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<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please accept my
apologies if you have already received this through INAG<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Paul Cannon, Chair
Commission G<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>SAO XML as a data exchange format for ionosonde data</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The University of
Massachusetts Lowell Center for Atmospheric Research (UMLCAR) has developed a
new ionosonde data exchange format. The development of this format arises
from extensive experience in ionosonde data exchange and archiving, as well as
a thorough evaluation by several members of the ionospheric community. The data
format has been discussed in a number of fora over a number of years. The new
data exchange format is called SAO XML 5.0. This represents a major change from
a conventional data structure to one based on the XML standard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Ionosonde Network
Advisory Group (INAG) leadership has reviewed this new format and is both
satisfied with the extent to which UMLCAR has consulted various stake holders
and with the evaluation that has taken place at various ionosonde stations. We
recommend that SAO XML 5.0 be adopted as a standard data exchange format for
ionosonde data producers and users. This recommendation will be formally
confirmed at the INAG meeting during the 2008 URSI General Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For further details of
this format, please see <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://ulcar.uml.edu/SAOXML/index.html"
title="blocked::http://ulcar.uml.edu/SAOXML/index.html">http://ulcar.uml.edu/SAOXML/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Terry Bullet<br>
Chair: Ionosonde Network Advisory Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lee-Anne McKinnell<br>
Vice-Chair: Ionosonde Network Advisory Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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