Last Ionospheric Events

• 2013-06-01 : Ionospheric activity due to a coronal hole (more here)
• 2013-05-25 : Ionospheric activity due to CME impact (more here)
• 2013-03-17 : Ionospheric activity due to CME impact (more here)
• ... more events here
  

Near-Real Time Products

1. Interactive Maps: display animated VTEC maps (movie) for a requested period and VTEC value at a given location and time. (4-5 sec to load).
   
2. Statistical Maps and Plots: statistics to compare the ionosphere for a requested time with respect to the 15 previous days.
   
3. NEW : Data are publicly available in IONEX format at ftp://gnss.oma.be/gnss/products/IONEX/. We request that users include a citation or an acknowledgment when using ROB VTEC data or products results in a publication. See disclaimer and copyright for more information.
   

Interactive Maps

Statistical Maps and Plots

Publications and Communications

Bergeot N., Bruyninx C., Defraigne P., Pireaux S., Legrand J., Pottiaux E., Baire Q., "Impact of the Halloween 2003 Ionospheric Storm on Kinematic GPS Positioning in Europe", GPS Solutions, 2010, doi: 10.1007/s10291-010-0181-9.

Chevalier J.-M., Benoit L., Bergeot N., Bruyninx C., Legrand J., Burston R., Defraigne P., Pottiaux E., Baire Q., "Near Real Time GPS-Based Ionospheric Models : Application to Belgium", AGU Fall Meeting, 12-17/12/2010, San Francisco, USA.

Bergeot N., Chevalier J.-M., Benoit L., Bruyninx C., Legrand J., Pottiaux E., Baire Q., Defraigne P., "Near Real Time Ionospheric Models from European Permanent Network GPS Data", EUREF Annual Sym, 24-27/05/2011, Chisinau, Moldova.