Bernese GPS Software Version 5.0 - Bernese GNSS Software

4. Import and Export of External File
Formats
4.1 Overview
A number of formats are currently used within the GPS/GNSS community for the exchange
of data, products, and solutions. The most important and widely accepted format is certainly
the RINEX (Receiver-INdependent EXchange format) used for the exchange of GNSS
observations, broadcast information, and meteorological measurements. The Bernese GPS
Software, Version 5.0 , supports all important formats and provides interfaces for importing
and exporting data in these formats. The formats include
• RINEX for the exchange of observation data, broadcast information, and meteorological
data,
• SP3c for the exchange of precise orbit and satellite clock information,
• IERS and IGS format for the exchange of Earth orientation parameters,
• SINEX (Solution-INdependent EXchange format) for the exchange of solutions and
covariance information,
• Troposphere SINEX for the export of troposphere information,
• IONEX (IONosphere EXchange format) for the export of ionosphere maps,
• Clock RINEX for the exchange of satellite and receiver clock information, and
• ANTEX (ANTenna EXchange format) for the import of receiver and satellite antenna
information.
Table 4.1 summarizes the programs which read, write, or manipulate the files in external
formats together with their location in the menu system. The following sections describe
these formats, provide information on the availability of corresponding data, as well as
on the use of the accessing programs and interfaces of the Bernese GPS Software. For
additional information you may consult the on-line help panels of the respective programs.
A final section describes the data available at CODE’s (Center for Orbit Determination in
Europe) anonymous ftp server in external and internal Bernese format and provides the
access points to the IGS.
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