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Load and plot Galileo satellite phase centres from an Antex file
import numpy as np
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
import time
antexfilename='C:\\Users\\tabbott\\Desktop\\antex\\ngs14.atx'
def readuntil(atx,tofind):
comment=''
while comment!=tofind:
try:
lin=atx.readline()
if len(lin)==0:
print 'end of file '
break
except:
print 'other error ',traceback.print_exc()
time.sleep(2)
exit(0)
comment=lin[60:-1].strip()
return comment,lin[:60]
atx=open(antexfilename,'r')
print 'opened file',atx.name
numstore=[]
neustore=np.empty((0,3))
maxplots=5
galcount=0
lin=' '
while (len(lin)>0):
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'START OF ANTENNA')
if len(lin)>0:
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'TYPE / SERIAL NO')
antname=lin[:20].strip()
antnum=lin[20:40].strip()
antnumlong=lin[20:60].strip()
if antname[:7]=='GALILEO':
galcount+=1
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'DAZI')
dazi=float(lin[:20].strip())
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'ZEN1 / ZEN2 / DZEN')
zen=np.fromstring(lin[:60],sep=' ')
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'# OF FREQUENCIES')
nfreqs=int(lin[:20])
print 'Line ',atx.tell(),antname,antnumlong
if galcount<maxplots:
fig,ax=plt.subplots(figsize=(8,6))
for f in range(nfreqs):
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'START OF FREQUENCY')
freqname=lin[3:20].strip()
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'NORTH / EAST / UP')
neu=np.fromstring(lin[:60],sep=' ')
if True: #freqname=='E01':
print ' freq',freqname,'has NEU',neu
numstore.append(antnum)
neustore = np.vstack((neustore,neu))
if galcount<maxplots:
lin=atx.readline()
if lin[3:8]=='NOAZI':
noazi=np.fromstring(lin[8:],sep=' ')
theta=np.linspace(zen[0],zen[1],num=int((zen[1]-zen[0])/zen[2])+1)
ax.plot(theta,noazi,label=freqname)
if galcount<maxplots:
ax.legend(loc=3)
plt.xlabel('nadir angle, degrees (12.5 deg is the limb of the earth')
plt.ylabel('phase centre delta, mm')
plt.xlim([0,12.5]); plt.ylim([-2,1])
plt.title('%s - %s.\nPhase centre from CoM is N %.1f E %.1f U %.1f mm\n Deviation from phase centre, by frequency is as follows:'
% (antname,antnum,neu[0],neu[1],neu[2]))
ax.grid()
plt.show()
comment,lin=readuntil(atx,'END OF ANTENNA')
atx.close()
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