International GPS Service PTBB Site Information Form See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Dr. Wolfgang Schlueter Date Prepared : 2002-03-19 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : ptbb0203.log Modified/Added Sections : (n.n,n.n,...) 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Braunschweig Four Character ID : PTBB Monument Inscription : Marker on roof-platform IERS DOMES Number : 14234M001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : (PILLAR/BRASS PLATE/STEEL MAST/etc) Height of the Monument : (m) Monument Foundation : (STEEL RODS, CONCRETE BLOCK, ROOF, etc) Foundation Depth : (m) Marker Description : (CHISELLED CROSS/DIVOT/BRASS NAIL/etc) Date Installed : 2000-03-29T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) 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) : The Permanent Tracking : System PTBB in Braunschweig, : Germany, is operated by the : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie : und Geodaesie in the PTB : Physikalisch-Technische : Bundesanstalt. : A ROGUE SNR-8000 operated : from 29-MAR-2000 until : 19-MAR-2002. : Since 19-MAR-2002 an : ASHTECH Z-XII3T (ASHTECH : Model Z-12 Metronome) is : operating, also connected to : external oscillator frequency : from the H-Masers in : Branschweig. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Braunschweig State or Province : Niedersachsen Country : Germany Tectonic Plate : Eurasia Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 3844060.11 Y coordinate (m) : 709661.20 Z coordinate (m) : 5023129.46 Latitude (N is +) : +521746.32 Longitude (E is +) : +0102734.92 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 130.24 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : T-317 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.9 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2000-03-29T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-03-19T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : External frequency : from the H-Maser. 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3T Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : RT820013901 Firmware Version : 1L01-1D04 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2002-03-19T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : ASHTECH Model Z-12 : Metronome WP103, : P/N 800926, External : frequency from the : H-Maser. 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 : 393 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.058 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2000-03-29T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-03-19T00:00Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : ASH700936E SNOW Serial Number : CR15930 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0562 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2002-03-19T00:00Z 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 : H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2000-03-29/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : PTB Physikalisch- : Technische Bundesanstalt : is responsible for the : realisation of the legal : time in Germany 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 : Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : Not available 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 : CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD 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 : Not available Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy : Height Diff to Ant : Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD 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 : Not available Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy : Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD 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 : 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) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Physikalisch-Technische : Bundesanstalt Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) Mailing Address : Zeitlabor : Bundesallee 100 : D-38116 Braunschweig : Germany Primary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Peter Hetzel Telephone (primary) : 0049-531-5924330 Telephone (secondary) : 0049-531-5920 Fax : 0049-531-5929292 E-mail : Peter.Hetzel@ptb.de Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie : und Geodaesie : Fundamentalstation Wettzell Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) Mailing Address : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie : und Geodaesie : Fundamentalstation Wettzell : D-93444 Koetzting, Germany Primary Contact Contact Name : Rudolf Stoeger Telephone (primary) : (0049)-9941-603114 Telephone (secondary) : (0049)-9941-6030 Fax : (0049)-9941-603222 E-mail : stoeger@wettzell.ifag.de Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : (Y or URL) Monument Description : Y Site Pictures : Y Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Since 19-MAR-2002 ASH700936E Dorne Margolin with chokerings Model 700936 REV E with white conical Dome SNOW ----- / + \ <-- 0.1280 L2 | + | <-- 0.1100 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.1008 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0378 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0348 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3794 --> From 29-MAR-2000 until 19-MAR-2002 AOAD/M_T Dorne Margolin with chokerings /Turbo Rogue) without Dome ----- / + \ <-- 0.1280 L2 | + | <-- 0.1100 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.1020 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0380 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0350 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3810 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier