International GPS Service PIMO Site Information Form See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : David Maggert Date Prepared : 2008-07-03 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : pimo_20080610.log Modified/Added Sections : 12, 13 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Manila Observatory Four Character ID : PIMO Monument Inscription : none IERS DOMES Number : 22003M001 CDP Number : none Monument Description : Steel pipe (4" dia) Height of the Monument : 1.6 m Monument Foundation : Steel base anchored to concrete wall Foundation Depth : 3.0m Marker Description : Divot in 5/8"-11 bolt on top of pipe Date Installed : 1998-06-01 Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Bedrock Type : Volcanic 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) : Existing monument installed using a pier : mounted with steel fittings and concrete : on cement wall of a seismic vault. The : base starts approximately 3.0m below ground. : The seismic vault is an underground : (completely) concrete bunker. The monument : is anchored to this bunker and the hole : backfilled with concrete. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Quezon City State or Province : Metro Manila Country : Philippines Tectonic Plate : Philippine sub-plate Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -3186293.9419 Y coordinate (m) : 5286624.3793 Z coordinate (m) : 1601158.3370 Latitude (N is +) : +143808.5912 Longitude (E is +) : +1210439.8322 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 95.6920, WGS84 Additional Information : Coordinates updated 2008-05-24 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T315 Firmware Version : 3.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1998-07-01T00:00Z Date Removed : 1998-11-10T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T211 Firmware Version : 3.2 3/9/1995 12:37:24 G050 JPL Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1998-11-10T00:00Z Date Removed : 1999-05-10T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Receiver is powered by a deep-cycle battery. : and recharger. 3.3 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T211 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.8 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1999-05-10T00:00Z Date Removed : 2001-09-06T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : Receiver is powered by a deep-cycle battery. : and recharger. 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP420005103 Firmware Version : CD00-1D02 1s soc2rnx Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2001-09-06T00:00Z Date Removed : 2008-05-16T05:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : samplerate - 1s : offload format - soc : conversion to 30s - soc2rnx 3.5 Receiver Type : ASHTECH UZ-12 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : ZR220014903 Firmware Version : CQ00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2008-05-24T00:00Z 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 NONE Serial Number : 426 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.07917 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1998-07-01T00:00Z Date Removed : 1998-11-10T00:00Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 415 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.07917 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1998-11-10T00:00Z Date Removed : 2001-09-06T00:00Z Additional Information : Replacement. 4.3 Antenna Type : ASH701945C_M NONE Serial Number : CR620010502 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.07917 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2001-09-06T00:00Z Date Removed : 2005-09-21T23:59Z Additional Information : Replacement. 4.4 Antenna Type : ASH701945C_M NONE Serial Number : CR620010502 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.07917 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.00000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Times Microwave LMR600 Antenna Cable Length : 85m Date Installed : 2005-09-22T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : Note, no antenna replacement, just a new : low loss antenna cable. 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 : none 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 : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : 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) : dy (m) : dz (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 : (if external) Effective Dates : 1998-07-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : (multiple lines) 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 7.1 Instrumentation Type : n/a Status : Effective Dates : 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy (% rel h) : Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy : Height Diff to Ant : Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy : Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : Notes : 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Distance to Antenna : Height Diff to Ant : Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 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 9.1.1 Radio Interferences : CELL PHONE ANTENNA (propably) Observed Degredations : DATA GAPS Effective Dates : 2001-09-06/2005-09-22 Additional Information : Local radio link had intermittent data : outages on 1 Hz data files. 9.2.x Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 9.3.1 Signal Obstructions : BUILDINGS Effective Dates : 1998-07-01/CCYY-MM-DD Additional Information : Horizon mask summarized as 30 deg : between 310-50 deg azimuth. 10 deg : between 50-120 deg azimuth, and 20 deg : between 120-310 deg azimuth. 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 : Manila Observatory Preferred Abbreviation : Manila Observatory Mailing Address : Ateneo de Manila University Campus : Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 : Philippines Primary Contact Contact Name : Fr. Daniel J. McNamara, SJ Telephone (primary) : 632-426-5921 to 23 Telephone (secondary) : 632-426-5939 Fax : 632-426-6141 E-mail : daniel@observatory.ph Secondary Contact Contact Name : Christopher Patrick Medina Telephone (primary) : 632-426-6001loc. 5651 Telephone (secondary) : 632-426-5921 to 23 Fax : 632-426-6141 E-mail : pmedina@ateneo.edu Additional Information : (multiple lines) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Jet Propulsion Laboratory Preferred Abbreviation : JPL Mailing Address : 4800 Oak Grove Drive : Pasadena, CA : USA 91109 Primary Contact Contact Name : David A. Stowers Telephone (primary) : 818-354-7055 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 818-393-4965 E-mail : dstowers@jpl.nasa.gov Secondary Contact Contact Name : UNAVCO Network Engineer Telephone (primary) : 303-381-7500 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 303-381-7451 E-mail : ggn-ops@ls.unavco.org, andreatta@unavco.org Additional Information : Victoria Andreatta (303.381.7458) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : JPL (ODC-Operational Data Center) Secondary Data Center : CDDIS (GDC-Global Data Center) URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : Y Site Diagram : Y Horizon Mask : Y Monument Description : Y Site Pictures : Y Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH701945C_M +-------+ / + \ <-- 0.1280 L2 | + | <-- 0.1100 L1 +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1006 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0376 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0346 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3890 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier