FALE 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) : Elisabetta D'Anastasio Date Prepared : 2016-02-17 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : fale_20140325.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.6 (firmware number corrected) 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Faleolo Airport Four Character ID : FALE Monument Inscription : none IERS DOMES Number : 50601S001 CDP Number : Monument Description : STEEL MAST Height of the Monument : 2 m Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK Foundation Depth : 1 m Marker Description : STEEL COUPLER Date Installed : 1996-11-13T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : IGNEOUS Bedrock Condition : WEATHERED Fracture Spacing : unknown Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : Antenna is fixed to a steel post ~ 2m high. : Post is cemented into a hole excavated : approximately 1m deep in bedrock. Site is : near the airport control tower. : Geodetic reference point is top-center of : steel coupler atop steel mast. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Faleolo State or Province : Upolu Island Country : Samoa Tectonic Plate : PACIFIC Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -6134112 Y coordinate (m) : -862145 Z coordinate (m) : -1514975 Latitude (N is +) : -134955.92 Longitude (E is +) : -1715958.20 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 47.6 Additional Information : Reference frame used is ITRF97. : Coordinate system used is WGS84. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP01199 Firmware Version : 1E95 Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : 1996-11-13T01:32Z Date Removed : 1997-04-10T00:01Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP02741 Firmware Version : 1F39 Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : 1997-04-10T21:55Z Date Removed : 1999-08-10T00:01Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : MET3 sensor also installed on 1997-04-10 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP01192 Firmware Version : CC00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : 1999-08-10T05:19Z Date Removed : 1999-12-22T18:04Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : LP01192 replaced due to faulty keypad. 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00611 Firmware Version : CC00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : 2000-01-18T00:00Z Date Removed : 2010-10-21T22:10Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4431236764 Firmware Version : 1.25 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2010-10-22T02:50Z Date Removed : 2014-03-04T23:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Marker WSAM was occupied for 3 days before : and after the receiver exchange. Rinex : data available on request. 3.6 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4706128320 Firmware Version : 1.2-0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 3 deg Date Installed : 2014-03-04T23:55Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 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 : ASH700936C_M SNOW Serial Number : 12627 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 1996-11-13T01:32Z Date Removed : 2003-06-11T11:19Z Additional Information : Antenna failed 4.2 Antenna Type : ASH701945E_M SNOW Serial Number : CR620022305 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 2003-09-17T21:30Z Date Removed : 2010-10-21T22:10Z Additional Information : 4.3 Antenna Type : TRM41249.00 NONE Serial Number : 12697180 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0535 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Trimble p/n 41300-30 Rev A1, cut to 12 Antenna Cable Length : 12 m Date Installed : 2010-10-22T02:50Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Marker WSAM was occupied for 3 days before : and after the antenna exchange. Rinex data : available on request. 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 : WSAM Tied Marker Usage : Tied Marker CDP Number : Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -283.0942 dy (m) : 1727.0396 dz (m) : 145.3624 Accuracy (mm) : 10 mm Survey method : GPS Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : Average of several observations between : 1996 and 2005. 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 : 1996-11-13/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 : unknown Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1997-04-10/2010-10-21 Notes : S/N 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 : unknown Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec Accuracy : 0.1 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1997-04-10/2010-10-21 Notes : 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 : unknown Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec Accuracy : 0.5 deg C Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : Effective Dates : 1997-04-10/2010-10-21 Notes : 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 10.1 Date : 2009-09-29/CCYY-MM-DD Event : Station displaced by Samoa-Tonga double : earthquake. Estimated displacement : 39.5+/-3.7 mm east, 63.8+/-3.8 mm north, : -16+/-11 mm up. Ref: Beavan et al., : Nature, 19 Aug 2010. 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : GNS Science Preferred Abbreviation : GNS Mailing Address : GNS Science : 1 Fairway Drive, Avalon : PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt : New Zealand Primary Contact Contact Name : Neville Palmer Telephone (primary) : +64 4 570 4714 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +64 4 570 1440 E-mail : n.palmer@gns.cri.nz Secondary Contact Contact Name : GeoNet Reception Telephone (primary) : +64 4 570 1444 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +64 4 570 4676 E-mail : info@geonet.org.nz Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Preferred Abbreviation : Mailing Address : Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 13. More Information Primary Data Center : CDDIS Secondary Data Center : IGN URL for More Information : geonet.org.nz Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : () Horizon Mask : () Monument Description : () Site Pictures : () Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH700936C_M ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.381 --> ASH701945E_M +-------+ / + \ <-- 0.1280 L2 | + | <-- 0.1100 L1 +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1006 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0376 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0346 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3794 --> TRM41249.00 / ----------------------+--------------------- \ + + + \ -------------------------------------------- / \ / \ / \-----+-----/ <-- 0.0000 ARP=BAM <-- 0.3396 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering TGP: Top of Ground Plane BGP: Bottom of Ground Plane TPA: Top of Preamplifier BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier BAM: Bottom of antenna mount All dimensions are in meters.