LPGS Site Information Form International GPS Service 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 : 2005-01-06 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : lpgs_20030618.log Modified/Added Sections : 1, 3.4, 4.1, 8.1.1, 8.2.1, 8.3.1, 13 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : La Plata Four Character ID : LPGS Monument Inscription : 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) : 2780102.9896 Y coordinate (m) : -4437418.9149 Z coordinate (m) : -3629404.5253 Latitude (N is +) : -345424.28 Longitude (E is +) : -0575556.28 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 29.9 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS 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 Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : AOA SNR-8000 ACT Satellite System : GPS 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 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 : 0.5 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) : 0.0460 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 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 : 2000-02-29 Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T Serial Number : 367 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0460 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : 20 Date Installed : 2000-02-29 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 : 0015 Data Sampling Interval : 600 Accuracy (% rel h) : 1 Aspiration : NATURAL Height Diff to Ant : -0.2 Calibration date : 1995-05-20 Effective Dates : 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 : 1995-05-20 Effective Dates : Notes : (multiple lines) 8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : PTB100B Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : 0015 Data Sampling Interval : 600 Accuracy : 0.5 Height Diff to Ant : -0.2 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 : 0015 Data Sampling Interval : 600 Accuracy : 0.25 Aspiration : NATURAL Height Diff to Ant : -0.2 Calibration date : 1995-05-20 Effective Dates : 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 Primary Data Center : CDDIS Secondary Data Center : IGN, BKG 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 : www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb1/igs/igs_stat/lpgs.htm Additional Information : (multiple lines) AOAD/M_T ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.381 -->