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    <p><tt>Dear Octavian,</tt></p>
    <p><tt>on the issue of the extra "#" in the header this was Trimble's
        answer as obtained by UNAVCO last month when the issue first
        came up;</tt></p>
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    <div class=""><span style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">Thanks for
        passing this along.  We are aware of this issue and plan to</span><br
        style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">
      <span style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">have this updated in a
        future firmware build.  To fair, the standard did</span><br
        style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">
      <span style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">correctly list the
        header record in the text, but then included a typo in</span><br
        style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">
      <span style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">the header example
        table.  When implemented unfortunately this ambiguity</span><br
        style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">
      <span style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">wasn't caught and the
        '#' was included in the build.  Regardless, we're on</span><br
        style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">
      <span style="font-family: Monaco;" class="">it and will have an
        update in the near future.<br>
        <br>
        <br>
        <tt>Additionally the RINEX WG Chair has already prepared an
          update to the latest Rinex 3 format definition document (Rinex
          3.03) correcting the inconsistency in the example table, as
          the record definition was always correctly defined.  The
          update to the Rinex 3 standard is under review for a few more
          days and will be posted to the IGS website shortly thereafter.<br>
          <br>
          <br>
          Sincerely,</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>Nacho Romero</tt><tt><br>
        </tt><tt>IGS Infrastructure Committee Chair</tt><br>
        <br>
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      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">_______________________________________________________________

Ignacio (Nacho) Romero
Aerospace Engineer, PhD
CSC Ltd @ ESA/ESOC/OPS-GN
Satellite Navigation Engineer @ ESOC Navigation Support Office
IGS Infrastructure Committee Chair
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.navigation-office.esa.int">www.navigation-office.esa.int</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.canaryspaceconsulting.co.uk">www.canaryspaceconsulting.co.uk</a>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 27/10/2016 13:10, Octavian Andrei
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote
      cite="mid:7E70C1C1-EA38-4E0B-B8C2-2BF731C32FEA@chula.ac.th"
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      Dear all,
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      </div>
      <div class="">I would like to bring into your attention the
        following bugs we discovered after we updated the receiver
        firmware at our CUUT IGS multi-GNSS station. I believe the
        information will contribute to higher consistency in the IGS
        data archive.</div>
      <div class=""><br class="">
      </div>
      <div class="">The receiver internal translator to RINEX 3.02 in
        firmware v5.14 for Trimble NetR9 receivers introduces two new
        bugs.</div>
      <div class=""><br class="">
      </div>
      <div class="">1) </div>
      <div class="">The first bug is an inconsistency with RINEX 3.02
        standard. Page A10 / A14 at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="https://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/data/format/rinex302.pdf"
          class="">https://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/data/format/rinex302.pdf</a> defines
        the RINEX header label 'GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS’. However, the
        receiver internal translator to RINEX outputs an extra hashtag
        instead of a white space.</div>
      <div class=""><br class="">
      </div>
      <div class="">
        <blockquote type="cite" class="">
          <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family: Menlo;"
            class="">GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
        </blockquote>
      </div>
      <div class="">
        <div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
        </div>
        <div class="">As a result, other data management or processing
          software that rigorously implements the standard fail to
          recognise the RINEX 3.02 generated observation file as valid
          file.</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">I have done a quick check on all long name files
          on 2016-290. There are 30 stations reporting firmware 5.14.
          Twelve stations report their RINEX files with the above bug. I
          give the list below:</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">
          <blockquote type="cite" class="">
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">ANMG00MYS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">BRUN00BRN_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CMUM00THA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CPNM00THA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CUT000AUS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
                                                                       
                GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">DAE200KOR_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">DLTV00VNM_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">EUSM00MYS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">JCTW00ZAF_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">JNAV00VNM_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">NCKU00TWN_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">PFRR00USA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz 
              C1C    0.000 C1P    0.000 C2C    0.000 C2P    0.000       
              GLONASS COD/PHS/BIS#</div>
          </blockquote>
        </div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">However, only CUT0 reports firmware NetR9 5.14 and
          thus gets this bug from the receiver internal translator.</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">
          <blockquote type="cite" class="">
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CUT000AUS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              NetR9 5.14          N Nadarajah         20161016 000000
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
          </blockquote>
          <blockquote type="cite" class="">
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CUT000AUS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5023K67889          TRIMBLE NETR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
          </blockquote>
        </div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">The other stations seem to get this bug from
          JAXA’s dconv program (or preserve the above bug if the program
          does not apply rigorous checks on the RINEX format):</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">
          <blockquote type="cite" class="">
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">ANMG00MYS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004302
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">BRUN00BRN_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004354
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CMUM00THA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004518
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CPNM00THA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004531
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">DAE200KOR_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004406
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">DLTV00VNM_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004554
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">EUSM00MYS_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004547
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">JCTW00ZAF_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004619
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">JNAV00VNM_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004339
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">NCKU00TWN_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004450
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">PFRR00USA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              dconv               JAXA                20161017 004506
              UTC PGM / RUN BY / DATE</div>
          </blockquote>
        </div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">2)</div>
        <div class="">In addition, the v5.14 receiver internal
          translator to RINEX also does not fix the IGS naming
          convention (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="https://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/station/general/rcvr_ant.tab"
            class="">https://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/station/general/rcvr_ant.tab</a>)
          for the receiver type name that is still reported
          uncapitalised (i.e., Trimble NetR9 instead of TRIMBLE NETR9). </div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">Again at a check on the same files, there are 23
          stations reporting correct 'TRIMBLE NETR9'. However, eight
          stations (seven with 5.14) report non-IGS name:</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">
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            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">AUCK00NZL_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5035K69859          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">CHTI00NZL_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5049K72269          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">DUND00NZL_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5444R50040          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">MQZG00NZL_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5049K72153          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">SCTB00ATA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5034K69673          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">SPTU00BRA_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5239K52833          Trimble NetR9       4.85             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">WARK00NZL_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5522R50052          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
            <div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family:
              Menlo;" class="">WGTN00NZL_R_20162900000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz
              5034K69714          Trimble NetR9       5.14             
                REC # / TYPE / VERS</div>
          </blockquote>
        </div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">As a result, some processing software may not
          recognise correctly the receiver type, once again depending on
          how strict are the internal checks for the input files.</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">Hopefully, the responsible persons to correct
          these bugs and inconsistencies will find the information
          beneficial.</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">Best regards,</div>
        <div class="">Octavian</div>
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            ---<br class="">
            Dr. Octavian Andrei, lecturer<br class="">
            Chulalongkorn University<br class="">
            Faculty of Engineering<br class="">
            Department of Survey Engineering<br class="">
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            Skype: octavianandrei.work</div>
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