HLFX 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 : 2010-10-25 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : hlfx_20040302.log Modified/Added Sections : 6.2,6.3 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : HLFX CACS-ACP Four Character ID : HLFX Monument Inscription : 961000 IERS DOMES Number : 40120M001 CDP Number : Monument Description : concrete pillar Height of the Monument : 1.50 (m) Monument Foundation : Anchored to exposed bedrock Foundation Depth : 0.00 (m) Marker Description : brass plate Date Installed : 2001-12-19T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : Bedrock Condition : FRESH Fracture Spacing : Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : The GPS reference mark consists of a forced : centering brass plate mounted on top of a 1.5 : metre high, 40cm diameter concrete pillar : anchored to bedrock. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : HALIFAX State or Province : NS Country : CANADA Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 2018905.80 Y coordinate (m) : -4069070.52 Z coordinate (m) : 4462415.41 Latitude (N is +) : +444100.78 Longitude (E is +) : -0633640.60 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 3.10 Additional Information : HLFX is a continuously tracking GNSS site of : the CACS network. The GNSS station is located : at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in : Halifax, Nova Scotia. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1123 Firmware Version : 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 (deg) Date Installed : 2001-12-19T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-03-14T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1119 Firmware Version : 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 (deg) Date Installed : 2002-03-14T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS+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 : 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 464 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 : LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 65.00 (m) Date Installed : 2001-12-19T05:00Z Date Removed : 2002-03-20T15:10Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 452 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 : LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 65.00 (m) Date Installed : 2002-03-20T15:10Z 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 : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2001-12-19/2003-05-29 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2003-05-29/2010-03-01 Notes : 6.3 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2010-03-01 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 : 0 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-12-19 Notes : 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 : 0 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-12-19 Notes : The readings are modeled as a function ot 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 : YSI 44212 Manufacturer : YSI Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy : 0.2 (deg C) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-12-19 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 : 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) : 613-995-4024 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : mark.caissy@nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Peter Taylor Telephone (primary) : 613-992-2106 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : peter.taylor@nrcan.gc.ca Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : JOINT NRCAN-OTTAWA/GEOFORCHUNGSZENTRUM-POTSDAM Preferred Abbreviation : NRCan/GFZ Mailing Address : 615 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario : CANADA, K1A 0E9 Primary Contact Contact Name : Mark Caissy Telephone (primary) : 613-995-4024 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : mark.caissy@nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Roman Galas Telephone (primary) : (+49) -331-2881179 Telephone (secondary) : (+49) -331-4729142 Fax : E-mail : galas@gfz-potsdam.de Additional Information : Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and : GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) are jointly : responsible for this site. It is being used for : postglacial rebound investigation. 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