The IGS Receiver INdependent EXchange (RINEX) Working Group (RINEX-WG) was established in December of 2011 to update and maintain the RINEX format to meet the needs of the IGS and the GNSS Industry.
RINEX (Receiver Independent Exchange Format) is a standardized file format used to store raw data from GNSS such as Galileo, GPS, BeiDou, EGNOS, WAAS, and many others.
In the field of geodesy, Receiver Independent Exchange Format (RINEX) is a data interchange format for raw satellite navigation system data.
RINEX 3.01 (2009) introduced the requirement to generate consistent phase observations across different tracking modes or channels, i.e. to apply 1⁄4-cycle shifts prior to RINEX file generation, if necessary, to facilitate the processing of such data.
Receiver Independent Exchange Format (RINEX) is a standard data format widely used in GNSS survey applications. The GNSS observations are transferred from the receiver to the computer via dedicated software and stored in binary form in a proprietary file format defined by the receiver manufacturer.
RINEX, or Receiver Independent Exchange Format, has been a cornerstone in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) community since its inception. It allows the exchange of raw satellite navigation data between different receivers and software applications.
Receiver INdependent EXchange (RINEX) data is a standard, manufacturer independent ASCII format for raw GNSS data. Most GNSS manufacturers provide tools to convert their native data to RINEX format, or third party utilities may be available.
RINEX, as it was presented in Las Cruces, defines three different file types: Observation file, navigation file, and meteorological data file. Each file consists of a header section containing station/receiver/antenna related information and a main body with the actual data.