearingAccuracyDegrees, 360.0);
+    }
+
+    // Check timestamp > 1.48e12 (47 years in msec - 1970->2017+)
+    EXPECT_GT(location.timestamp, 1.48e12);
+}
+
+}  // namespace common
+}  // namespace gnss
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/gnss/common/utils/vts/include/Utils.h b/gnss/common/utils/vts/include/Utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8eeff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnss/common/utils/vts/include/Utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef android_hardware_gnss_common_vts_Utils_H_
+#define android_hardware_gnss_common_vts_Utils_H_
+
+#include <android/hardware/gnss/1.0/IGnss.h>
+
+using GnssLocation = ::android::hardware::gnss::V1_0::GnssLocation;
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace gnss {
+namespace common {
+
+struct Utils {
+    static void checkLocation(const GnssLocation& location, bool check_speed,
+                              bool check_more_accuracies);
+};
+
+}  // namespace common
+}  // namespace gnss
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // android_hardware_gnss_common_vts_Utils_H_