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BNC VERSION 2.13.0 (xx.xx.xxxx) current
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Changed (19.03.2020): Upgrade to newmat11
Added (23.09.2019): IRNSS support is added wih respect to RTCM formats
Added (13.12.2018): QC multipath analysis for more than two signals
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 (04.01.2018): Transition from Qt 4.x to Qt5, see #105
Changed (04.01.2018): Use c++11, see #105
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
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BNC VERSION 2.12.0 (19.04.2016)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.11 (Sept-2014)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.10 (Dec-2013)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.9 (Jul-2013)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.8 (Mar-2013)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.7 (Sept-2012)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.6 (Apr-2011)
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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'
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BNC VERSION 2.5 (Feb-2011)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.4 (Dec-2010)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.3 (Aug-2010)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.2 (Jul-2010)
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Fixed: GLONASS ephemeris time
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BNC VERSION 2.1 (Jun-2010)
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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
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BNC VERSION 2.0 (Feb-2010)
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Added: Real-time PPP option
Changed: Change sign of Broadcast Corrections
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BNC VERSION 1.8 (Nov-2009)
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Changed: On-the-fly reconfiguration of latency and throughput plots
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BNC VERSION 1.7 (Nov-2009)
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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
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BNC VERSION 1.6.1 (Dec-2008)
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Changed: HTTP GET when no proxy in front
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BNC VERSION 1.6 (Dec-2008)
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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
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BNC VERSION 1.5 (Apr-2008)
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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
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BNC VERSION 1.4 (Jul-2007)
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Fixed: Skip messages from proxy server
Fixed: Call RINEX script through 'nohup'
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BNC VERSION 1.3 (May-2007)
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Added: Source code published
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BNC VERSION 1.2b (Apr-2007)
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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
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BNC VERSION 1.1b (Jan-2007)
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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
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BNC VERSION 1.0b (Dec-2006)
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initial version published based on Qt 4.2.3