NOTO Site Information Form
     International GPS Service for Geodynamics


0.   Form

     Prepared by (full name)  : Del Rosso D.
     Date Prepared            : 23-SEP-1997
     Report Type              : UPDATE
     Prepared Using           :


1.   Site Identification of the GPS Monument

     Site Name                : Noto - Radioastronomy Station of C.N.R.
     Four Character ID        : NOTO
     Monument Inscription     : Marker
R

     IERS DOMES Number        : 12717M003
     CDP Number               :
     Date Installed           : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Geologic Characteristic  : BEDROCK
       Bedrock Type           : SEDIMENTARY
       Bedrock Condition      :
       Fracture Spacing       :
       Notes                  :
     Additional Information   : Noto is a reference point of the Italian GPS
                              : Fiducial Network created by the Italian Space
                              : Agency.


2.   Site Location Information

     City or Town             : NOTO
     State or Province        :
     Country                  : ITALY
     Tectonic Plate           : ADRIATIC-AFRICAN PLATE
     Approximate Position
       X coordinate (m)       : 4934528.669
       Y coordinate (m)       : 1321262.251
       Z coordinate (m)       : 3806479.508
       Latitude (deg)         :  36.8761 N
       Longitude (deg)        :  14.9898 E
       Elevation (m)          : 126.23
     Additional Information   :


3.   GPS Receiver Information

3.1  Receiver Type            : ROGUE SNR-8100
     Serial Number            : 149
     Firmware Version         : 2.8.32.1 (Made Thur 93/09/02)
     Date Installed           : 02-FEB-1995
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


4.   GPS Antenna Information

4.1  Antenna Type             : DORNE MARGOLIN T
                              : TURBOROGUE L1/L2 GEOD (Mod. 7490400-4)
     Serial Number            : 447
     Antenna Height (m)       : 0.000
     Antenna Reference Point  : BOTTOM OF THE CHOKE RING BASE
     Degree Offset from North :
     Antenna Radome Type      :
     Date Installed           : 02-FEB-1995
     Date Removed             : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT)
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


5.   Local Site Ties

5.1  Monument Name            : SLR (MARKER O) 95-06-10
     Site Ref CDP Number      : 7543
     Site Ref Domes Number    : 12717M001
     Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) (O-R)
       dx (m)                 :    0.220
       dy (m)                 : -128.861
       dz (m)                 :   43.217
     Accuracy (mm)            : 1.5
     Date Measured            : 10-JUN-1996
     Additional Information   : (multiple lines)


6.   Frequency Standard

6.1  Standard Type            : H-MASER
       Frequency              :
       Effective Dates        : 02-FEB-1995 - dd-MMM-yyyy
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)


7.   Collocation Information

7.1  Instrumentation Type     : SLR
       Status                 : MOBILE
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)

7.2  Instrumentation Type     : VLBI
       Status                 : PERMANENT
       Effective Dates        : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy)
       Notes                  : (multiple lines)


8.   Meteorological Instrumentation


9.   On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information

     Agency                   : Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
     Mailing Address          : P.O.BOX 155 - 75100 Matera, ITALY
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : Dott. Francesco VESPE
       Telephone (primary)    : ++39.835.377211
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    : ++39.835.339005
       E-mail                 : vespe@asimt0.mt.asi.it


10.  Responsible Agency (if different from 9.)

     Agency                   : Nuova Telespazio S.p.A.
     Mailing Address          : P.O.BOX 155 - 75100 Matera, ITALY
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : Domenico DEL ROSSO - Michele POGGI
       Telephone (primary)    : ++39.835.377203 - ++39.835.377233
       Telephone (secondary)  :
       Fax                    : ++39.835.334951
       E-mail                 : gps@asimt0.mt.asi.it


11.  More Information

     URL for More Information : http://geodaf.mt.asi.it/GDHTL/G/rep96/gps96.html
     Additional Information   : Survey of Site
                              : http://geodaf.mt.asi.it/GDHTL/noto_surv95.html
     Antenna Graphics with Dimensions


            ALLEN OSBORNE ASSOCIATES, INC. : TURBOROGUE (mod. 7490400-4)
                          _____
                        /       \
                       |         |
  --------------------------x------------------------   -  <-- TCR        -  <--
 |                          |                        |   |                 |
 |             origin of coordinate system           |   |     6.7 cm.     |
 |                                                   |   |                 |
 |                                                   |   |                 | 10.
2 cm.
  ---------------------------------------------------   -  <---------      |
                     |             |                     |     3.5 cm.     |
                     +------x------+                    -  <-- 0.000 ARP  -  <--


   ARP: Antenna Reference Point
   TCR: Top of the Choke Ring