The Essential GNSS Project
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This project provides essential Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) algorithms and software. Software includes simple GNSS applications and a GNSS post processing software package.
The
'BSD-style'
license allows non-restrictive use for commercial and open source development.
- Facilitate many users by programming well and simply.
- Facilitate growth of the code.
- Allow users to get started easily and quickly.
- This library intends to provide simple but robust and efficient functions for solving GNSS problems.
- Facilitate this library becoming part of commercial and other open source applications.
- Facilitate university research.
- Program from the ground up using 'c' for simple applications and 'c++' for more complicated applications. The following figure illustrates this principle.
- Minimize dependancies - allows lots of simple applications from a small part of the core code base.
- All code must be well commented. Comments for variables include units. Comments for algorithms include academic references.
- All core code algorithms require a corresponding unit test.
- Avoid complicated programming concepts. Keep it Simple S.....
- Include an example code snippet in the comment block whenever possible.
- Non-restrictive license that allows inclusion in proprietary commercial software (BSD-style license).
- Algorithms are properly referenced.
- Thorough documentation. Always refer to the .h files.
- Units provided for each parameter in the documenation.
- Easy to interpret and configure the option file. click here for an example.
- Stand alone and differential modes.
- Least squares.
- Extended Kalman filtering.
- Estimates position, velocity, ambiguities, receiver clock offset and drift.
- Utilize pseudorange, Doppler, and accumulated Doppler range (ADR, also called carrier phase) measurements.
- Data containers: Receiver objects have an array of channel objects.
- Data containers utilize a simple C++ style with minimal encapsulation.
- Uses the Zenautics Matrix/Vector class library.
- Utilizes CUnit.
- Unit tests for all the core algorithms.
- Simple to understand, get started, and add tests.
- Compute coordinate conversion between Geodetic Curvilinear and Earth Centered Earth Fixed (ECEF)coordinates, 16 ellipsoids supported.
- Compute the Northing, Easting, and Vertical coordinates in a Local Geodetic Frame from Geodetic Curvilinear coordinates.
- Compute the difference in position between two points.
- Compute the Meridian Radius of Curvature.
- Compute the Prime Vertical Radius Of Curvature.
- Compute azimuth and elevation between ECEF points.
- and more... refer geodesy.h.
- Compute GPS satellite clock correction and clock drift correction.
- Compute GPS satellite position and velocity.
- Compute GPS satellite azimuth and elevation.
- Decode raw ephemeris data (subrame binary data).
- refer gps.h.
- Compute a closed form solution for GPS position using four pseudorange measurements.
- Compute the partial derivatives of range with respect to X, Y, Z or latitude, longitude, height.
- refer navigation.h.
- Compute the GPS broadcast ionospheric correction.
- refer ionosphere.h.
- Compute the tropospheric delay using the Wide Area Agumentation System Minimum Operation Standard (WAAS MOPS) model, more info.
- refer troposphere.h.
- Decode YUMA format almanac files for GPS... refer yuma.h.
- Decode SEM format almanac files for GPS... refer sem.h.
- Decode NovAtel OEM4 GPS data files... refer novatel.h.
- Decode RINEX version 2.1, 2.11... refer rinex.h
- RINEX version 2.1, 2.11 support
- Decode header information.
- Decode Observation files, one observation at a time.
- Decode Navigation files.
- refere rinex.h.
- Test data for cycle slips
Subversion
Subversion is used to host the project. For windows users the following steps apply (other users can divine the steps):
- Download and install a subversion client. TortoiseSVN for Windows is recommended. Otherwise click here .
- Make a folder, call it gnsstk.
- Right click on the folder and select "SVN Checkout".
- The URL of the repository is https://gnsstk.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/gnsstk/trunk. Leave the checkout window options as default. Check out the HEAD revision.
- Anonymous download is allowed.
- To get write access to the repository, you have to become a developer. You'll need a sourceforge account first, click here. Then email the project administrator, glenn_macgougan at users.sourceforge.net.
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LICENSE INFORMATION
Copyright (c) 2007, refer to 'author' doxygen tags in the source code
Point of Contact: Glenn D. MacGougan <glenn_macgougan at users.sourceforge.net>
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided the following conditions are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- The name(s) of the contributor(s) may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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