MQZG Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Paula Gentle Date Prepared : 2015-08-19 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : mqzg_20140722.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.8, 3.9 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : McQueens Valley Four Character ID : MQZG Monument Inscription : none IERS DOMES Number : 50214M001 CDP Number : none Monument Description : CONCRETE PILLAR Height of the Monument : 0.95 m Monument Foundation : STEEL RODS Foundation Depth : 2.5 m Marker Description : TOP CENTRE OF STAINLESS BLOCK Date Installed : 1999-09-27T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : Late Cretaceous Volcanics, Mt Somers Group. Bedrock Type : ANDESITE OR RHYOLITE. Bedrock Condition : SOLID SURFACE OUTCROP. Fracture Spacing : unknown Fault zones nearby : YES Distance/activity : Port Hill fault (source of the 2011 : Christchurch earthquake) in the vicinity of the : site Additional Information : Monument construction: Three lengths of 10 mm : diameter stainless steel threaded rod were : grouted into holes drilled 200-250 mm into the : surface outcrop. Then a vertical reinforced : concrete pillar was built around the threaded : rod using a 400 mm diameter PVC pipe as a form. : The concrete for the pillar was poured some : weeks earlier than the installation of the GPS : equipment and start of recording. : Foundation: 10-mm diameter stainless threaded : rod drilled and grouted to a depth of 200-250 : mm in solid surface outcrop. : Marker description: 5/8 inch thread in centre : of 150 mm diameter stainless steel plate set : horizontally in top of 400 mm diameter concrete : pillar. The surface of the stainless plate : serves as the height reference point. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Christchurch State or Province : Canterbury Country : New Zealand Tectonic Plate : PACIFIC Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -4580569.543 Y coordinate (m) : 590465.441 Z coordinate (m) : -4384380.166 Latitude (N is +) : -434209.850 Longitude (E is +) : +1723916.938 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 154.68 Additional Information : Less than 1 km from the MQZ national : broad-band seismic station. Communication is by : radio-modem to the seismic station then by : VSAT. Solar powered. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE 4000SSI Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 3832A23786 Firmware Version : 7.29 Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : 1999-09-27T00:00Z Date Removed : 2001-09-03T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Only sporadic data collected prior to : 7 January 2000. 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 419994103 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : 2001-09-03T00:00Z Date Removed : 2005-02-28T03:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Changed in order to reduce the number : of receiver and antenna types in the GNS : CGPS network. : A temporary station was operated a few : metres away for a few days before and : after the exchange in order to calibrate : any offset. This station is 1MQZ in the : GNS rinex database. 3.3 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4435237663 Firmware Version : 0.0-1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2005-02-28T04:00Z Date Removed : 2005-03-01T21:29Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4435237663 Firmware Version : 1.0-3 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2005-03-01T21:30Z Date Removed : 2005-10-06T22:33Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4435237663 Firmware Version : 1.1-3 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2005-10-06T22:33Z Date Removed : 2006-05-19T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4435237663 Firmware Version : 1.1-5 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2006-05-19T00:00Z Date Removed : 2007-05-09T00:02Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4445240416 Firmware Version : 1.1-5 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2007-05-09T00:02Z Date Removed : 2011-02-09T23:21Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.8 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 5049K72153 Firmware Version : 4.17 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 3 deg Date Installed : 2011-02-09T23:48Z Date Removed : 2015-08-18T16:25Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : An nearby temporary mark was observed : for several days before and after the : exchange in order to calibrate any : offset in the position time series. 3.9 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 5049K72153 Firmware Version : 4.85 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2015-08-18T17:25Z 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+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 : TRM29659.00 LEIS Serial Number : 0220148020 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 158 deg Antenna Radome Type : LEIS Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : 30 m Date Installed : 1999-09-27T04:45Z Date Removed : 2000-01-21T00:30Z Additional Information : Antenna was oriented at 135 magnetic : azimuth prior to 21 January 2000, after : which it was oriented to true north. 4.2 Antenna Type : TRM29659.00 LEIS Serial Number : 0220148020 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0011 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : LEIS Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : 30 m Date Installed : 2000-01-21T01:00Z Date Removed : 2001-09-03T00:00Z Additional Information : Antenna now correctly oriented. 