SCH2 Site Information Form (site log) International GPS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Stuart Elson Date Prepared : 2013-01-21 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : sch2_20120215.log Modified/Added Sections : 6.4, 6.5 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : SCH2 CACS-GSD Four Character ID : SCH2 Monument Inscription : 972000 IERS DOMES Number : 40133M002 CDP Number : Monument Description : Concrete Pier Height of the Monument : 1.70 (m) Monument Foundation : Exposed bedrock Foundation Depth : 3.00 (m) Marker Description : Brass Plate Date Installed : 1997-06-29T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Bedrock Type : Metamorphic Bedrock Condition : Fresh Fracture Spacing : 50-200 cm Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : The GNSS reference mark consists of a brass : plate with a forced centered stainless steel : bolt embedded on top of a 1.7 m high concrete : pier, 0.40 m in diameter. The concrete pier is : anchored to exposed bedrock by stainless steel : reinforcing bars to a depth of 3 m. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Schefferville State or Province : QC Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 1448636.93 Y coordinate (m) : -3385243.67 Z coordinate (m) : 5191046.95 Latitude (N is +) : +544955.56 Longitude (E is +) : -0664957.36 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 498.20 Additional Information : SCH2 is a continuously tracking GNSS station and : is part of the Canadian Active Control System : (CACS). The station is located at Transport : Canada telecommunication facility in : Schefferville, Quebec. The GNSS station has been : in operation since Jun 29, 1997 and : replaces station SCHE #882035 which was in : operation between Aug. 1993 and Sept. 1996. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T161 Firmware Version : TURBO 3.2.32.5X Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1997-06-29T00:00Z Date Removed : 1999-08-04T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : AOA SNR-12 ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 235-U Firmware Version : 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1999-08-05T00:00Z Date Removed : 2008-01-01T17:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 2028 Firmware Version : 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2008-02-15T19:15Z Date Removed : 2009-11-09T11:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01542 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2009-11-13T00:00Z Date Removed : 2011-05-02T17:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G3A Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 618-00848 Firmware Version : 3.5 Mar 16, 2011 p1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2011-05-05T20:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+QZSS+SBAS) Serial Number : (A20, but note the first A5 is used in SINEX) Firmware Version : (A11) Elevation Cutoff Setting : Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 170 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : RJ-214 Antenna Cable Length : 50.00 (m) Date Installed : 1997-06-29T00:00Z Date Removed : 2003-10-10T00:00Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 473 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : FSJ2-50 Antenna Cable Length : 50.00 (m) Date Installed : 2003-10-13T00:00Z Date Removed : 2008-10-06T14:15Z Additional Information : 4.3 Antenna Type : ASH701945E_M NONE Serial Number : CR620045048 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : FSJ2-50 Antenna Cable Length : 50.00 (m) Date Installed : 2008-10-06T14:15Z 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 : 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 : 5. Surveyed Local Ties 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) : Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 1997-06-29/2003-10-10 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2003-10-13/2009-11-09 Notes : 6.3 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 2009-11-13/2012-02-14 Notes : 6.4 Standard Type : RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2012-02-14/2013-01-21 Notes : 6.5 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2013-01-21 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 : 7. Collocation Information 7.x Instrumentation Type : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI/TIME/etc) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP-35A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : 2.0 (% rel h) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 (m) Calibration date : 2002-11-13 Effective Dates : 2002-11-13/2003-10-10 Notes : 8.1.2 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP-35A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : 2.0 (% rel h) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -3.66 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2003-10-13/2009-11-09 Notes : 8.1.x Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : (% 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 : 8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : PTB-100A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy : 0.1 (hPa) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -2 (m) Calibration date : 2002-11-13 Effective Dates : 2002-11-13/2003-10-10 Notes : The readings are modeled as a function of the : pressure transducer output and the : temperature. 8.2.2 Pressure Sensor Model : PTB-100A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 (sec) Accuracy : 0.1 (hPa) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -.31 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2003-10-13/2009-11-09 Notes : The readings are modeled as a function of the : pressure transducer output and the : temperature. 8.2.x Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : (CCYY-MM-DD) (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : Notes : 8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : YSI 44212 Manufacturer : YSI Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 900 (sec) Accuracy : 0.2 (deg C) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 (m) Calibration date : 2002-11-13 Effective Dates : 2002-11-13/2003-10-10 Notes : 8.3.2 Temp. Sensor Model : VSI 44212 Manufacturer : VSI Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 (sec) Accuracy : 0.2 (deg C) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -3.66 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2003-10-13/2009-11-09 Notes : 8.3.x Temp. Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (deg C) Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : 8.4.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 : (multiple lines) 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.x Radio Interferences : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc) Observed Degradations : (SN RATIO/DATA GAPS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : 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/BUILDINGS/etc) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 10. Local Episodic Effects Possibly Affecting Data Quality 10.1 Date : 2010-01-26/2010-01-29 Event : OBSERVED POSITION SHIFT DUE TO SNOW ON THE 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : NRCan/GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA Preferred Abbreviation : NRCan Mailing Address : 615 Booth Street, Ottawa,Ontario : Canada, K1A 0E9 Primary Contact Contact Name : Mark Caissy Telephone (primary) : 613-995-4024 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : caissy@nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Peter Taylor Telephone (primary) : 613-992-2106 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : peter.taylor@nrcan.gc.ca Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : (multiple lines) Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) Mailing Address : Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 13. More Information Primary Data Center : CDDIS Secondary Data Center : NRCan URL for More Information : http://www.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Site Pictures : Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Type: AOAD/M_T --- L2 Phase Center => / + \ <---------------+ L1 Phase Center => | + | <---------+ | +----------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ================================================== | | | | | | | +-+ | | 0.228m Bottom of Preamp. (BPA) => +====| |====+ <--+ | | | | | 0.210m | | | | | | | | | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+ | | | | Monument => +----------------+====| |====+-----------------+ <--+-----+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | Type:ASH701945E_M +-------+ / + \ | + | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1006 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0376 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0346 BCR <-- | 0.3794 | --> | +-+ | +=====| |=====+ <--BPA | | | | | | | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | +-+ | | +-------------------+=====| |=====+--------------------+ <-- Monument | | Ref. Point | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering