Message-ID: <3CF12E03.AF4552BA@jpl.nasa.gov> Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 11:48:35 -0700 From: Angelyn Moore To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Subject: [IGSMAIL-3900]: Important IGS site log news Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 26 May 11:39:57 PDT 2002 Message Number 3900 ****************************************************************************** Author: Angelyn Moore Dear Colleagues, This message will describe activity related to the change of site log format at the IGS. The log format circulated in IGSMail #3232 was designed to allow the full integration of dual GPS/GLONASS stations into the IGS. These stations were recognized by the Chair of the IGLOS-PP (International GLONASS Service Pilot Project) in a letter requesting that logs in the new format be sent to the CB. These are being accepted and verified. Current IGS (GPS) stations must also change to the new format. To faciliate this, the CB has converted all current IGS site logs into the new log format. The logs were audited during this process to ensure that all necessary information was in the correct formats, and many required reformatting of some lines to ensure a clean and correct conversion. A careful record of these was kept for each log. Most are simple reformats, but some marked with "**" and "PLEASE VERIFY" will require verification by a site operator. The responsible operator listed in each log is being directly emailed a list of links to the relevant files for that site. As a summary: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/log The old format IGS logs ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/logfixes The reformats applied before conversion ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/fixedoldlogs The reformatted logs ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/newformatlogs The converted logs ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/draft.log is a blank new format log. ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/draft.igs.snx is a SINEX template based on the converted logs and draft.igs.snx.err is the corresponding error file. In the coming days as operators verify the items discovered in the audit, we will begin to regularly update SINEX template based on the converted logs. I have tried to anticipate a few likely questions below. Please feel free to ask any others. With thanks to everyone for their assistance in this maneuver, and apologies in advance for any inconvenience in the transition period, 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 Q: When will the new format logs be official? A: June 11. After this date you will find them in the official location ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/log/ and the official igs.snx template will be based on them. Q: What about the IGLOS log I submitted? A: You'll be receiving a separate email directly in a few days detailing any changes necessary. (& Thank you for the submission!) Q: What if I need to submit a site log update now? A: Please make the update to the reformatted log version in ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/fixedoldlogs . We will work with you individually on the conversion to new format. After June 11 all updates must be in the new format. Q: What if I want to make a change to the converted log? Just email it to igscb@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov and identify it as an update to a converted log. Q: What if my IGS site is also an IGLOS site? A: It might be easiest to make any changes necessary to the converted IGS log in ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/newformatlogs , since this has already been format-audited at the CB.