-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.13.0 (xx.xx.xxxx) current -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added (26.10.2017): IRNSS support is added in RINEX QC Added (12.08.2016): resp. config keywords in context help Added (08.08.2016): some informations about the data source is added as comment within the header of RINEX navigation files Added (21.07.2016): frequency specific signal priorities are added for RINEX v3 to RINEX v2 conversion Added (29.06.2016): consideration of provioder ID changes in SSR streams during PPP analysis Added (18.05.2016): expected observations in RINEX QC Changed (15.02.2017): SIRGAS2000 transformation parameters adjusted to IGb14 Changed (10.04.2017): Transformation parameters for ITRF2005 to GDA94 removed Changed (10.04.2017): Transformation parameters for ITRF2008 to SIRGAS95 removed Changed (10.04.2017): Transformation parameters for ITRF2014 to GDA2020 added Changed (28.07.2016): small adaptations in qwtpolar sources to allow the successful compilation of BNC on a Raspberry Pi, see http://software.rtcm-ntrip.org/ticket/88 Changed (21.07.2016): Default signal priority list Changed (08.06.2016): weighting factor for GLONASS phase observations is now enlarged Changed (27.05.2016): RINEX 2.11 ephemeris output for an unknown transmission time is set to 0.000000000000e+00 Changed (23.05.2016): the real satellite visibility is considered now, if the expected observations are computed in RINEX QC Changed (12.05.2016): limits for spherical harmonics degree and order extended Changed (28.04.2016): ephemeris upload is extended to allow an upload of more than one stream and to choose a single satellite system Fixed (12.08.2016): check regarding wrong observation epochs is done during latency check as well to prevent erroneous latencies Fixed (08.06.2016): map generation from sourcetable entry Fixed (02.06.2016): the approach how to wait for clock corrections in PPP mode, which was well proven in BNC verson 2.11 is re-implemented Fixed (30.05.2016): some NMEA components in PPP output are fixed: time stamp is now UTC, hDop value instead pDop value Fixed (12.05.2016): wrong RINEX v2 header line excluded Fixed (21.04.2016): RINEX v2 file naming for observation files Fixed (10.04.2017): minor bugs to prevent some irregular crashes of BNC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.12.0 (19.04.2016) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Observation code selection in RINEX file editing Added: Machine-readable output of RINEX QC Added: PPP client functionality for parallel processing of an arbitrary number of stations in separate threads Added: NMEA output for any station processed in PPP mode Added: PPP processing of any number of linear combinations of GNSS measurements selected by user Added: Encoding/Decoding RTCM SSR I messages for Galileo, BDS, SBAS and QZSS Added: Encoding/Decoding RTCM SSR phase bias messages Added: Encoding/Decoding RTCM SSR ionospheric model messages, single-layer model for total electron content Added: RTCM SSR I messages for Galileo, BDS, SBAS and QZSS support from RTNET interface Added: RTCM SSR II messages (phase biases and SSR ionospheric model) support from RTNET interface Added: Computataion of VTEC and STEC from SSR ionospheric model messages for usage in PPP mode Added: Handle old-fashioned SNR values in RINEX Added: Comparison of SP3 files Added: Encoding/Decoding of RTCM v3 proposal for Galileo Broadcast Ephemeris message 1046 Added: Encoding/Decoding of RTCM v3 QZSS Broadcast Ephemeris message 1044 Added: Encoding/Decoding of RTCM v3 SBAS Broadcast Ephemeris message 1043 Added: Encoding/Decoding of RTCM v3 BDS Broadcast Ephemeris message 63 Added: RINEX v3 support of Galileo, BDS, SBAS and QZSS Broadcast Ephemerides Added: Consideration of the aspect that Galileo NAV message can be provided for the same epoch but with different flags (I/NAV, F/NAV, DVS) Added: Forwarding NMEA GNGGA to Ntrip Broadcaster Added: Compute IODs for BDS and SBAS from CRC over broadcast ephemeris and clock parameters Added: Example configuration for SP3 file comparison Added: Choose between code and phase observations when in PPP SSR I mode Added: Broadcast ephemeris check regarding allowed age of data sets Added: Code bias usage for PPP SSR I mode Added: Code bias, phase bias and VTEC usage in extended PPP mode Added: Allow GPS-only and GLONASS-only RINEX v2 Navigation files Added: Support Galileo I/NAV broadcast ephemeris Added: Extended RINEX v3 filenames Added: Stream's country added to configuration string 'mountPoints' Added: destinction of GEO/MEO satellites during BDS velocity derermination Added: Set TOE from BDS week and second Added: Use BDS observations and ephemerides in PPP SSR I mode Added: Considering that yaw angle restricted to -180 to +180 deg Added: Update interval for VTEC in RTNET stream format Added: Phase shift records in RINEX v3 headers Added: Output GLONASS slot numbers from scanning stream content Added: Decoder interface for PPP SSR I+II messages for Galileo/QZSS/SBAS/BDS Added: RINEX QC, receiver/antenna information editable Added: Support of new RINEX header lines regarding phase shifts, GLONAQSS slots and GLONASS biases during file merging Added: Switch to port 443 for skeleton file download from https website Added: SINEX Troposphere file output Added: Comments with respect to RINEX v3 to RINEX v2 observation file conversion Added: String for Operating System in logfile output Added: Full integration of 'rtcm3torinex' Added: Extended command line help Changed: RINEX file concatenation Changed: Routine handling of data input and output in RINEX format re-written Changed: QC routines re-written with the goal of handling all signal types Changed: SNR and MP visualization depending on RINEX observation attribute Changed: PPP default