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RTCM3

RTCM (Radio Technical Commission For Maritime Services) standard 10403.3 or RTCM3. Most usable differential corrections standard for now days amoung GNSS manufactures and users. Introduction of MSM (Multiple Signal Message) concept withing RTCM3 allowed to do great step forward in multi-system & multi-signal GNSS data representation.


RTCM3 corrections are BINARY. If a file w/ logged RTCM3 correction is opened by NOTEPAD one may see useless binary "garbage".


Binary files, especially huge binary files better to be viwed by some file manager w/ HEX view - for instance, FAR.


Despite its baniry nature, one may find some human-readable text data in RTCM3 log - for instance RTCM3 messages 1007, 1008, 1033 reveal text presentation of base receiver model, antenna etc. For instance, the log showed below is generated by JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA receiver (receiver model is placed in 1033 message).



Full list of RTCM3 messages (including MSM) is presented below:

ID Message Description
1001L1-Only GPS RTK Observables
1002Extended L1-Only GPS RTK Observables
1003L1&L2 GPS RTK Observables
1004Extended L1&L2 GPS RTK Observables
1005Stationary RTK Reference Station ARP
1006Stationary RTK Reference Station ARP with Antenna Height
1007Antenna Descriptor
1008Antenna Descriptor & Serial Number
1009L1-Only GLONASS RTK Observables
1010Extended L1-Only GLONASS RTK Observables
1011L1&L2 GLONASS RTK Observables
1012Extended L1&L2 GLONASS RTK Observables
1013System Parameters
1014Network Auxiliary Station Data
1015GPS Ionospheric Correction Differences
1016GPS Geometric Correction Differences
1017GPS Combined Geometric and Ionospheric Correction Differences
1018RESERVED for Alternative Ionospheric Correction Difference Message
1019GPS Ephemerides
1020GLONASS Ephemerides
1021Helmert / Abridged Molodenski Transformation Parameters
1022Molodenski-Badekas Transformation Parameters
1023Residuals, Ellipsoidal Grid Representation
1024Residuals, Plane Grid Representation
1025Projection Parameters, Projection Types other than Lambert Conic Conformal (2 SP) and Oblique Mercator
1026Projection Parameters, Projection Type LCC2SP (Lambert Conic Conformal (2 SP))
1027Projection Parameters, Projection Type OM (Oblique Mercator)
1028(Reserved for Global to Plate-Fixed Transformation)
1029Unicode Text String
1030GPS Network RTK Residual Message
1031GLONASS Network RTK Residual Message
1032Physical Reference Station Position Message
1033Receiver and Antenna Descriptors
1034GPS Network FKP Gradient
1035GLONASS Network FKP Gradient
1037GLONASS Ionospheric Correction Differences
1038GLONASS Geometric Correction Differences
1039GLONASS Combined Geometric and Ionospheric Correction Differences
1042Beidou Satellite Ephemeris Data
1044QZSS Ephemerides
1045Galileo F/NAV Satellite Ephemeris Data
1046Galileo I/NAV Satellite Ephemeris Data
1057SSR GPS Orbit Correction
1058SSR GPS Clock Correction
1059SSR GPS Code Bias
1060SSR GPS Combined Orbit and Clock Corrections
1061SSR GPS URA
1062SSR GPS High Rate Clock Correction
1063SSR GLONASS Orbit Correction
1064SSR GLONASS Clock Correction
1065SSR GLONASS Code Bias
1066SSR GLONASS Combined Orbit and Clock Correction
1067SSR GLONASS URA
1068SSR GLONASS High Rate Clock Correction
1070Reserved MSM
1071GPS MSM1
1072GPS MSM2
1073GPS MSM3
1074GPS MSM4
1075GPS MSM5
1076GPS MSM6
1077GPS MSM7
