BRFT Site Information Form International GNSS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Giovanni Sella Date Prepared : 2011-01-25 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : brft_20110124.log Modified/Added Sections : 6.3,6.4 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Fortaleza 2005 Four Character ID : BRFT Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 41602M002 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : dimpled reference point within SCIGN leveling : mount, which is welded atop a 2-m tall steel : tripod on the roof of a 1-storey concrete : building Height of the Monument : 2 Monument Foundation : CONCRETE ROOF Foundation Depth : 10 Marker Description : DIMPLED POINT Date Installed : 2005-09-06 Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY) Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED) Fracture Spacing : (1-10 cm/11-50 cm/51-200 cm/over 200 cm) Fault zones nearby : (YES/NO/Name of the zone) Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Eusebio State or Province : Ceara Country : Brazil Tectonic Plate : SOUTH AMERICAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 4985393.5213 Y coordinate (m) : -3954993.4084 Z coordinate (m) : -428426.7130 Latitude (N is +) : -035238.8086 Longitude (E is +) : -0382531.9340 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 21.7 Additional Information : Coordinates computed from observation data : of 07 Sept 2005 in the IGb00 frame aligned : to ITRF2005 and accurate to about 15.4, : 13.0, and 3.3 mm in XYZ, respectively. : The site is located approximately 22.7 km : SE of Fortaleza city. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : LEICA GRX1200PRO Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 452719 Firmware Version : 2.12 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2005-09-06T18:40Z Date Removed : 2010-04-27T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : LEICA GRX1200PRO Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 452719 Firmware Version : 7.80/IME 2.125 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 Date Installed : 2010-04-27T00:00Z Date Removed : 2011-01-18T17:51Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : 2011-01-03T14:09Z switch rec. clk set frm Ces. : to OCXO : 2011-01-10T12:09Z switch rec. clk set frm OCXO : to Ces. 3.3 Receiver Type : LEICA GRX1200PRO Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 452719 Firmware Version : 8.10/IME 2.125 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 Date Installed : 2011-01-18T17:51Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : 2011-01-19T19:36Z set rec. clk internal not : from maser : 2011-01-24T15:11Z set rec.clk src. to Ces. 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) 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 : LEIAT504 Serial Number : 868 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0083 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0000 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Andrew LDF4-50 Heliax Antenna Cable Length : 36 m Date Installed : 2005-09-06 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : antenna mounted on SCIGN leveling mount 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 : Fortaleza VLBI 41602S001 Tied Marker Usage : VLBI Tied Marker CDP Number : 7297 Tied Marker DOMES Number : 41602S001 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 : local tie not yet measured but survey planned 5.2 Tied Marker Name : FORT GPS 41602M001 Tied Marker Usage : GPS Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4) Tied Marker DOMES Number : 41602M001 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 : local tie not yet measured but survey planned 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 : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2005-09-06/2011-01-19 Notes : Sigma Tau maser 6.2 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : 2011-01-19/2011-01-24 Notes : Switch on T19:36Z, off T15:11Z 6.3 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2011-01-24/2011-01-25 Notes : Sigma Tau Maser on T15:11Z 6.4 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2011-01-25/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Switch on T13:45Z 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 7.1 Instrumentation Type : VLBI (Fortaleza) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 2005-09-06 Notes : (multiple lines) 7.2 Instrumentation Type : GPS (FORT) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 2005-09-06 Notes : will be discontinued and replaced by BRFT 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 : 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) 8.1.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 : 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) 8.2.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 : 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) 8.3.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) 8.4.1 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) 8.4.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) 8.5.1 Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 8.5.x Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.1 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) 9.1.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) 9.2.1 Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/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) 9.3.1 Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDLINGS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 9.3.x Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDLINGS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 10. Local Episodic Effects Possibly Affecting Data Quality 10.1 Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Preferred Abbreviation : INPE Mailing Address : Rua Jose Hipolito S/No-CX postal 1281 CEP 60001-020 CE Fortaleza, Brazil Primary Contact Contact Name : Avicena Filfo Telephone (primary) : 55-85-3260-2266 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 55-85-3260-2184 E-mail : avicena@roen.inpe.br Secondary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Antonio Macillio Unit INPE/FZ Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : macillio@roen.inpe.br Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : NOAA-National Geodetic Survey Preferred Abbreviation : NOAA-NGS Mailing Address : NOAA, N/NGS6, SSMC3-9111 : 1315 East-West Hwy : Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA Primary Contact Contact Name : Giovanni Sella Telephone (primary) : 301-713-3198x126 Telephone (secondary) : 301-713-2845 Fax : 301-713-4475 E-mail : ngs.corscollector@noaa.gov Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : NGS-East Secondary Data Center : CDDIS URL for More Information : www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : (Y or URL) Monument Description : (Y or URL) Site Pictures : (Y or URL) Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions LEIAT504 <-- 0.3794 --> | | +-------+ <-- 0.1393 / + \ <-- 0.1282 L2 | + | <-- 0.1093 L1 +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1020 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0380 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.1020 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP +------|||------+ +------|||------+ <-- top plate of SCIGN mount .^. <-- dimpled reference point +------|||------+ <-- bottom plate of SCIGN mount +------|||------+ +=============+ <-- steel platform --- +=============+ ^ ||||| <-- top of welded steel tripod | / / \ \ | / /| |\ \ / / | | \ \ 2 m / / | | \ \ / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ | / / | | \ \ v / / | | \ \ --- ---------------------------------------------------- concrete rooftop