RAMO 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) : Moshe Rozenbloom (Survey of Israel) Date Prepared : 2004-03-18 Report Type : UPDATED If Update: Previous Site Log : ramo_20040318.log Modified/Added Sections : 4.2, 4.3 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Mitzpe Ramon Four Character ID : RAMO Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 20703S001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : BRASS NAIL 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 : 1998-06-10T14:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY Bedrock Condition : FRESH 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 : Mitzpe Ramon State or Province : Country : Israel Tectonic Plate : Sinai Sub-plate (Africa) Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 4514719.1 Y coordinate (m) : 3133506.0 Z coordinate (m) : 3228042.6 Latitude (N is +) : +303552.08 Longitude (E is +) : +0344547.16 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 00893.1 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03223 Firmware Version : 1F50-1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1998-06-10 Date Removed : 1999-08-23 Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03539 Firmware Version : CD00-1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1999-08-23 Date Removed : 1999-09-23 Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03223 Firmware Version : CD00-1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1999-09-23 Date Removed : 2003-02-16 Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03223 Firmware Version : CD00-1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2003-02-16 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 : ASH700936D_M SNOW Serial Number : CR15925 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1998-06-10 Date Removed : 2000-07-17 Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : ASH701945B_M SNOW Serial Number : CR519992901 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2000-07-17 Date Removed : 2004-03-15 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.3 Antenna Type : ASH701945B_M SNOW Serial Number : CR20014604 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0030 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2004-03-18 Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 : RAMO 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) : 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 : Effective Dates : 1998-06-10/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : 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 : MET3 Manufacturer : Parosicientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy (% rel h) : 2. Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2000-07-18/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Serial number is 57382 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 : MET3 Manufacturer : Parosicientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy : .5 Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2000-07-18/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Serial number is 57382 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 : MET3 Manufacturer : Parosicientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : Accuracy : .5 Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 2000-07-18/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Serial number is 57382 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.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 : 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 : Survey of Israel Preferred Abbreviation : SOI Mailing Address : 1 Lincoln St. : Tel-Aviv, 65220 : Israel Primary Contact Contact Name : Moshe Rozenbloom Telephone (primary) : +972-3-623-1975 Telephone (secondary) : +972-57705667 Fax : 1815 E-mail : rozenblm@mapi.gov.il Secondary Contact Contact Name : Marina Kozakov Telephone (primary) : +972-3-623-1993 Telephone (secondary) : +972-57203602 Fax : 1815 E-mail : sade@mapi.gov.il Additional Information : (multiple lines) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : GSM Navigation&survey Preferred Abbreviation : GSM Mailing Address : 19 Hadror St : Ramat-hasharon : Israel Primary Contact Contact Name : Shmuael Grossman Telephone (primary) : +972-3-547-4022 Telephone (secondary) : +972-50267903 Fax : +972-3-547-4021 E-mail : gsmsam@netvision.net.il Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : BKGI Secondary Data Center : IGNI URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y) Horizon Mask : (Y) Monument Description : (Y) Site Pictures : (Y) Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH701945B_M Dorne Margolin with chokerings, Model 701945-01 REV B milled chokerings, watertight design (replaces recalled SCIGN ASH700936E_C antenna) +-------+ / + \ <-- 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