Implementing the Consolidated laser Ranging Data (CRD) Format throughout the ILRS Network

Ricklefs, R. L.; Noll, C.; Horvath, J.; Brogdon, O.; Pavlis, Erricos C.

Implementing the Consolidated laser Ranging Data (CRD) Format throughout the ILRS Network

dc.contributor.author	Ricklefs, R. L.
dc.contributor.author	Noll, C.
dc.contributor.author	Horvath, J.
dc.contributor.author	Brogdon, O.
dc.contributor.author	Pavlis, Erricos C.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-12T18:37:26Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-12T18:37:26Z
dc.description	Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Laser Ranging	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Technological changes in recent years and new missions such as LRO and T2L2 with novel use of laser signals mandated the revision and consolidation of the various ILRS data formats. The new laser data format is required to accommodate higher precision laser data and include additional data fields with ancillary information. After several years of development, the Consolidated laser Ranging Data (CRD) format, which accommodates fullrate, sampled engineering, and normal point data in a unified, expanded, flexible format, is ready to be implemented throughout the ILRS network. The first step in implementation requires the Operations Centers (OCs) and Data Centers (DCs) to be able to accept and distribute data in the CRD format. Next, a number of analysis centers (ACs) must be able to ingest data in the new format for testing and validating each station‘s transition from old to new format. Finally, the stations need to produce the CRD format. Owing to the changes in precision and total restructuring of the data format, it has been decided to require validation step for each station's normal points in the new format prior to their being made generally available. The timetable, details, and status of implementation of this plan are presented here.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	The authors would like to acknowledge their colleagues around the world that have contributed to the design and implementation of the CRD format. Christopher Moore of EOS deserves special recognition for his work in redesigning the initial CRD format and pushing it in a more productive direction. We would also like to acknowledge the moral support from ILRS and funding support from NASA.	en_US
dc.description.uri	https://cddis.nasa.gov/lw16/docs/papers/ops_3_Ricklefs_p.pdf	en_US
dc.format.extent	7 pages	en_US
dc.genre	conference papers and proceedings	en_US
dc.genre	presentations (communicative events)
dc.identifier	doi:10.13016/m2mrxh-fesm
dc.identifier.citation	R. L. Ricklefs, C. Noll, J. Horvath, O. Brogdon and E. C. Pavlis, Implementing the Consolidated laser Ranging Data (CRD) Format throughout the ILRS Network, Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, https://cddis.nasa.gov/lw16/docs/papers/ops_3_Ricklefs_p.pdf	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11603/19811
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	NASA	en_US
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dc.relation.ispartof	UMBC Physics Department
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dc.title	Implementing the Consolidated laser Ranging Data (CRD) Format throughout the ILRS Network	en_US
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