The legacy site log format is changing from the old 4 character site id format to a new 9 character site id format. Both versions will coexist in the SLM and parsing will handle both formats, but for downstream applications that leverage the 9 character format, these are the changes to expect:
These changes apply to 'log_9char' dir only.
Change
XXXX Site Information Form (site log)
to:
XXXXMRCCC Site Information Form (site log v2.0)
Change:
Four Character ID : (A4)
to:
Nine Character ID : (A9)
Change:
Country :
to:
Country or Region : (A3)
Example
POTS00DEU, the changes in the sitelog will look like:
POTS Site Information Form (site log)
POTS00DEU Site Information Form (site log v2.0)
If Update:
Previous Site Log : pots_20230101.log
Previous Site Log : pots00deu_20230101.log
Four Character ID : POTS
Nine Character ID : POTS00DEU
Country : Germany
Country or Region : DEU
Impacts to files.igs.org
This is a transitionary period where towards the end of year the 'log_9char' dir will become 'log' dir. And then-legacy 'log' dir (with 4 char station info) will retire.
The legacy site log format is changing from the old 4 character site id format to a new 9 character site id format. Both versions will coexist in the SLM and parsing will handle both formats, but for downstream applications that leverage the 9 character format, these are the changes to expect:
These changes apply to 'log_9char' dir only.
Change XXXX Site Information Form (site log) to: XXXXMRCCC Site Information Form (site log v2.0)
Change: Four Character ID : (A4) to: Nine Character ID : (A9)
Change: Country : to: Country or Region : (A3)
Example
POTS00DEU, the changes in the sitelog will look like:
POTS Site Information Form (site log) POTS00DEU Site Information Form (site log v2.0)
If Update: Previous Site Log : pots_20230101.log Previous Site Log : pots00deu_20230101.log
Four Character ID : POTS Nine Character ID : POTS00DEU
Country : Germany Country or Region : DEU
Impacts to files.igs.org
This is a transitionary period where towards the end of year the 'log_9char' dir will become 'log' dir. And then-legacy 'log' dir (with 4 char station info) will retire.