RINEX NAMING CONVENTION RULES

You must have SNR data in the file. No exceptions.

Receiver coordinates must be provided in the file header.
Version 2.11
  • lower case please!
  • station name + doy + '0.' + yy + ('o' or 'd')
  • Examples:
    test2350.21o
    test2350.21d
    • station name is test
    • day of year is 235
    • the year is 2021 (Rinex 2.11 only uses last two digits of the year)
    • the last field is o for observation or d for Hatanaka
  • Z or gz compression allowed (and strongly encouraged)
Version 3
  • Upper case except for extension
  • You must gzip your files.
  • Hatanaka allowed (but not required)
  • Examples:
    NABG00NOR_S_20220130000_01D_30S_MO.crx.gz (Hatanaka)
    NABG00NOR_S_20220130000_01D_30S_MO.rnx.gz
    • NABG00NOR is the station name
    • followed by _R_ or _S_
    • Then year and day of year (here 2022 and 013)
    • Any sampling rate is allowed on the filename