The ANTEX Dataset to the IGS Receiver Antenna Ring Calibration Campaign 2022-2024 (IGS RingCalVal)

Dataset Information This dataset contains detailed antenna patterns originating from the International GNSS Campaign coordinated at Leibniz University Hannover (at the Institute für Erdmessung - IFE). The patterns are available in ANTEX 1.4 format, which is widely used for the visualisation of GNSS antenna characteristics (carrier phase variations). This data set includes individual calibrations of six antennas - different in design and application - used during the campaign.The individual antennas were individually calibrated by nine institutions participating in the campaign. These data provide valuable insights for GNSS research and applications. Content Table 1: Overview on participating facilities and individual parameters. Study Abbreviation IGS ANTEX Abbreviation Institution Calibration Method Data Included IGS published by IGS type mean (by the IGS Antenna Committee) yes, IGS type mean DLR German Aerospace CentreInst. of Communications and Navigation CHAMBER no, for internal use only ETH ETH Zurich ROBOT for selected antenna samples GPP Geo++ GmbH Geo++ GmbH ROBOT yes GSA Geoscience Australia Geoscience Australia ROBOT yes IFE IfE, Univ. Hannover Leibniz University Hannover, Institut für Erdmessung (IfE) ROBOT yes IGG IGG, Univ. Bonn University of Bonn, Institut für Geodäsie und Geoinformation CHAMBER yes NGS NGS (converted) National Geodetic Survey/NOAA ROBOT yes TPS TOPCON Agriculture S.R.L. ROBOT yes WHU GNSS Research Center of Wuhan University ROBOT yes Table 2: Antenna samples used in this campaign. IGS Antenna Name Serial Number Provider HGCCGX601A NONE C2203001817 GNSS Research Center of Wuhan University JAVRINGANT_DM NONE 2099 Leibniz University Hannover LEIAR25.R3 NONE 08360013 Geoscience Australia TPSCR.G5C NONE 1364-10003 TOPCON Agriculture S.R.L. TPSG5_A1 NONE 1327-10001 TOPCON Agriculture S.R.L. TRM57971.00 NONE 144111204 Geoscience Australia All participating facilities that provided antenna test samples in this campaign (cf. Table 2) agreed to store the antennas and retain them for future use. Preprocessing The ANTEX datasets are published as delivered by the individual facilities. The modification made in the ANTEX files are (1) adding the copyright licence and (2) using the ANTEX-field “serial number” for global identification of the participating facility by applying the abbreviation (cf. Table, column 1). The IGS type mean of antennas are provided by its published date (IGS frame IGS20 and GPS week number). Citation In case you like to cite this dataset, please use the following description. Kersten, T., Bilich, A., Sutyagin, I., Schön, S., & Kröger, J. (2025). The ANTEX Dataset to the IGS Receiver Antenna Ring Calibration Campaign 2022-2024 (IGS RingCalVal) (1.0.0.) [Data set]. Leibniz University Hannover. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16816983