From: Werner Gurtner, IGS Central Bureau Subject: [IGSMAIL-1045] DOMES numbers in RINEX headers Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 6:22:49 PDT ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail Mon Aug 21 6:22:49 PDT 1995 Message Number 1045 ****************************************************************************** Author: Werner Gurtner, IGS Central Bureau Subject: DOMES numbers in RINEX headers To: IGS Operational Centers and Tracking Stations DOMES Number in the RINEX Files ------------------------------- Dear colleagues, the DOMES number (e.g. 14001M004) is the only truly unique identifier of a marker within the network of permanent IGS stations. It has been defined by the IERS already for the sites of other space technique sites such as VLBI and SLR. It contains: - one digit for the continent (e.g.: 1=Europe) - two for the country (40=Switzerland) - two for the site (01=Zimmerwald) - one character to distinguish between marker (M) and sensor (S) - three digits for the marker (004). It is assigned to each marker on request by the IERS bureau (Z. Altamimi, altamimi@uranus.ign.fr). The DOMES numbers for the current IGS sites can be found in the site log files in the Central Bureau Information System (Internet: igscb.jpl.nasa.gov, directory: /igscb/station/log). These DOMES numbers are also used as marker identifications in the SINEX (Software-INdependent EXchange format) files for the combination of solutions of different Analysis Centers. The 4-character station code used e.g. for the RINEX file naming is not suited for such a unique identifier. Station names stored in the logs and the RINEX files are often difficult to relate to the specific marker. In order to help the Analysis Centers and all other users of the IGS tracking data to unambiguously identify the marker the data are referring to we ask all the Operational Centers or individual tracking stations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * to include the DOMES number as MARKER NUMBER * * into the RINEX observation files! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A short survey of the IGS data files shows that the CIGNET files already contain the DOMES number. Many other files show a mere copy of the MARKER NAME in the MARKER NUMBER field. So we hope that this request does not interfere too much with local requirements. Please contact the authors of the RINEX converters if you have questions concerning the inclusion of this information into the RINEX files. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Werner Gurtner IGS Central Bureau PS: May I remind you to always have a DOMES number assigned by IERS b e f o r e you submit the station log or data of a new site to IGS [Mailed From: Werner Gurtner ]