Hi there, I am attempting to convert my pos file for a static base to RINEX and not finding a solution. Clearly can’t do this in Emlid Studio 1.9, and despite some suggestion that it would work, this conversion doesn’t seem to work in RTKCONV.
Thanks
Hi @jd.lancaster,
Welcome to the community!
A RINEX file is a raw data log from your GNSS receiver containing the satellite data. Meanwhile, a .pos file (or LLH) is already a processed file. With this, it is not possible to convert such a file to RINEX.
Thanks Ruth. However, I don’t think they are always raw data. I suppose I am a bit confused though. For example, OPUS returns a .yyO.xml file from its static base station processing service. It seems to be largely a RINEX file encoded for xml, with the base station coordinate solution. The information is nearly identical to what is included in a .pos file retrieved from static processing in Emlid Studio/RTKPOST. It seems only natural that the .pos file could be converted to the post-processed RINEX format.
The RINEX file contains raw data from the satellites, including information about each satellite’s pseudo-range, carrier phase, SNR, etc. Here’s a sample of a RINEX obs file.
Meanwhile, the pos file contains the coordinates, standard deviation values, solution status, and other relevant information showing the quality of the points.
It won’t be possible to convert the pos file to a RINEX file as it does not contain any information regarding satellites. As mentioned, the .pos file is not raw data but rather a processed file.
On the other hand, could you tell me why you wanted to convert the pos file to RINEX?
