From: Wolfgang Soehne Date: 21 May 1999 14:21:51 Subject: [IGEXMail-0345] End of GFZ IGEX Analysis Center Activities ****************************************************************************** IGEX Electronic Mail 21-May-1999 14:21:51 Message No 0345 ****************************************************************************** Author: Wolfgang Soehne Subject: End of GFZ IGEX Analysis Center Activities Dear colleagues, GFZ has demonstrated in the course of the IGEX-98 pilot project which came to an end on April 19 its capabilities in operating globally distributed GLONASS receivers in Bishkek (Kyrghyz Republic), Rio Grande (Argentina) and Sutherland (South Africa) and in computing routinely GLONASS orbits and geodetic parameters from GLONASS tracking data. Because of pressing requirements from other projects dealing with ground- and space-based GPS observations on our side we have to concentrate our man power resources and have therefore decided (1) to stop data taking from our three receivers and to return them to Germany for later upgrading and (2) to stop the GLONASS data processing with GPS week 1001. The GLONASS functions of all our system components will be kept intact, so that in case of any scientific or political requirements we could restart our activities. Best regards Christoph Reigber Wolfgang Soehne