International GPS Service
     LPGS Site Information Form
     See Instructions at:
       ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt

0.   Form

     Prepared by (full name)  : Markus Ramatschi and Raul Perdomo
     Date Prepared            : 2003-05-20
     Report Type              : UPDATE
     If Update:
      Previous Site Log       : lpgs_20000921.log
      Modified/Added Sections : 1, 3.3, 3.4, 6.2, 13

1.  Site Identification of the GNSS Monument

     Site Name                : La Plata
     Four Character ID        : lpgs
     Monument Inscription     : Concrete Pillar
     IERS DOMES Number        : 41510M001
     CDP Number               : NONE
     Monument Description     : PILLAR
       Height of the Monument : 1.7
       Monument Foundation    : CONCRETE BLOCK
       Foundation Depth       : 1.5
     Marker Description       : BRASS NAIL
     Date Installed           : 1995-05-20
     Geologic Characteristic  : CONGLOMERATE
       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             : La Plata
     State or Province        : 
     Country                  : Argentina
     Tectonic Plate           : South American
     Approximate Position (ITRF)
       X coordinate (m)       : 2780147.7
       Y coordinate (m)       : -4437600.6
       Z coordinate (m)       : -3629541.7
       Latitude (N is +)      : -345436.00
       Longitude (E is +)     : -0575548.00
       Elevation (m,ellips.)  : 254
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

3.  GNSS Receiver Information


3.1  Receiver Type            : ROGUE SNR-8000
     Satellite System         : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS)
     Serial Number            : 285
     Firmware Version         : 3.2
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg)
     Date Installed           : 1995-05-20
     Date Removed             : 1999-09-09T13:00Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : (none or tolerance in degrees C)
     Additional Information   : 

3.2  Receiver Type            : AOA SNR-8000 ACT
     Satellite System         : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS)
     Serial Number            : 290
     Firmware Version         : 3.3.32.3
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg)
     Date Installed           : 1999-09-09T13:30Z
     Date Removed             : 2000-09-06T00:00Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : (none or tolerance in degrees C)
     Additional Information   : 

3.3  Receiver Type            : AOA BENCHMARK ACT
     Satellite System         : GPS
     Serial Number            : 1118
     Firmware Version         : 3.3.32.6
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0.0
     Date Installed           : 2000-09-07T14:20Z
     Date Removed             : 2002-11-20T12:00Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : none
     Additional Information   : 

3.4  Receiver Type            : AOA BENCHMARK ACT
     Satellite System         : GPS
     Serial Number            : 1118
     Firmware Version         : 3.3.32.2N
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0.0
     Date Installed           : 2002-11-20T12:00Z
     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/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS)
     Serial Number            : (A5)
     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
     Serial Number            : 341
     Antenna Reference Point  : BPA
     Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m)  : 0.046
     Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4)
     Marker->ARP East Ecc(m)  : (F8.4)
     Alignment from True N    : 0
     Antenna Radome Type      : NONE
     Radome Serial Number     : 
     Antenna Cable Type       : (vendor & type number)
     Antenna Cable Length     : 20
     Date Installed           : 1995-05-20
     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   : 
     Tied Marker DOMES Number : 
     Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
       dx (m)                 : 
       dy (m)                 : 
       dz (m)                 : 
     Accuracy (mm)            : (mm)
     Survey method            : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc)
     Date Measured            : 
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

6.   Frequency Standard


6.1  Standard Type            : INTERNAL
       Input Frequency        : 
       Effective Dates        : 1995-05-20/2002-05-07
       Notes                  : 

6.2  Standard Type            : EXTERNAL Rubidium
       Input Frequency        : 5 MHz
       Effective Dates        : 2002-05-08/CCYY-MM-DD
       Notes                  : Stanford Research

7.   Collocation Information


7.1  Instrumentation Type     : PRARE
       Status                 : PERMANENT
       Effective Dates        : 1995-05-20/1998-05-28
       Notes                  : 

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  : HC 500
       Manufacturer           : TimeTech/Gresinger
       Serial Number          : 
       Data Sampling Interval : 10 min
       Accuracy (% rel h)     : 1%
       Aspiration             : NATURAL
       Height Diff to Ant     : -0.2m
       Calibration date       : (CCYY-MM-DD)
       Effective Dates        : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
       Notes                  : The sensor is part of the meteorological 
                              : station TimeTech TM200, SN 15 

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  : PTB100B
       Manufacturer           : Vaisala
       Serial Number          : 
       Data Sampling Interval : 10 min
       Accuracy               : 0.5
       Height Diff to Ant     : -0.2m
       Calibration date       : (CCYY-MM-DD)
       Effective Dates        : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
       Notes                  : The sensor is part of the meteorological 
                              : station TimeTech TM200, SN 15 

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     : TM 200
       Manufacturer           : TimeTech
       Serial Number          : 
       Data Sampling Interval : 10 min
       Accuracy               : 0.25
       Aspiration             : NATURAL
       Height Diff to Ant     : -0.2m
       Calibration date       : (CCYY-MM-DD)
       Effective Dates        : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
       Notes                  : The sensor is part of the meteorological 
                              : station TimeTech TM200, SN 15 

8.3.x  Temp. Sensor Model     : 
       Manufacturer           : 
       Serial Number          : 
       Data Sampling Interval : (sec)
       Accuracy               : (hPa)
       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 : not available
       Manufacturer           : 
       Serial Number          : 
       Distance to Antenna    : 
       Height Diff to Ant     : 
       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)

8.5.1  Other Instrumentation  : 

8.5.x  Other Instrumentation  : 

9.  Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position


9.1.x  Radio Interferences    : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc)
       Observed Degredations  : (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/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)

     Status                   : 
     Notes                    : 
     Effective Dates          : 

11.   On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information

     Agency                   : Facultao de Cs. Astronomicas y Geofisicas
     Preferred Abbreviation   : FCAGLP
     Mailing Address          : Observatorio Astronomico del Bosque
                              : 1900 La Plata, Argentina
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : Prof. Dr. Raul Perdomo
       Telephone (primary)    : 54-221-421-7308
       Telephone (secondary)  : 54-221-483-8810
       Fax                    : 54-221-412-1716
       E-mail                 : perdomo@fcaglp.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           : Luciano Mendoza
       Telephone (primary)    : 54-221-421-7308
       Telephone (secondary)  : 
       Fax                    : 54-221-412-1716
       E-mail                 : lmendoza@carina.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

12.  Responsible Agency (if different from 11.)

     Agency                   : GFZ Potsdam
     Preferred Abbreviation   : GFZ
     Mailing Address          : Telegrafenberg  D-14473 Potsdam - Germany
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : Dr. Markus Ramatschi
       Telephone (primary)    : +49-331-288-1746
       Telephone (secondary)  : 
       Fax                    : +49-331-288-1747
       E-mail                 : maram@gfz-potsdam.de
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           : Dr. Roman Galas
       Telephone (primary)    : +49-331-288-1179
       Telephone (secondary)  : 
       Fax                    : +49-331-288-1111
       E-mail                 : galas@gfz-potsdam.de
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)

13.  More Information

     URL for More Information : www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb1/igs/igs_stat/lpgs.htm
       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




           TurboRogue: DORNE MARGOLIN T

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   ARP: Antenna Reference Point
   BCR: Bottom of Chokering
   TCR: Top of Chokering
   L1 : L1 Phase Center
   L2 : L2 Phase Center