options Changed: Consideration of the full antenna PCO vector in all PPP modes Changed: SSR clock correction converted to seconds to be consistent with broadcast values Changed: Read local RINEX skeleton files Changed: Renaming BDS first frequency from '1' to '2' Changed: Default observation types for RINEX v3 files Fixed: Receiver antenna PCO in ionosphere-free PPP mode Fixed: Saastamoinen tropospheric correction for very high elevation receivers Fixed: VRS support in sending NMEA in Auto/Manual mode to Ntrip Broadcaster Fixed: Stream failure/recovery reports Fixed: Reset time series plot when restarting PPP in post processing mode Fixed: Velocity determination for geostationary BDS satellites Fixed: SBAS IODN Fixed: Galileo week number Fixed: RTCM v2 decoder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.11 (Sept-2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Raw stream output through TCP/IP port Changed: SIRGAS transformation parameters adjusted Changed: ANTEX file updated Changed: RTCM SSR messages updated Changed: Maximum number of GNSS observations increased Changed: Loss of lock handling changed Fixed: GLONASS code biases ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.10 (Dec-2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Transformation ITRF2008 to NAD83 and DREF91 Added: CodeBias added to RTNET stream format Added: Feed engine output sorted per stream Added: Feed engine output filename change on-the-fly Added: 'Append files' option for RINEX observation files Added: RTCM v3 Galileo Broadcast Ephemeris message 1046 Added: Reset ambiguities in PPP when orbit/clock correction IDs change Added: Satellite clock offsets are reset in adjustment for combination when orbit/clock correction IDs change Changed: Made C1 in BeiDou default observation type instead of C2 Changed: Broadcast Correction ASCII file output for message 1058 & 1064 modified Fixed: Clock RINEX und SP3 file generation on Windows systems Fixed: Broadcast Ephemeris generation Fixed: GPS L2 in 'Feed Engine' output Fixed: GPS L2 phase data in RINEX2 Fixed: GLONASS frequency numbers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.9 (Jul-2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Include Galileo in SPP Added: RINEX QC multipath an SNR sky plots for GLONASS and Galileo Added: Bias estimation for GLONASS clocks in PPP Added: Trace positions on GM or OSM maps Changed: Format for feeding a connected GNSS engine Changed: RTNET format for receiving data from a connected GNSS engine Fixed: SSR stream upload buffering disabled ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.8 (Mar-2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Concatenate RINEX v3 navigation files containing Galileo ephemeris Added: Correcting clocks for scale factor involved in transformation Changed: Started work on new version in Sep 2012 Changed: Plausibility check of GLONASS ephemeris Changed: Orbit/clock interpolation in SSR stream encoding and upload to caster Fixed: Epoch special event flag in RINEX concatenation Fixed: Limit RINEX v2 records length to 80 characters Fixed: SSR message update interval indicator Fixed: Fixed SSR stream encoding and upload ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.7 (Sept-2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Clock RINEX file header extended Added: Decoding/converting BeiDou and QZSS added Added: Work on RINEX v2 and v3 quality check started Added: QWT and QWTPOLAR graphics libraries added Added: RINEX QC through multipath analysis sky plot Added: RINEX QC through signal-to-noise ratio sky plot Added: RINEX QC through satellite availability plot Added: RINEX QC through satellite elevation plot Added: RINEX QC through PDOP plot Added: Log observation types contained in RTCM Version 3 MSM streams Added: Reading RINEX v3 observation type header records from RINEX skeleton files Added: Logfile for RINEX file editing and concatenation Added: Save PNG plot files on disk Added: Plot stream distribution map from selected sources Changed: Source code completely re-arranged Changed: Plot stream distribution map from Ntrip Broadcaster source-table Fixed: Bug in L5 decoding fixed Fixed: Bug in on-the-fly configuration fixed Fixed: Short periodic outages in PPP time series when 'Sync Corr' set to zero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.6 (Apr-2011) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Complete integration of BNS in BNC Added: SP3 and Clock RINEX output Added: PPP in post processing Mode Added: Some RINEX editing & QC functionality Added: Threshold for orbit outliers in combination solution Added: Real-time engine becomes orbit/clock server instead of client Added: Correction for antenna eccentricities Added: Quick start mode for PPP Added: SSL/TLS Support of Ntrip Version 2 Added: RINEX editing, concatenation and quality check Added: Reading all configuration options from command line Added: Specific rates for orbits and clocks in streams and SP3/RNX files Changed: 'EOE' added to orbit/clock stream from engine Changed: Design of format for feeding engine changed to follow RINEX v3 Changed: Implementation of SSR message encoding modified according to standard Changed: Switch to Qt version 4.7.3 Changed: RTCM v3 Galileo Broadcast Ephemeris message 1045 Changed: Change default configuration file suffix from 'ini' to 'bnc' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.5 (Feb-2011) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: PPP option for sync of clock observations and corrections Added: Drafted RTCM v3 Galileo ephemeris messages 1045 Added: Drafted RTCM v3 Multiple Signal Messages Added: Optional specification of sigmas for coordinates and troposphere in PPP Added: Include Galileo in SPP Added: Include Galileo observations in output via IP port Added: Include Galileo observations