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4. Import and Export of External File Formats<br />

was decided to start an IGS pilot project to prove the concept for a distributed processing<br />

of <strong>GPS</strong> data. For that purpose a data (resp. solution) exchange format, the <strong>Software</strong> INdependent<br />

EXchange (SINEX) format [Kouba et al., 1996] was defined. This format should<br />

contain all important information necessary to combine coordinates, velocities, and Earth<br />

orientation parameter (EOP) estimates in a statistically correct way. Satellite antenna offset<br />

parameters cannot be stored in SINEX files in <strong>Version</strong> <strong>5.0</strong> of <strong>Bernese</strong> <strong>GPS</strong> <strong>Software</strong>.<br />

More information on the generation and use of SINEX files is given in Section 9.4.9 and<br />

Section 22.10.5. In Section 22.10.3 more information concerning the contents of SINEX files<br />

is given.<br />

The currently used format is version 2.02. The format description may be found at<br />

http://www.iers.orgIERS/EN/Organization/AnalysisCoordinator/SinexFormat/sinex.html.<br />

In view of the combination of solutions from different space-geodetic techniques a new<br />

format, version 2.00, was developed and may be adopted in the future (see IGS Mail 3903).<br />

SINEX version 2.00 is not yet supported by the <strong>Bernese</strong> <strong>GPS</strong> <strong>Software</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>5.0</strong> .<br />

4.6.2 Import to <strong>Bernese</strong><br />

ADDNEQ2 needs normal equations in the <strong>Bernese</strong> normal equation format (default extension<br />

NQ0, see Section 22.10.2) as input. Program SNX2NQ0 (”Menu>Conversion>SINEX to normal<br />

equations”) allows to convert SINEX files into <strong>Bernese</strong> normal equation files. It reads both version<br />

0.05 and 1.00 SINEX files. In addition, SNX2NQ0 is able to extract station coordinate<br />

and velocity information from SINEX files and generate corresponding <strong>Bernese</strong> coordinate<br />

(default extension CRD) and velocity (default extension VEL) files. You may thus “import”<br />

and process results obtained from other analysis centers using different processing tools. We<br />

refer to Section 9.4.9.2 for more details.<br />

Program SNX2STA (”Menu>Conversion>SINEX to station information”) allows to extract station information<br />

(station names, receiver and antenna type, antenna eccentricities) from SINEX<br />

files and write a corresponding station information file. See Section 9.4.9.2 for a detailed<br />

description.<br />

It is worth mentioning that two station information files, IGS.STA and EUREF.STA, are<br />

regularly derived from the latest versions of the igs.snx and euref.snx templates (maintained<br />

by the IGS/EUREF CBs) and posted to the following AIUB/CODE ftp address:<br />

http://www.aiub.unibe.ch/download/BSWUSER50/STA. These station information files<br />

(created using the program SNX2STA) should contain the complete station information<br />

history and may be helpful in updating your station information file with the receiver antenna<br />

radome codes. For creation of the two mentioned station information files, receiver<br />

or antenna serial number information is masked out. In case you are interested in antenna<br />

serial numbers you may have a look at IGS FULL.STA and EUREF FULL.STA, respectively.<br />

Note that serial numbers with more than 5 digits are handled differently (in the SINEX templates)<br />

within IGS and EUREF. For completeness, the station information used at CODE<br />

(CODE.STA) is also regularly posted to the above ftp address.<br />

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