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RINEX

RINEX stands for Receiver INdependant EXchange format and has become a standard for GPS data. This receiver supports
the following published format versions:
Version 2.11 Is defined in the revised version of the paper published by W. Gurtner and G. Mader in the CSTG GPS-Bulletin of
September/October 1990 (Revisions: 1993 - 2005). The complete description can be found here:
ftp://ftp.unibe.ch/aiub/rinex/rinex211.txt
Version 3.01 Is defined in the paper by W. Gurtner and L. Estey made available in November 2007. The complete description
can be found here: ftp://ftp.unibe.ch/aiub/rinex/rinex301.pdf
The naming convention for RINEX files is as follows: ssssdddhxx.yyt
RINEX file Description
component
ssss 4 character station name (Site code).
ddd GPS day of the year .
h Hour of the day. If the file is created for the 1st hour of the day then h = a. h can have any value
from a to x. The hour indicator refers to GPS time, not local time. Note: If a 24 hour file is
created, then h = 0 (zero).
xx Start time of RINEX file creation, given in minutes of the current hour. If you have 1hour files xx
is not written.
yy The year.
t
File type:
For a complete description of the format on the Internet see: http://www.aiub.unibe.ch/download/rinex/rinex211.txt
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o for observation files
g for GLONASS observation files
n for GPS observation files
m for meteo files
a for auxilliary files