1. Meeting the Needs of the IGS Real-Time PPP User Community
IGS Real-Time Service
Meeting the Needs of the
IGS Real-Time PPP User Community
Mark Caissy (NRCan), Loukis Agrotis (ESA),
Georg Weber (BKG), and Steven Fisher (JPL)

2. Outline Current IGS products... Read through the list.
Introduction to the IGS Real-Time Service (RTS)
Redundancy in the production chain
Accuracy of the products
Interest since the launch
Summary
Current IGS products... Read through the list. 2 2

3. Register at: http://rts.igs.org
IGS Real Time Service (RTS)
Large global network 150+ stations
Compelling redundancy concept
Real time orbits are accurate to several cm, clocks are sub-ns
Open data policy but registration is required
But no service guarantee
Using open standards (RTCM)
Supports RT-PPP
Register at:
Current IGS products... Read through the list. 3 3

4. IGS Real Time Service including s/w developments, standardization
International effort with many contributions: +25
Station operations, Data Centers, Analysis Centers, Combination Centers, Analysis Coordination, caster operation, …
including s/w developments, standardization
Wuhan 4 4

5. IGS Real-Time Global Network
150+ stations 5

6. IGS Real-Time Products
RTS launched 1 April 2013
Note:
IGS01/IGC01 (GPS-only) and IGS02 (GPS-only) streams now fully configured and running on 2 or more servers
IGS03 (GPS+GLONASS) “experimental” stream
RTCM3EPH streams (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo)
Reference is ITRF2008
Stream access via BKG NTRIP Client (BNC) or RTKLIB
Register for user access rts.igs.org
Products:

7. IGS RT Analysis Centres

8. IGS RTS Redundancy Concept

9. IGS RTS Redundancy Concept

10. IGS RTS Product Performance
Satellite orbit RMS (compared to IGS Rapid)
Average rms: 30 mm 10 10

11. IGS RTS Product Performance
Satellite clock std.dev. (compared to IGS Rapid)
Average Sigma: 0.13 ns
Current IGS products... Read through the list. 11 11

12. IGS RTS Product Performance

13. IGS RTS Product Performance
Note: results from IBGE Brazil using BNC with RBMC station data

14. IGS RTS Applications
Innovative support for public benefit applications
Enables real time precise point positioning (PPP) at global scales for scientific and hazard detection applications, weather and space weather forecast, multi constellation performance monitoring
Rapidly detecting, locating, and characterizing hazardous events such as earthquakes and tsunamis
Contributing to GGOS Theme 2 “Natural Hazards”
APF 14 14

15. IGS RTS Users 80 user registrations by April 8, from 38 countries
173 user registrations by June 6, from 41 countries
By Organization Type:
Engineering Services/Consulting 53
Academic
GNSS Equipment/Software 39
Government (Geodetic/Mapping) 15
Government (Geological/Geophysics) 4
Telecommunications
Positioning Services

16. Summary Remarks
RTS is now officially launched providing open access through a registration process rts.igs.org
The RTS is designed to be reliable because of the built in redundancy
RTS products are accurate as quality assurance indicators show
The RTS is targeting public good applications including the GGOS natural hazards theme
Demonstrated interest since launch is very encouraging

17. IGS Multi-GNSS Plan MGEX Multi-GNSS Pilot Service
High quality GPS/GLONASS
network and products
High quality multi-GNSS
network and products
2012
2017
2013
2014
2015
2016
MGEX
Transition
Build-up and share multi-GNSS know-how
Build-up network and provide access to multi-GNSS data
Develop prototype multi-GNSS products
Develop recommendations and standards
Engage with receiver manufacturers and system providers
RTS GPS PP
Multi-GNSS Pilot Service
Merge legacy and multi-GNSS networks
Achieve interoperability of legacy and multi-GNSS products and services
RTS GPS+ GLONASS
Incorporate BeiDou, Galileo, and QZSS into standard IGS processing
Issue combined and quality controlled multi-GNSS IGS orbit, clock and iono products
Regular multi-GNSS intersystem, interfrequency and intersignal bias estimation
Link GNSS system times with IGS system time
Embed new GNSSs into IGS/IAG reference frames
RTS for multi-GNSS

18. IGS RTS Product Performance

19. IGS RTS Product Performance

20. IGS RTS Product Performance

21. IGS RTS Users