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SUMMARY:Switch to IGb20 Reference Frame
DESCRIPTION:As announced in IGSMAIL-8542\, a first update of ITRF2020 called ITRF2020-u2023 was released last week. The IGS intends to adopt this update\, in the form of a new IGS reference frame called IGb20\, for the alignment of its products\, starting with the products of GPS week 2352 (2 February 2025).\n\nIGb20 is a simple extract from ITRF2020-u2023. It includes reference coordinates for 343 stable\, well-performing\, operational and historical IGS stations. The same 332 stations as in the current IGS reference frame\, IGS20\, were retained. 11 new stations were added in areas currently sparsely covered by IGS reference frame stations.\n\n\nThe IGb20 files are available for download at ftp://igs-rf.ign.fr/pub/IGb20:\n– IGb20.snx.gz   : IGb20 SINEX file (gzip compressed)\n– IGb20.ssc      : IGb20 SINEX file without covariance matrix\n– psd_IGb20.snx  : post-seismic deformation models to be used with IGb20\n– soln_IGb20.snx : discontinuity list to be used with IGb20\n– IGb20_core.txt : list of “core” stations recommended for the alignment of global solutions to IGb20\n\nSince ITRF2020-u2023 is aligned in origin\, scale and orientation to ITRF2020\, IGb20 should not be considered as a complete new reference frame\, but rather as an update to individual IGS20 station coordinates. This alignment implies that the transformation parameters between ITRF2020 (IGS20) and ITRF2020-u2023 (IGb20) are all zero. It also implies that the switch from IGS20 to IGb20 will not introduce any significant “datum” change in the IGS products. On the other hand\, the precision and accuracy of the alignment of the IGS products to the reference frame will benefit from the adoption of updated reference station coordinates.\n\nMore details on the usage of the IGb20 reference frame may be found in the comment section of the SINEX file.
URL:https://igs.org/event/switch-to-igb20-reference-frame/
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