New Version of BKG NTRIP Client (BNC, v2.0, OS) is Available

A new version of the ‘BKG NTRIP Client’ (BNC, v2.0, OS) is available from http://igs.bkg.bund.de/ntrip/download. It is worthwhile to point out that BNC now supports fully kinematic real-time Precise Point Positioning (PPP) with state-of-the-art accuracy using GPS and GLONASS observations.

Appropriate GPS and GLONASS clock estimates sampled at 5 seconds are provided by BKG & TUP in the framework of RTIGS and EUREF-IP. They come from a truly combined real-time GNSS analysis using GPS-Solutions’ RTNet software. See http://igs.bkg.bund.de/ntrip/orbits for further real-time products contributing to IGS and EUREF and coming from Geo++ and GSOC/DLR.

The clock/orbit stream format in use follows a draft of the ‘State Space Representation’ Working Group in RTCM SC104. Please note that proposed RTCMv3 messages are of premature nature and not yet supported by commercial products.

Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG), Frankfurt, Germany & Czech Technical University Prague (TUP), Department of Geodesy