// IGS reference station

RBAY00ZAF — Richardsbay, South Africa

Station

Station ID
RBAY00ZAF4-character ID: RBAY
DOMES number
30315M001
Location
Richardsbay, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Operator
National Geospatial Information (NGI)
Networks
IGS08 · IGS08 Core · IGS20 · IGS · RTS · IGS Multi-GNSS
In the IGS since
2000-10-01
Latest RINEX
2026-10-04data centre: ftp://igs.ign.fr/

Coordinates (ITRF, approximate)

Latitude
28°47'43.98" S-28.79555
Longitude
32°04'42.20" E32.07839
Ellipsoidal height
31.8 m
X, Y, Z
4,739,765.8122,970,758.377 · -3,054,077.646 m

Approximate values from the IGS site log. For processing, use the official coordinates and velocities of the current IGS/ITRF solution at your observation epoch, and transform to your national datum if needed.

Equipment

Receiver
TRIMBLE ALLOYfirmware Nav 6.50 / Boot 6.50
Antenna
TRM59800.00radome SCIS
Constellations
GPS · GLO · GAL · BDS
Real time
YesGPS · GLO (IGS caster, free registration)

Daily RINEX — last 7 days

30-second, multi-GNSS daily files (RINEX 3, Hatanaka-compressed .crx.gz). BKG needs no registration; files not at BKG are archived at NASA's CDDIS (free Earthdata Login). Official IGS station page and site log.

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