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Combined GPS Broadcast Ephemeris Data (30-second sampling, hourly files) from NASA CDDIS

Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

This dataset consists of ground-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Combined Broadcast Ephemeris Data (hourly files of all distinct navigation messages received in one day) from the NASA Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS). GNSS provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage. GNSS data sets from ground receivers at the CDDIS consist primarily of the data from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Russian GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (GLONASS). Since 2011, the CDDIS GNSS archive includes data from other GNSS (Europe’s Galileo, China’s Beidou, Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System/QZSS, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System/IRNSS, and worldwide Satellite Based Augmentation Systems/SBASs), which are similar to the U.S. GPS in terms of the satellite constellation, orbits, and signal structure. The hourly GNSS broadcast ephemeris files contain one day of mixed GNSS navigation (30-second sampling) data in RINEX format from a global permanent network of ground-based receivers, one file per site. More information about these data is available on the Earthdata website at https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/space-geodesy-techniques/gnss/hourly-30-second-data-product.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date June 28, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date June 28, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
Publisher CDDIS
Maintainer
Identifier 10.5067/GNSS/gps_hourly_b_001
Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
Old Spatial {"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":90,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-90,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180},"CARTESIAN"
Program Code 026:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 7ef8cf9558f3e95399d168b38b8e7b3c2fc765782702160babc9f3c3b0803434
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 1992-01-01/2026-03-30

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