[teqc] Leica Measurement Engine version in teqc generated rinexfile

[Lou Estey]

Alright, Mike, that settles the matter. :)  Just to be clear, you want the
format the same as Spider presents it:

C: "%.2f/%.3f"

i.e. no whitespace around '/'?

--lou

> We do use TEQC for the translation for IGS sites.
> 
> However I think it would be worthwhile including the ME; coincidentally
> we were discussing this here last week and were simply going to include
> the FW / ME in both the IGS log and in the RINEX header in the same
> format as Frank showed in his RINEX header: 7.70/3.018. As it turns out
> it is important to have this information as there is not necessarily a
> unique correlation in FW and ME versions - see for example
> IGSSTATION-3553: 7.53/3.017 upgraded to 7.53/3.018.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: teqc-bounces at ls.unavco.org [mailto:teqc-bounces at ls.unavco.org] On
> Behalf Of Lou Estey
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:41 AM
> To: teqc
> Subject: Re: [teqc] Leica Measurement Engine version in teqc generated
> rinexfile
> 
> Thanks, Frank.  So, there is a difference between the translations that
> Spider does and that of Geo Office?
> 
> One of my main concerns is what is being recording in IGS site logs for
> IGS sites with Leica receivers using MDB.  I would not want to foul up
> the
> IGS's comparison of IGS site logs to RINEX headers anywhere if teqc was
> in use to create the RINEX.  (If teqc is _not_ being used for
> translation
> at any current IGS sites using Leica MDB, then I see no reason not to
> include the version of the measurement engine in the "VERS" field as
> Uwe proposed.)
> 
> --lou
> 
>  > Leica reference station products to write always both FW and ME
> version
>  > into the RINEX header when converting from MDB.
>  >
>  > See here e.g. from GNSS Spider:
>  >
>  >      2.11           OBSERVATION DATA    M                   RINEX
> VERSION / TYPE
>  > SPIDER V3,2,5,3239  LGS                 2010 02 01 18:05    PGM / RUN
> BY / DATE
>  > RUTH                                                        MARKER
> NAME
>  > 75607L001                                                   MARKER
> NUMBER
>  > Martin Fuchs        Leica Geosystems AG                     OBSERVER
> / AGENCY
>  > 451101              LEICA GRX1200GGPRO  7.70/3.018          REC # /
> TYPE / VERS
>  >                     LEIAX1202GG     NONE                    ANT # /
> TYPE
>  >
>  > So it should be fine for TEQC to do the same.