HLFX00CAN Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igs.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Curtis Bernard Date Prepared : 2019-03-08 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : hlfx_20151103.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.3, 3.4, 11 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : HLFX CACS-GSD 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 GNSS reference mark consists of a forced : centered brass plate mounted on top of a 1.5 m : high, 0.40 m 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 station : and is part of the Canadian Active Control : System (CACS). The 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 : 2013-07-08T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G3A Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 618-02366 Firmware Version : 3.6 Feb,28,2012 p1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2013-08-09T20:23Z Date Removed : 2019-03-07T21:13Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G3A Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 618-02366 Firmware Version : 4.7 Nov,23,2017 p6 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2019-03-07T21:26Z 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 : (multiple lines) 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 464 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 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) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 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 : 2013-07-08T23:59Z Additional Information : 4.3 Antenna Type : TPSCR.G3 NONE Serial Number : 383-0474 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 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 : 2013-08-09T20:23Z Date Removed : 2015-07-22T12:15Z Additional Information : 4.4 Antenna Type : TPSCR.G3 NONE Serial Number : 383-0474 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 68.00 m Date Installed : 2015-07-23T19:00Z 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 : (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.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 : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2001-12-19/2003-05-29 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : EXTERNAL 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 : 2010-03-01/2015-03-02 Notes : 6.4 Standard Type : EXTERNAL RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 10 MHz Effective Dates : 2015-03-02/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 : HMP-35A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy (% rel h) : 2.0 Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2001-12-19/2009-11-03 Notes : 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 : PTB-100A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy : 0.1 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2001-12-19/2009-11-03 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 : YSI 44212 Manufacturer : YSI Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy : 0.2 deg C Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 m Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-12-19/2009-11-03 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.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) : 613-371-3817 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : mark.caissy@canada.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Stuart Elson Telephone (primary) : 613-799-4761 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : stuart.elson@canada.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://www.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php 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 --> Type: TPSCR.G3 +-------+ / + \ | + | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1015 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.380 --> +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0345 BCR | | | | Bottom of Preamp. (BPA) => +=====| |=====+ <--+ | | | |<- 0.238 ->| | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | +-+ | | Monument => +----------------+=====| |=====+-----------------+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering