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Ionospheric Model

Ionospheric Model

Manage Ionospheric Models

Manage Ionospheric Models

Import Ionospheric Models:

Import Ionospheric Models:

Ionospheric model files must be in the *.ion format.

There are several services that provide ionospheric models, like fo example:

There are several services that provide ionospheric models, like fo example:

  • AIUB (Astronomical Institute University of Bern).
  • IGS International GPS Service for Geodynamics.

Download Ionospheric Models from the Internet:

Download Ionospheric Models from the Internet:

The daily ionospheric files from the University of Bern can be downloaded from: http://ftp.aiub.unibe.ch/CODE/.

To download and import the files automatically proceed as follows:

To download and import the files automatically proceed as follows:

1. Add a new reference station with URL: http://ftp.aiub.unibe.ch/CODE/%yyyy/COD%wwww%d.ION.Z with %wwww being the placeholder for a 4-digit GPS week and %d being the placeholder for the day of the week (Sunday = 0, Monday = 1 for example).On how to add a new reference station see Reference Stations.
2. Once defined select the station and select Data > Download in the ribbon bar any time you need ionospheric files for a specific day.
3. In the Download tab define the period for which you want to download data and select the Start option at the bottom of the tab to initiate the download.
4. When download is complete the data is automatically imported to your project.The ionospheric models are added to the list in the Ionospheric Models tab.

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