Subject: [IGSMAIL-2934]: ACT upgrade at Villafranca
From: "C. Garcia Martinez x2088 A141 gmv/fcsd/oad" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:07:59 GMT

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IGS Electronic Mail      19 Jul 02:08:04 PDT 2000      Message Number 2934
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Author: ESOC IGS team
Subject: ACT upgrade at Villafranca

Dear Colleagues,

The receiver at Villafranca (VILL) has been upgraded to an 
AOA SNR-8100 ACT on 18-JUL-2000 at 11:30 UT as can be seen
below in the included station information form.

The hourly data flow has been resumed today at 08:00 UTC
after several hours of testing of the ACT receiver which 
is running the new firmware 3.3.32.4.

Best regards.

     VILL Site Information Form
     International GPS Service for Geodynamics

0.   Form

     Prepared by (full name)  : C.Garcia
     Date Prepared            : 19-JUL-2000
     Report Type              : UPDATE
     Prepared Using           :

1.   Site Identification of the GPS Monument

     Site Name                : Villafranca
     Four Character ID        : VILL
     Monument Inscription     : None
     IERS DOMES Number        : 13406M001
     CDP Number               : None
     Date Installed           : 12-NOV-1994 hh:mm UT
     Geologic Characteristic  : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc)
       Bedrock Type           : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY)
       Bedrock Condition      : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED)
       Fracture Spacing       : (1-10 cm/10-50 cm/50-200 cm/over 200 cm)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

2.   Site Location Information

     City or Town             : Villafranca
     State or Province        : Madrid
     Country                  : Spain
     Tectonic Plate           : Eurasian
     Approximate Position
       X coordinate (m)       : 4849833.874
       Y coordinate (m)       : -335049.255
       Z coordinate (m)       : 4116014.809
       Latitude (deg)         :  40.4436 N
       Longitude (deg)        :   3.9520 W
       Elevation (m)          : 647.49
     Additional Information   : At the ESA Villafranca Ground Station.

3.   GPS Receiver Information

3.1  Receiver Type            : ROGUE SNR-8100
     Serial Number            : 109
     Firmware Version         : 2.8
     Date Installed           : 12-NOV-1994 hh:mm UT
     Date Removed             : 03-JUL-1996 23:59 UT
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

3.2  Receiver Type            : ROGUE SNR-8100
     Serial Number            : 109
     Firmware Version         : 3.2.32.1
     Date Installed           : 04-JUL-1996 hh:mm UT
     Date Removed             : 29-JUL-1999 13:00 UT
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

3.3  Receiver Type            : ROGUE SNR-8100
     Serial Number            : 109
     Firmware Version         : 3.2.32.9
     Date Installed           : 29-JUL-1999 13:00 UT
     Date Removed             : 18-JUL-2000 11:30 UT
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

3.3  Receiver Type            : AOA SNR-8100 ACT
     Serial Number            : 107U
     Firmware Version         : 3.3.32.4
     Date Installed           : 18-JUL-2000 11:30 UT
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

3.x  Receiver Type            :
     Serial Number            :
     Firmware Version         :
     Date Installed           : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

4.   GPS Antenna Information

4.1  Antenna Type             : AOAD/M_T
     Serial Number            : 200
     Antenna Height (m)       : 0.0437
     Antenna Reference Point  : ARP
     Degree Offset from North : 0
     Antenna Radome Type      :
     Date Installed           : 12-NOV-1994 hh:mm UT
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

4.x  Antenna Type             :
     Serial Number            :
     Antenna Height (m)       : (m)
     Antenna Reference Point  : (ARP/BCR/BPA)
     Degree Offset from North :
     Antenna Radome Type      :
     Date Installed           : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

5.   Local Site Ties

5.x  Monument Name            :
     Site Ref CDP Number      : (XXXX)
     Site Ref Domes Number    : (XXXXXXXXX)
     Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS)
       dx (m)                 : (m)
       dy (m)                 : (m)
       dz (m)                 : (m)
     Accuracy (mm)            : (mm)
     Date Measured            : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

6.   Frequency Standard

6.1  Standard Type            : CESIUM
       Frequency              :
       Effective Dates        : 12-NOV-1994 - dd-MMM-yyyy
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

6.x  Standard Type            : (H-MASER/CESIUM/QUARTZ/INTERNAL/RUBIDIUM)
       Frequency              :
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

7.   Collocation Information

7.x  Instrumentation Type     : (DORIS/GLONASS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI)
       Status                 : (PERMANENT/MOBILE)
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

8.   Meteorological Instrumentation

8.1  Humidity Sensor Model    :
       Manufacturer           :
       Data Frequency         :
       Accuracy (% rel h)     : (% rel h)
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

8.2  Pressure Sensor Model    :
       Manufacturer           :
       Data Frequency         :
       Accuracy (mbar)        : (mbar)
       Height Diff to GPS (m) : (m)
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

8.3  Temperature Sensor Model :
       Manufacturer           :
       Data Frequency         :
       Accuracy (deg C)       : (deg C)
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

8.4  Water Vapor Radiometer   :
       Manufacturer           :
       Distance to GPS (m)    : (m)
       Elev Diff to GPS (m)   : (m)
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

8.5  Other Instrumentation    : (multiple lines)

9.   On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information

     Agency                   : ESA Villafranca Satellite Station
     Mailing Address          : ESA Villafranca Satellite Station
                              :  Apartado P.O.Box 50727
                              :  Madrid 28080
                              :  Spain
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : At ESOC. See item 10.
       Telephone (primary)    : 00-34-1-8131100
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    : 00-34-1-8131139
       E-mail                 :
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           :
       Telephone (primary)    :
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    :
       E-mail                 :
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

10.  Responsible Agency (if different from 9.)

     Agency                   : ESA / ESOC
     Mailing Address          : Robert-Bosch-Strasse 5
                              : D-64293
                              : Darmstadt
                              : Germany
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : J.Dow
       Telephone (primary)    : 49-6151-902272
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    : 49-6151-902271
       E-mail                 : [email-masked]
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           : C.Garcia
       Telephone (primary)    : 49-6151-902088
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    : 49-6151-902271
       E-mail                 : [email-masked]
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

11.  More Information

     URL for More Information : http://nng.esoc.esa.de/gps/villafranca.html
     Hardcopy on File
       Site Map               : X
       Site Diagram           : X
       Horizon Mask           :
       Monument Description   : X
       Site Pictures          : X
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)
     Antenna Graphics with Dimensions

            TURBOROGUE: AOAD/M_T

                        -----
                    /     +     \                        <--  0.128  L2
                   |      +      |                       <--  0.110  L1
 +--------------------------------------------------+    <--  0.102  TCR
 |                                                  |
 |                                                  |
 |                                                  |
 |                                                  |
+-+--------------------------------------------------+-+  <--  0.038
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+  <--  0.035  BCR
                    |             |
                   =|             |
                    +------x------+                       <--  0.000  ARP

<--                      0.381                       -->

  ARP: Antenna Reference Point
  L1 : L1 Phase Center                   L2 : L2 Phase Center
  TCR: Top of Chokering                  BCR: Bottom of Chokering