skyplot: make constellation(s) to be plot configurable

utils/skyplot/README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ showing satellite visibility over time.
 - Plots satellite tracks in azimuth-elevation coordinates.
 - Elevation mask set to 5°, configurable via the `--elev-mask` flag.
 - Color-codes satellites by constellation (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou).
+- Constellations to plot can be configured via the `--system` flag.
 - Customizable observer location.
 - Outputs high-quality image in PDF format.
 - Non-interactive mode for CI jobs (with `--no-show` flag).
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ showing satellite visibility over time.
 ### Basic Command
 
 ```
-./skyplot.py <RINEX_FILE> [LATITUDE] [LONGITUDE] [ALTITUDE] [--use-obs] [--elev-mask] [--no-show]
+./skyplot.py <RINEX_FILE> [LATITUDE] [LONGITUDE] [ALTITUDE] [--use-obs] [--elev-mask] [--system ...] [--no-show]
 ```
 
 ### Arguments
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ showing satellite visibility over time.
 | `LONGITUDE`      | Optional | degrees (°) | East/West position     | 1.9876°E |
 | `ALTITUDE`       | Optional | meters (m)  | Height above sea level | 80.0 m   |
 | `--use-obs`      | Optional | -           | Use RINEX obs data     | -        |
+| `--elev-mask`    | Optional | degrees (°) | Elevation mask         | 5°       |
+| `--system`       | Optional | -           | Systems to plot        | All      |
 | `--no-show`      | Optional | -           | Do not show plot       | -        |
 
 ### Examples
@@ -73,6 +76,14 @@ showing satellite visibility over time.
   ```
   ./skyplot.py brdc0010.22n -33.4592 -70.6453 520.0 --no-show
   ```
+- Only plot GPS and Galileo satellites:
+  ```
+  ./skyplot.py brdc0010.22n -33.4592 -70.6453 520.0 --system GPS Galileo
+  ```
+  or
+  ```
+  ./skyplot.py brdc0010.22n -33.4592 -70.6453 520.0 --system G E
+  ```
 
 ## Output
 

utils/skyplot/skyplot.py

@@ -517,6 +517,17 @@ def plot_satellite_tracks(satellites, obs_lat, obs_lon, obs_alt,
 
 def main():
     """Generate the skyplot"""
+    # Set system names and codes
+    system_name_to_code = {
+        'GPS': 'G',
+        'GLONASS': 'R',
+        'GALILEO': 'E',
+        'BEIDOU': 'C',
+        'QZSS': 'J',
+        'IRNSS': 'I',
+        'SBAS': 'S'
+    }
+
     # Set up argument parser
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='Generate GNSS skyplot from RINEX navigation file',
@@ -540,17 +551,22 @@ def main():
         '--elev-mask', type=float, default=5.0,
         help='Elevation mask in degrees for plotting satellite tracks (default: 5°)'
     )
-
+    # Add the system flag.
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--system',
+        nargs='+',
+        help='Only plot satellites from these systems (e.g., G R E or GPS Galileo GLONASS)'
+    )
     # Parse known args (this ignores other positional args)
     args, remaining_args = parser.parse_known_args()
 
     # Handle help manually
     if '-h' in remaining_args or '--help' in remaining_args:
         print("""
-Usage: python skyplot.py <RINEX_FILE> [LATITUDE] [LONGITUDE] [ALTITUDE] [--use-obs] [--elev-mask] [--no-show]
+Usage: python skyplot.py <RINEX_FILE> [LATITUDE] [LONGITUDE] [ALTITUDE] [--use-obs] [--elev-mask] [--system ...] [--no-show]
 
 Example:
-  python skyplot.py brdc0010.22n 41.275 1.9876 80.0 --use-obs --no-show --elev-mask=10
+  python skyplot.py brdc0010.22n 41.275 1.9876 80.0 --use-obs --no-show --elev-mask=10 --system GPS Galileo
 """)
         sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -587,6 +603,21 @@ Example:
         print("No satellite data found in the file.")
         return
 
+    if args.system:
+        systems_upper = set()
+        for s in args.system:
+            s_upper = s.upper()
+            if s_upper in system_name_to_code:
+                systems_upper.add(system_name_to_code[s_upper])
+            else:
+                systems_upper.add(s_upper)  # Assume user passed the code
+
+        satellites = {prn: eph_list for prn, eph_list in satellites.items() if prn[0].upper() in systems_upper}
+
+        if not satellites:
+            print(f"No satellites found for systems: {', '.join(sorted(systems_upper))}")
+            return
+
     # Print summary information
     all_epochs = sorted(list(set(
         e['epoch'] for prn, ephemerides in satellites.items() for e in ephemerides