Delivered-To: igs-dcwg@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:59:47 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Scharber To: "Angelyn W. Moore" Cc: igs-dcwg@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Subject: [IGS-DCWG-28] Re: [IGS-DCWG-27] Any DCs accepting .gz RINEX? In-Reply-To: <419D0BC4.2060700@jpl.nasa.gov> Message-ID: References: <419D0BC4.2060700@jpl.nasa.gov> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: owner-igs-dcwg Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS-DCWG Mail 18 Nov 13:01:22 PST 2004 Message Number 28 ****************************************************************************** Author: Michael Scharber Angie, SOPAC has no problem with deliveries made in .gz format. Switching everything to .gz from .Z, for SOPAC-archived files, however, is something we too have considered, but never felt the pressure from our users to do. Of course, we're always willing to listen. Cheers, Michael ******************************************************* Michael Scharber Scripps Institution of Oceanography Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics 8785 Biological Grade IGPP Room 4212 La Jolla, CA 92037 mscharber@gpsmail.ucsd.edu (858)534-1750 ******************************************************* On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Angelyn W. Moore wrote: > ****************************************************************************** > IGS-DCWG Mail 18 Nov 12:53:24 PST 2004 Message Number 27 > ****************************************************************************** > > Author: Angelyn Moore > > Dear DCWG, > > I got an email from a vendor (Septentrio) who is planning on > offering tools that transmit gzipped (.gz) RINEX data (rather than > .Z compressed) directly to an ftp drop. > > That brings me to two questions to poll this group on: > > 1. Are any of the DCs (GDC, RDC, ODC) currently able to accept .gz > RINEX from a station/ODC as input and re-offer it as .Z on the archive? > If so, the Septentrio tools would interface fine with at least some > of the IGS DCs in our present scheme. > > 2. How does the group feel about switching to .gz these days? > I have suggested it from time to time since about 1998, so I guess > my opinion is well known :) > I may point out that tools that transparently uncompress both .Z and .gz > are available (http://www.gzip.org) for lots of platforms. > > Best regards, > Angie > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Angelyn W. Moore, Ph.D. Deputy Director, IGS Central Bureau > JPL/Caltech Angelyn.W.Moore@jpl.nasa.gov > 4800 Oak Grove Dr. MS 238-540 voice: +1 818 354 5434 > Pasadena CA 91109 USA http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov fax: +1 818 393 6686 >