[IGSMAIL-7276] Re: Properly Naming your Rinex 3 files

[Rui Manuel da Silva Fernandes]

Dear Nacho and David,
     Just a short comment on the "country code". Is it not supposed to *_only_* 
use the ISO official codes (e.g., 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3). I hope that different people 
in the same country will not start to use his/her favorite country code (e.g., I 
have seen the code for Portugal to be POR or PRT - but the official ISO country 
code is PRT). Therefore, only PRT should be allowed.

     Cheers,
         Rui

On 24/03/16 16:56, Nacho Romero wrote:
> Authors: Nacho Romero, Infrastructure Committee Chair
>           David Maggert, Network Coordinator
>
>
> To all station data providers currently providing RINEX 3 files as part of the 
> IGS network.  Please at your earliest convenience implement the correct naming 
> scheme for your RINEX 3 files as the old RINEX 2 names for the RINEX 3 files 
> are no longer appropriate.
>
> In the enclosed pdf is a set of recommendations that you may find useful, but 
> many different organizations have implemented their own renaming methods, and 
> some vendors already allow correct naming of RINEX 3 files but clearly not all 
> so some action from Station Operators is needed.
>
> The RINEX 3 format clearly defines the new naming structure: 
> http://bit.ly/1YaodnI
>
> To find your "IGS station long name" go to http://igs.org/network click on 
> "Options" , and in the first column "Site" select the checkbox "Long Name" to 
> show the name expected by the IGS for all stations.  If you disagree with the 
> country code in the Long Name assignment please inform us quickly so as to 
> avoid confusion, for now all stations have "00" for receiver and antenna.
>
> Again this affects only RINEX 3 Station Data Providers (previously "MGEX 
> stations", now called "multi-GNSS stations") .
>
> The data files acceptable for the IGS continues to be; Daily (30sec), Hourly 
> (30 sec) and Highrate (1sec) 15 min files. The "expected" name is assumed, if 
> you have doubts please let us know. If you base your long name on the current 
> filenames you are delivering as part of "mgex" then the name will be fine.
>
> RINEX 3 filenames are very flexible for the benefit of the entire GNSS 
> community, but the IGS will not be taking advantage of that full flexibility, 
> so continue to submit properly named 24 hour files, 1 hour files and 15 minute 
> files only.
>
> RINEX 3 file deliveries with the short names can now be discontinued to avoid 
> confusion, once you have confirmed the new filenames are fine.
>
> RINEX 3 files with short names will continue to be accepted for FOUR more 
> months at least, and will be stored as always in the "/mgex" campaign 
> directories in the different IGS Data Centers.
>
> RINEX 3 files with the correct long names will be merged into the regular IGS 
> GNSS data repository together with the RINEX 2 files, and you can see them 
> there now, since the start of 2016.
>
> Station RINEX 2 files with their regular names can be submitted in parallel to 
> RINEX 3 longname files for as long as you want, as they may serve different 
> communities, all RINEX data files will now be stored together for easier 
> access and "discoverability" by all GNSS data users.
>
> Thanks to everyone that has already switched, we have gone from 40 stations to 
> more than 85 stations using the correct names in a little over a month! ... 
> still about 60 to go.
>
>
>
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