VALP Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Eric C. Kendrick Date Prepared : 2015-08-18 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : valp_20150318.log Modified/Added Sections : 1,3.9,4.1 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Valparaiso Tide Gauge Four Character ID : VALP Monument Inscription : none IERS DOMES Number : 41712S001 CDP Number : Monument Description : ALUMINUM TOWER Height of the Monument : Monument Foundation : Foundation Depth : Marker Description : Date Installed : 1998-11-25T00:01Z Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Type : Bedrock Condition : Fracture Spacing : Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : Antenna is fixed to a coupler which is : in turn attached to an aluminum frame tower : (Glen Martin model RT-936) approximately 2.74 m : high. : Tower is bolted to a concrete dock. : Geodetic reference point is top-center of : coupler on top of aluminum frame tower. Tower : was severely damaged by high waves on 08 Aug : 2015 so station is being decommissioned. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Valparaiso State or Province : Region V Country : Chile Tectonic Plate : SOUTH AMERICAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 1687310. Y coordinate (m) : -5079965. Z coordinate (m) : -3456509. Latitude (N is +) : -330137.92 Longitude (E is +) : -0713733.96 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 31.2 Additional Information : 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03308 Firmware Version : 1F50 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1998-11-25T00:01Z Date Removed : 1999-08-20T14:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03308 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1999-08-21T00:01Z Date Removed : 2000-08-11T13:27Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00189 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2000-08-18T00:01Z Date Removed : 2002-07-15T13:32Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : receiver LP00189 removed because of : memory problem 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 01185 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2002-07-17T14:03Z Date Removed : 2008-08-05T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : The actual removal date is unknown. The old : RX was missing when the new NetRS RX was : installed. 3.5 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4420233971 Firmware Version : 1.25 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 7 deg Date Installed : 2008-08-05T21:29Z Date Removed : 2008-08-06T19:54Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : firmware changed to 1.15 3.6 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4420233971 Firmware Version : 1.15 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 7 deg Date Installed : 2008-08-06T21:00Z Date Removed : 2011-07-08T15:50Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : last data available are from 2011-05-22 3.7 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4752143440 Firmware Version : 1.20 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2011-07-08T15:56Z Date Removed : 2012-08-09T16:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : RX change and firmware upgrade 2011-07-08 3.8 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4752143440 Firmware Version : 1.31 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2012-08-09T16:30Z Date Removed : 2014-09-16T14:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : broken NETRS receiver replaced by a NETR9 on : 2014-09-16 3.9 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 5133K77713 Firmware Version : 4.42 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2014-09-16T14:13Z Date Removed : 2015-08-08T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Antenna tower severely damaged by storm waves : on 2015-08-08. As a result, station is being : decommissioned. 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+QZSS+SBAS) Serial Number : (A20, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX) Firmware Version : (A11) Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : ASH700936D_M SNOW Serial Number : CR14321 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 1998-11-25T00:01Z Date Removed : 2015-08-08T23:59Z Additional Information : Antenna tower severely damaged by storm waves : on 2015-08-08. As a result, station is being : decommissioned. 4.x Antenna Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Serial Number : (A*, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX) Antenna Reference Point : (BPA/BCR/XXX from "antenna.gra"; see instr.) Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : (deg; + is clockwise/east) Antenna Radome Type : (A4 from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 5. Surveyed Local Ties 5.1 Tied Marker Name : VALPARAISO Tied Marker Usage : Tied Marker CDP Number : Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -232.968 dy (m) : -48.950 dz (m) : -42.082 Accuracy (mm) : 500 mm Survey method : GPS CAMPAIGN Date Measured : 2000-05-09T21:09Z Additional Information : measured with a TRIMBLE 4000SSI as part : of SIRGAS 2000 on days 130-140 in 2000 . : 500mm accuracy reflects uncertain antenna ht. 5.x Tied Marker Name : Tied Marker Usage : (SLR/VLBI/LOCAL CONTROL/FOOTPRINT/etc) Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4) Tied Marker DOMES Number : (A9) Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : (m) dy (m) : (m) dz (m) : (m) Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 1998-11-25/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : 6.x Standard Type : (INTERNAL or EXTERNAL H-MASER/CESIUM/etc) Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 7. Collocation Information 7.x Instrumentation Type : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI/TIME/etc) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : MET-3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1998-11-25/2001-04-16 Notes : Original sensor S/N 69841 was replaced : by same model on 16-APR-2001 8.1.x Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : (% rel h) Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : MET-3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec Accuracy : 0.1 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1998-11-25/2001-04-16 Notes : Original sensor S/N 69841 was replaced : by same model on 16-APR-2001 8.2.x Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : MET-3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec Accuracy : 0.5 deg C Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : Calibration date : Effective Dates : 1998-11-25/2001-04-16 Notes : Original sensor S/N 69841 was replaced : by same model on 16-APR-2001 8.3.x Temp. Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (deg C) Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.4.x Water Vapor Radiometer : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Distance to Antenna : (m) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.5.x Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.x Radio Interferences : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc) Observed Degradations : (SN RATIO/DATA GAPS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 9.2.x Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 9.3.x Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDINGS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 10. Local Episodic Effects Possibly Affecting Data Quality 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico Preferred Abbreviation : SHOA Mailing Address : Errazuriz 254 Playa Ancha : Valparaiso, Chile Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Geodesy and Geodynamics Group Preferred Abbreviation : G2 Mailing Address : Geodesy and Geodynamics Group : 275 Mendenhall : 125 S. Oval Mall : Columbus, OH 43210 : USA Primary Contact Contact Name : Eric Kendrick Telephone (primary) : 614-247-5036 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 614-247-5042 E-mail : kendrick.42@osu.edu Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 13. More Information Primary Data Center : SIO Secondary Data Center : CDDIS URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Site Pictures : Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH700936D_M ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.381 -->