[LEAPSECS] Time math libraries, UTC to TAI

Sanjeev Gupta ghane0 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 28 01:01:17 EST 2016


On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 11:36 PM, John Sauter <
John_Sauter at systemeyescomputerstore.com> wrote:

> > Also note that many large radar systems have built-in simulators,
> > used
> > for system integration during development and for training
> > thereafter.
> > Such simulators need to be able to work using system time that is
> > not
> > the present, say to rerun recorded observations or to simulate
> > future
> > or past scenarios.  In both cases, the GPS receiver does not know
> > the
> > correct leap second offset to use.  The usual solution is an
> > application-provided table all past leap seconds, plus the next leap
> > second (if known).  The table is updated manually.
>
> That sounds like a fine solution.  It would be nice if the table were
> maintained by the group of people who needed it, so that everyone
> wouldn't have to update his own table.
>

If I have understood you correctly, this is publicly available, based on
the IERS Bulletin C:

https://www.ietf.org/timezones/data/leap-seconds.list

-- 
Sanjeev Gupta
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