RIOG 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) : Markus Ramatschi Date Prepared : 2006-03-04 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : riog_20050106.log Modified/Added Sections : 6.2, 6.3 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Rio Grande Four Character ID : RIOG Monument Inscription : none IERS DOMES Number : 41507M004 CDP Number : none Monument Description : PILLAR Height of the Monument : 1.3 Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK plus STEEL ROD Foundation Depth : 2m concrete, 6 m steel rod Marker Description : BRASS NAIL on a triangular plate Date Installed : 1995-03-01 Geologic Characteristic : GRAVEL Bedrock Type : 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) 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Rio Grande State or Province : Tierra del Fuego Country : Argentina Tectonic Plate : South American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : +1429907.7834 Y coordinate (m) : -3495354.8119 Z coordinate (m) : -5122698.6553 Latitude (N is +) : -534707.70 Longitude (E is +) : -0674504.03 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 32.0 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00796 Firmware Version : 1E76-ID01 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 1996-11-12 Date Removed : 1999-09-01T16:42Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : The receiver is located inside the observatory 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00796 Firmware Version : 1D02-CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 1999-09-01T17:19Z Date Removed : 1999-12-03T11:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : The receiver is located inside the observatory 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00785 Firmware Version : 1D02-CC00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0.5 Date Installed : 1999-12-03T13:15Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : The receiver is located inside the observatory 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 : ASH700936C_M Serial Number : 12126 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0350 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1996-11-12 Date Removed : 1999-12-03T11:45Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.2 Antenna Type : ASH700936C_M Serial Number : 12129 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0350 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1999-12-03T13:15Z 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 : Doris2 Ant. (RIOB) Tied Marker Usage : (SLR/VLBI/LOCAL CONTROL/FOOTPRINT/etc) Tied Marker CDP Number : none Tied Marker DOMES Number : 41507S004 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -53.582 dy (m) : +12.466 dz (m) : -26.414 Accuracy (mm) : 0.002 Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : 1999-01-01 Additional Information : exact dates in Jan 1995 and Jan 1999 not known 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 : 1996-11-12/2003-05-12 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : EXTERNAL RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2003-05-12/2006-03-03 Notes : (multiple lines) 6.3 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 2006-03-04/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : (multiple lines) 7. Collocation Information 7.1 Instrumentation Type : DORIS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1990-01-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : exact date in Jan 1990 not known 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 : HMP45A-P Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : x3710006 Data Sampling Interval : 600 Accuracy (% rel h) : 1.5 Aspiration : NATURAL Height Diff to Ant : 3.2 Calibration date : 2002-09-11 Effective Dates : 2003-05-12/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : The humidity sensor is part of a Vaisala : PTU200 meteo station 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 : PTU200 Class A PTU transmitter Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : x3710006 Data Sampling Interval : 600 Accuracy : 0.1 Height Diff to Ant : 1.1 Calibration date : 2002-09-11 Effective Dates : 2003-05-12/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : The pressure sensor is part of a Vaisala : PTU200 meteo station 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 : PTU200 PTU transmitter Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : x3710006 Data Sampling Interval : 600 Accuracy : 0.1 Aspiration : NATURAL Height Diff to Ant : 3.2 Calibration date : 2002-09-12 Effective Dates : 2003-05-12/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : The temperatur sensor is part of a Vaisala : PTU200 meteo station 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 : Estacion Astronomica Rio Grande Preferred Abbreviation : EARG Mailing Address : CC160 : 9420 Rio Grande - Tierra del Fuego : Argentina Primary Contact Contact Name : Prof. Dr. Raul Perdomo Telephone (primary) : 54 221 421 7308 Telephone (secondary) : 54 221 483 8810 Fax : 54 221 421 1761 E-mail : perdomo@fcaglp.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar Secondary Contact Contact Name : Jose Luis Hormaechea Telephone (primary) : 54 2964 430 123 Telephone (secondary) : 54 2964 433 930 Fax : 54 2964 430 123 E-mail : jlhor@earg.gov.ar Additional Information : (multiple lines) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : GFZ Potsdam Preferred Abbreviation : GFZ Mailing Address : Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam - Germany Primary Contact Contact Name : Markus Ramatschi Telephone (primary) : +49-331-288-1746 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +49-331-288-1747 E-mail : maram@gfz-potsdam.de Secondary Contact Contact Name : Thomas Nischan Telephone (primary) : +49-331-288-1756 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +49-331-288-1759 E-mail : nisn@fz-potsdam.de Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : CDDIS Secondary Data Center : IGN, BKG URL for More Information : www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb1/igs/igs_stat/riog.htm Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : (Y or URL) Monument Description : (Y or URL) Site Pictures : See URL Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH700936A_M ASH700936B_M ASH700936C_M ASH700936D_M ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.381 -->