[IGSSTATION-8297] Re: Important information about updating geographical names in IGS Site Logs

[Allison Craddock]

Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks to those of you who are already working on this effort. We have
received some excellent questions, and have developed a one-page policy
guidance document to further clarify how to update your site logs to be ISO
3166 compliant.

Kind regards,
Allison


On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 4:18 PM Allison Craddock <craddock at igs.org> wrote:

> Dear IGS Network Station Operators,
>
>
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> Greetings from the IGS Central Bureau.
>
>
> As many of you already know, our current IGS Site Log Manager is nearing
> the end of its service life. Central Bureau staff are working diligently to
> build an all-new Site Log Manager, with improvements based on your
> feedback, as well as features to better align our network with regional
> networks and international standards.
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> As part of these improvements, the IGS Governing Board has decided to
> implement the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard
> “ISO 3166: Country Codes” for geographical names. This provides our global
> IGS community with an internationally approved and aligned method of
> describing our IGS Network station locations. More information about this
> Standard is available on the ISO website:
> https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html
> <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!bEBBpKaXndWq19ZJfQ65jB8NI0fHuMTy-mqgeopoNX1LJccPb3DWDcmFvP9eNQWDFxtbyzDXITs$>
> .
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> *We ask all IGS Network Station Operators to please ensure your site logs
> are consistent with the above-mentioned ISO 3166 standard*. All current
> codes are available online here https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search
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> If you have any difficulty updating your site log, please contact the
> Central Bureau and we will be happy to help. In order to ensure the maximum
> benefit of using ISO 3166, the Central Bureau will make appropriate
> corrections to site logs not updated by station operators by 1st of
> November, 2021.
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>
> Our most sincere thanks to all of you for your important contributions to
> our IGS Community.
>
>
> With my best regards,
>
> Allison
>
>
> *Allison B. Craddock*
>
> Director, International GNSS Service Central Bureau
> Manager of External Relations, IAG Global Geodetic Observing System
>
> Systems Engineer
> International Coordination and Partnership Office
> Space Geodesy Program
> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> 4800 Oak Grove Drive
> MS 238-600
> Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
>
> Mobile: +1 818 237 0425
> craddock at jpl.nasa.gov
> craddock at igs.org
>
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