FRDN Site Information Form (site log) International GPS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Caroline Huot Date Prepared : 2011-06-08 Report Type : NEW If Update: Previous Site Log : Modified/Added Sections : 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : FRDN CACS-GSD Four Character ID : FRDN Monument Inscription : M031000 IERS DOMES Number : 40146M001 CDP Number : Monument Description : Steel Casing drilled into bedrock Height of the Monument : 1.50 (m) Monument Foundation : Bedrock Foundation Depth : 10.50 (m) Marker Description : Brass plate with forced centering stainless bolt Date Installed : 2003-07-01T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Type : Bedrock Condition : Fracture Spacing : Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : GNSS rerefence mark consists in a brass plate : with a forced centered stainless steel bolt. : Brass plate cemented to top of 0.1525 m : diameter, 12.0 m long steel casing. The 12.0 m : steel casing is drilled 7.2 m into ground and : 3.0 m into bedrock and filled with concrete. : Steel casing is 1.5 m above grade. Casing is : inside a 0.900 m plastic culvert extending from : 5.8 m below grade to ground level and filled : with gravel to a depth 1 meter below grade. : The 0.600 m concrete culvert then inserted into : plastic culvert and extends 1.5 m above grade. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : FREDERICTON State or Province : NB Country : CANADA Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 1760543.42 Y coordinate (m) : -4080069.40 Z coordinate (m) : 4560178.60 Latitude (N is +) : +455558.80 Longitude (E is +) : -0663932.40 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 95.90 Additional Information : FRDN is a continuously tracking GNSS station : and is part of the Canadian Active Control : System (CACS). The station is located at the : Hugh John Fleming Forestry Complex, near the : University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1128 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 (deg) Date Installed : 2003-07-01T00:00Z Date Removed : 2005-10-23T09:15Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : AOA SNR-12 ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T305U Firmware Version : 3.2.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 (deg) Date Installed : 2005-11-04T15:10Z Date Removed : 2006-08-09T13:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : AOA SNR-12 ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 2044 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 (deg) Date Installed : 2006-08-09T13:30Z Date Removed : 2009-12-20T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : 401-01337 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 (deg) Date Installed : 2009-12-21T00:00Z Date Removed : 2011-06-08T14:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : 401-01337 Firmware Version : 3.4 Dec12, 2009 p2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 (deg) Date Installed : 2011-06-08T15:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 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 : 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 387U Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 (deg) Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : ANDREW-HELIAX LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 160.00 (m) Date Installed : 2003-07-01T00:00Z Date Removed : 2004-07-09T16:00Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 469 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 (deg) Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : ANDREW-HELIAX LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 160.00 (m) Date Installed : 2004-07-09T16:00Z Date Removed : 2006-07-31T14:40Z Additional Information : Site had been down for about a week prior to : this antenna swap. Suspect a lightning strike on : the old antenna. 4.3 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 535 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 (deg) Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : ANDREW-HELIAX LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 160.00 (m) Date Installed : 2006-07-31T14:40Z Date Removed : 2009-12-20T23:59Z Additional Information : 4.4 Antenna Type : TPSCR.G3 NONE Serial Number : 383-0469 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 (deg) Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : ANDREW-HELIAX LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 160.00 (m) Date Installed : 2009-12-21T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : 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 : 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 : 5. Surveyed Local Ties 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) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2003-07-01/2005-12-06 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2005-12-06/2009-11-29 Notes : 6.3 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 2009-11-29 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 : 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 : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP-35A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : 2.0 (% rel h) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -19.43 (m) Calibration date : 2003-06-16 Effective Dates : 2003-07-01/2009-12-21 Notes : The readings are modeled as a function of the : pressure transducer output and the : temperature. 8.1.x Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : (% 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 : 8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : PTB-100A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy : 0.1 (hPa) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 2.13 (m) Calibration date : 2003-01-28 Effective Dates : 2003-07-01/2009-12-21 Notes : The readings are modeled as a function of the : pressure transducer output and the : temperature. 8.2.x Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : (CCYY-MM-DD) (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : Notes : 8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : VSI 44212 Manufacturer : VSI Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy : 0.2 (deg C) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -19.43 (m) Calibration date : 2003-06-16 Effective Dates : 2003-07-01/2009-12-21 Notes : The readings are modeled as a function of the : pressure transducer output and the : temperature. 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 : 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 : 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/BUILDLINGS/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 : NRCan/GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA Preferred Abbreviation : NRCan Mailing Address : 615 Booth Street, Ottawa,Ontario : Canada, K1A 0E9 Primary Contact Contact Name : Mark Caissy Telephone (primary) : 1-613-995-4024 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 1-613-995-3215 E-mail : mark.caissy@nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Peter Taylor Telephone (primary) : 1-613-992-2106 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 1-613-995-3215 E-mail : peter.taylor@nrcan.gc.ca Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : (multiple lines) Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) 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 : NRCan URL for More Information : http:// Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Site Pictures : Additional Information : 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 BPA <-- 0.381 --> BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering Type: TPSCR.G3 +-------+ / + \ | + | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1015 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0345 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.238 --> <-- 0.380 -->