in output via RINEX v3 files Added: Correct observations for Antenna Phase Center offsets Added: Combine orbit/clock correction streams Added: Specify corrections mountpoint in PPP panel Changed: Interface format for feeding a real-time engine with observations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.4 (Dec-2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Output of averaged positions when in PPP mode Added: QuickStart PPP option Added: Sigmas for observations and parameters Added: Stream distribution map Changed: Use always the latest received set of Broadcast Ephemeris Changed: Improvement of data sharing efficiency among different threads Changed: Design of PPP panel section Fixed: GPS Ephemeris in RINEX v3 format ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.3 (Aug-2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changed: Internal format for saving raw streams Changed: Format of PPP logs in logfile Fixed: Outlier detection in GLONASS ambiguity resolution Fixed: Complete acceleration terms for GLONASS ephemeris Fixed: Handling ephemeris IOD's in PPP mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.2 (Jul-2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed: GLONASS ephemeris time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.1 (Jun-2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: PPP in post processing mode Changed: Update of SSR messages following draft dated 2010-04-12 Changed: Generating error message when observation epoch is wrong Fixed: SSR GLONASS message generation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 2.0 (Feb-2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Real-time PPP option Changed: Change sign of Broadcast Corrections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.8 (Nov-2009) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changed: On-the-fly reconfiguration of latency and throughput plots ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.7 (Nov-2009) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Upgrade to Qt Version 4.5.2 Added: Support of Ntrip v2 Added: Rover support via serial port Added: Show broadcaster table from www.rtcm-ntrip.org Added: Enable/disable panel widgets Added: User defined configuration filename Added: Daily logfile rotation Added: Read from TCP/IP port, by-pass Ntrip transport protocol Added: Save NMEA sentences coming from rover Added: Auto start Added: Drag and drop ini files Added: Read from serial port, by-pass Ntrip transport protocol Added: Read from UPD port, by-pass Ntrip transport protocol Added: Throughput plot Added: Latency plot Changed: Switch to configuration files in ini-Format Changed: Update of SSR messages following RTCM 091-2009-SC104-542 Changed: Output format of Broadcast Corrections Fixed: RINEX Navigation file format ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.6.1 (Dec-2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changed: HTTP GET when no proxy in front ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.6 (Dec-2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: RTCM v3 decoder for orbit and clock corrections Added: Check RTCM v3 streams for incoming message types Added: Decode RTCM v2 message types 3, 20, 21, and 22 Added: Loss of lock and lock time indicator Added: Leap second 1 January 2009 Added: Offline mode, read data from file Added: Output antenna descriptor, coordinates and eccentricities from RTCM v3 Added: Reconfiguration on-the-fly Added: Binary output of unsynchronized observations Changed: Fill blank columns in RINEX v3 with 0.000 Changed: Accept GLONASS in RTCM v3 when transmitted first Changed: Binary output of synchronized observations Fixed: Rounding error in RTCM v3 decoder concerning GLONASS height Fixed: Fixed problem with joined RTCM v3 blocks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.5 (Apr-2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Handle ephemeris from RTCM Version 3 streams Added: Upgrade to Qt Version 4.3.2 Added: Optional RINEX v3 output Added: SBAS support Added: Handle ephemeris from RTIGS streams Added: Monitor stream failure/recovery and latency Changed: Redesign of main window Changed: Major revision of input buffer in RTCM v2 decoder Fixed: RINEX skeleton download following stream outage Fixed: Freezing of About window on Mac OS X Fixed: Fixed problem with PRN 32 in RTCM v2 decoder Fixed: Fix for Trimble 4000SSI receivers in RTCM v2 decoder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.4 (Jul-2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed: Skip messages from proxy server Fixed: Call RINEX script through 'nohup' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.3 (May-2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Source code published ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.2b (Apr-2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: ZERO decoder added Added: HTTP Host directive for skeleton file download Added: Percent encoding for user IDs and passwords Changed: Download public RINEX skeletons once per day Changed: Upgrade to Qt Version 4.2.3 Changed: Replace 'system' call for RINEX script by 'QProcess' Fixed: Output only through IP port Fixed: Method 'reconnecting' now thread-save Fixed: Exit execution of calling thread for RTCM3 streams Fixed: Signal-slot mechanism for threads ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.1b (Jan-2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Added: Observables C2, S1, and S2 Added: Virtual reference station access Added: Online help through Shift+F1 Changed: Small letters for public RINEX skeleton files Fixed: RTCM2 decoder time tag fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNC VERSION 1.0b (Dec-2006) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- initial version published based on Qt 4.2.3