RIOZ Site Information Form
     GPS/GLONASS Campaign IGEX98


0.   Form

     Prepared by (full name)  : Wolfgang Soehne
     Date Prepared            : 13-NOV-1998
     Report Type              : NEW
     Prepared Using           :


1.   Site Identification of the GPS/GLONASS Monument

     Site Name                : Rio Grande
     Four Character ID        : RIOZ
     Monument Inscription     : 
     IERS DOMES Number        : 41507M003
     CDP Number               : 
     Monument Description     : Bronze screw on a leveled plate on top of a concrete pillar
     Date Installed           : 10-NOV-1998
     Geologic Characteristic  : upper pleistocene gravel beaches (Sangoman
Interglacial, 120000 yr B.P.)
       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             : Rio Grande
     State or Province        : Terra del Fuego
     Country                  : Argentina
     Tectonic Plate           : soam
     Approximate Position
       X coordinate (m)       :  1429883.039 m
       Y coordinate (m)       : -3495363.324 m
       Z coordinate (m)       : -5122698.774 m
       Latitude (deg)         :  53° 47' 07.741048" S
       Longitude (deg)        :  67° 45' 05.451993" W
       Elevation (m)          :  31.255
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


3.   Receiver Information

3.1  Receiver Type            : MAN NR-R124
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLONASS
     Serial Number            : 5097.5647
     Firmware Version         : GE00
     Date Installed           : 10-NOV-1998
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : single frequency receiver Ashtech GG24 included


4.   Antenna Information

4.1  Antenna Type             : MAN
     Serial Number            : 78
     Antenna Height (m)       : 0.141 m
     Antenna Reference Point  : (ARP/BCR/BPA)
     Degree Offset from North :
     Antenna Radome Type      :
     Date Installed           : 10-NOV-1998
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


5.   Local Site Ties

5.1  Monument Name            :
     Site Ref CDP Number      : (XXXX)
     Site Ref Domes Number    : (XXXXXXXXX)
     Differential Components from GPS/GLONASS Marker 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            : INTERNAL
       Frequency              :
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)


7.   Collocation Information

7.1  Instrumentation Type     : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/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 Ant (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 Antenna (m): (m)
       Elev Diff to Ant (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                   : (multiple lines)
     Mailing Address          : (multiple lines)
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : Jose Luis Hormaechea
       Telephone (primary)    : 0054-964-30123
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    :
       E-mail                 : jlhor@earg.gov.ar
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           :
       Telephone (primary)    :
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    :
       E-mail                 :
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


10.  Responsible Agency (if different from 9.)

     Agency                   : GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
     Mailing Address          : Telegrafenberg A6
                                D-14472 Potsdam
                                Germany
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : Wolfgang Soehne
       Telephone (primary)    : +49-331-2881116
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    :
       E-mail                 : soeh@gfz-potsdam.de
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           : Juergen Neumeyer
       Telephone (primary)    : +49-331-2881135
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    :
       E-mail                 : neum@gfz-potsdam.de
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


11.  More Information

     URL for More Information :
     Hardcopy on File
       Site Map               : (Y)
       Site Diagram           : (Y)
       Horizon Mask           : (Y)
       Monument Description   : (Y)
       Site Pictures          : (Y)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)
     Antenna Graphics with Dimensions

                        -------
                     /           \
                    |             |
+===================+=============+====================+  <-- 0.141 m ARP (= BGP)
                  |                 |
                  |                 |                      "bracket"
                  +------+-x-+------+                     <-- 0.089 m
                         |   |
                         |   |
                         |   |
                         |   |                             "spike"
                         |   |
                         |   |
                         |___|
                         |   |                            <-  0.000 m Top of screw
     ======================X========================      <- -0.015 m Top of pier
     |                                             |      ^
     |                                             |
     |                                             |
     |                                             |

     .                                             .
     .                                             .      ~ 0.30 m
     .                                             .

     |                                             |
     |                                             |
     |                                             |      v
     |                                             |      earth ground

   ARP: Antenna Reference Point
   BGP: Bottom of groundplane




12.  Local Events Possibly Affecting Computed Position

12.1  Date                    : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
      Event                   : (multiple lines)