1078Reserved MSM
1079Reserved MSM
1080Reserved MSM
1081GLONASS MSM1
1082GLONASS MSM2
1083GLONASS MSM3
1084GLONASS MSM4
1085GLONASS MSM5
1086GLONASS MSM6
1087GLONASS MSM7
1088Reserved MSM
1089Reserved MSM
1090Reserved MSM
1091Galileo MSM1
1092Galileo MSM2
1093Galileo MSM3
1094Galileo MSM4
1095Galileo MSM5
1096Galileo MSM6
1097Galileo MSM7
1098-1100Reserved MSM
1101SBAS MSM1
1102SBAS MSM2
1103SBAS MSM3
1104SBAS MSM4
1105SBAS MSM5
1106SBAS MSM6
1107SBAS MSM7
1108-1110Reserved MSM
1111QZSS MSM1
1112QZSS MSM2
1113QZSS MSM3
1114QZSS MSM4
1115QZSS MSM5
1116QZSS MSM6
1117QZSS MSM7
1118-1120Reserved MSM
1121BeiDou MSM1
1122BeiDou MSM2
1123BeiDou MSM3
1124BeiDou MSM4
1125BeiDou MSM5
1126BeiDou MSM6
1127BeiDou MSM7
1128-1130Reserved MSM
1131IRNSS MSM1
1132IRNSS MSM2
1133IRNSS MSM3
1134IRNSS MSM4
1135IRNSS MSM5
1136IRNSS MSM6
1137IRNSS MSM7
1138-1229Reserved MSM
1230GLONASS L1 and L2 Code-Phase Biases
1240SSR Galileo Orbit Correction
1241SSR Galileo Clock Correction
1242SSR Galileo Code Bias
1243SSR Galileo Combined Orbit and Clock Corrections
1244SSR Galileo URA
1245SSR Galileo High Rate Clock Correction
1246SSR QZSS Orbit Correction
1247SSR QZSS Clock Correction
1248SSR QZSS Code Bias
1249SSR QZSS Combined Orbit and Clock Correction
1250SSR QZSS URA
1251SSR QZSS High Rate Clock Correction
1252SSR SBAS Orbit Correction
1253SSR SBAS Clock Correction
1254SSR SBAS Code Bias
1255SSR SBAS Combined Orbit and Clock Corrections
1256SSR SBAS URA
1257SSR SBAS High Rate Clock Correction
1258SSR BDS Orbit Correction
1259SSR BDS Clock Correction
1260SSR BDS Code Bias
1261SSR BDS Combined Orbit and Clock Correction
1262SSR BDS URA
1263SSR BDS High Rate Clock Correction
1264SSR Ionosphere Spherical Harmonics
1265SSR Satellite GPS Phase Bias
1266SSR Satellite GLONASS Phase Bias
1267SSR Satellite Galileo Phase Bias
1268SSR Satellite QZSS Phase Bias
1269SSR Satellite SBAS Phase Bias
1270SSR Satellite BDS Phase Bias
4095Proprietary Message Ashtech
4094Proprietary Message Trimble Navigation Ltd.
4093Proprietary Message NovAtel Inc.
4092Proprietary Message Leica Geosystems
4091Proprietary Message Topcon Positioning Systems
4090Proprietary Message Geo++
4089Proprietary Message Septentrio Satellite Navigation
4088Proprietary Message IfEN GmbH
4087Proprietary Message Fugro
4086Proprietary Message inPosition GmbH
4085Proprietary Message European GNSS Supervisory Authority
4084Proprietary Message Geodetics, Inc.
4083Proprietary Message German Aerospace Center, Institute of Communications and Navigation (DLR)
4082Proprietary Message Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information
4081Proprietary Message Seoul National University GNSS Lab
4080Proprietary Message NavCom Technology, Inc.
4079Proprietary Message SubCarrier Systems Corp. (SCSC)
4078Proprietary Message ComNav Technology Ltd.
4077Proprietary Message Hemisphere GNSS Inc.
4076Proprietary Message International GNSS Service (IGS)
4075Proprietary Message Alberding GmbH
4074Proprietary Message Unicore Communications Inc.
4073Proprietary Message Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
4072Proprietary Message u-blox AG
4071Proprietary Message Wuhan Navigation and LBS
4070Proprietary Message Wuhan MengXin Technology
4069Proprietary Message VERIPOS Ltd
4068Proprietary Message Qianxun Location Networks Co. Ltd
4067Proprietary Message China Transport telecommunications & Information Center


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