4.3 Antenna Type : ASH701945C_M SCIS Serial Number : 19993905 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0002 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : SCIS Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 2001-09-03T00:00Z Date Removed : 2005-02-28T03:00Z Additional Information : A temporary station was operated a few : metres away for a few days before and : after the antenna exchange in order to : calibrate any offset. This station is : 1MQZ in the GNS rinex database. 4.4 Antenna Type : TRM41249.00 NONE Serial Number : 12379191 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0550 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 2005-02-28T04:00Z Date Removed : 2011-02-09T23:21Z Additional Information : A temporary station was operated a few : metres away for a few days before and : after the antenna exchange in order to : calibrate any apparent offset. This : is MQZT in the GNS rinex database. 4.5 Antenna Type : TRM55971.00 NONE Serial Number : 1441031138 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0550 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : Date Installed : 2011-02-09T23:48Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : A temporary station was operated a few : metres away for a few days before and : after the antenna exchange in order to : calibrate any apparent offset. 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 5.1 Tied Marker Name : 5508 Tied Marker Usage : New Zealand Geodetic System Tied Marker CDP Number : Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -10256.563 dy (m) : -5872.301 dz (m) : 9623.115 Accuracy (mm) : 2 mm Survey method : GPS Date Measured : 2000-01-13T00:00Z Additional Information : "5508" is the Geodetic Code of this monument in : the Land Information NZ Geodetic Database. 5.2 Tied Marker Name : 5006 Tied Marker Usage : New Zealand Geodetic System Tied Marker CDP Number : Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : 6837.751 dy (m) : -2340.201 dz (m) : -7217.371 Accuracy (mm) : 2 mm Survey method : GPS Date Measured : 2000-01-12T00:00Z Additional Information : "5006" is the Geodetic Code of this monument in : the Land Information NZ Geodetic Database. 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.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 : MET-3 Manufacturer : PAROSCIENTIFIC Serial Number : 65128 Data Sampling Interval : 360 sec Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : -2 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2001-10-27/2011-02-09 Notes : The MET-3 data were not recorded by the Trimble : as its streamed data mode did not support : output of met data. Met data started being : recorded a month after installation of the : Ashtech. : Measurement of height diff to ant has +- 0.5 m : accuracy 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 : MET-3 Manufacturer : PAROSCIENTIFIC Serial Number : 65128 Data Sampling Interval : 360 sec Accuracy : 0.1 hPa Height Diff to Ant : -2 m Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2001-10-27/2011-02-09 Notes : Measurement of height diff to ant has +- 0.5 m : accuracy 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 : MET-3 Manufacturer : PAROSCIENTIFIC Serial Number : 65128 Data Sampling Interval : 360 sec Accuracy : 0.5 deg C Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : -2 m Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-10-27/2011-02-09 Notes : Measurement of height diff to ant has +- 0.5 m : accuracy 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 10.1 Date : 2010-09-03/2010-09-03 Event : M 7.1 Darfield earthquake 10.2 Date : 2011-02-21/2011-02-21 Event : M 6.3 Christchurch earthquake 10.3 Date : 2011-06-13/2011-06-13 Event : M 6.4 Christchurch earthquake 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : GNS Science Preferred Abbreviation : GNS Mailing Address : GNS Science : 1 Fairway Drive, Avalon : PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt : New Zealand Primary Contact Contact Name : GeoNet Reception Telephone (primary) : +64 4 570 1444 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +64 4 570 4676 E-mail : info@geonet.org.nz Secondary Contact Contact Name : Elisabetta D'Anastasio Telephone (primary) : +64-4-570 4744 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : e.danastasio@gns.cri.nz Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Land Information New Zealand Preferred Abbreviation : LINZ Mailing Address : 155 The Terrace, PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, : New Zealand Primary Contact Contact Name : Paula Gentle Telephone (primary) : +64 4 460 0110 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : positionz@linz.govt.nz Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : The site has been established by GNS Science : and is now part of the LINZ PositioNZ Network : (http://www.linz.govt.nz/positionz) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : CDDIS Secondary Data Center : IGN URL for More Information : www.geonet.org.nz Hardcopy on File Site Map : GNS file 45/1/7-MQZG Site Diagram : GNS file 45/1/7-MQZG Horizon Mask : No obstructions above 7 degrees. Monument Description : GNS file 45/1/7-MQZG Site Pictures : GNS file 45/1/7-MQZG Additional Information : Additional Information : http://magma.geonet.org.nz/delta/app (then : search for CGPS mark MQZG) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions TRM41249.00 / ----------------------+--------------------- \ <-- 0.0714 L1 + + + <-- 0.0682 L2 \ -------------------------------------------- / \ / \ / \-----+-----/ <-- 0.0000 ARP=BAM <-- 0.3396 --> TRM55971.00 / --------------------------------------------- \ + + \ --------------------------------------------- / \ / \ / \-----+-----/ <-- 0.0000 BAM=ARP <-- 0.3396 --> Notches