International GNSS Service UNBJ Site Information Form See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Richard Langley Date Prepared : 2012-06-01 Report Type : Update If Update: Previous Site Log : unbj_20100115.log Modified/Added Sections : 4.1, 4.2, 13 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Four Character ID : UNBJ Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 40146M002 CDP Number : Monument Description : MAST Height of the Monument : Monument Foundation : WALL Foundation Depth : (m) Marker Description : "Top" of mast on axis Date Installed : 2006-08-16T19:00Z Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY) Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED) Fracture Spacing : (1-10 cm/10-50 cm/50-200 cm/over 200 cm) Fault zones nearby : (YES/NO/Name of the zone) Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : Mast is fixed to penthouse wall on top of Head : Hall, UNB, Fredericton. "Top" of mast means : bottom of adapter threads. An adapter sits : between the mast and the antenna. See : diagram below. The date and time above refer to : the installation of a new (higher) adapter. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Fredericton State or Province : New Brunswick Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 1761288.1 Y coordinate (m) : -4078238.6 Z coordinate (m) : 4561417.7 Latitude (N is +) : +455700.75 Longitude (E is +) : -0663830.14 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 22.75 Additional Information : 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : TPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 543 Firmware Version : 2.3 Apr. 28, 2004 p4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : -90 Date Installed : 2005-04-15T15:00Z Date Removed : 2007-10-31T15:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Firmware upgrade; rcvr set to track "unhealthy" : satellites; changes made to improve tracking of : GLONASS phase data. Section 3.1 is from last : UNB1 site log update. : Receiver manufactured by Javad. : Full serial number: L00543 : Receiver hardware ID: MT312140408 3.2 Receiver Type : TPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 543 Firmware Version : 2.6.0 OCT,24,2007 OB Elevation Cutoff Setting : -90 Date Installed : 2007-10-31T15:30Z Date Removed : 2008-01-25T12:35Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Firmware upgrade to track 0 and negative : frequency GLONASS satellites; rcvr set to track : "unhealthy" satellites 3.3 Receiver Type : TPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 543 Firmware Version : 2.6.1 JAN,10,2008 Elevation Cutoff Setting : -90 Date Installed : 2008-01-25T12:35Z Date Removed : 2010-01-15T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Firmware upgrade to fix P/L2 tracking of GLONASS : satellites plus other changes; rcvr set to track : "unhealthy" satellites 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : MT312140408 Firmware Version : 2.6.1 JAN,10,2008 Elevation Cutoff Setting : -90 Date Installed : 2010-01-15T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Changed serial number to receiver hardware ID to : match RINEX observation file serial number. No : actual receiver change. 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS+GLO+GAL+CMP+QZSS+SBAS) 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 : JPSREGANT_DD_E NONE Serial Number : RA0193 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.3001 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 : Javad Antenna Cable Length : 30 Date Installed : 2001-05-23T12:00Z Date Removed : 2012-06-01T13:45Z Additional Information : Antenna acquired in 1999; regular observations : as UNB1 2001-05-23 4.2 Antenna Type : TRM57971.00 NONE Serial Number : 5311118062 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.3145 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 : Javad Antenna Cable Length : 30 Date Installed : 2012-06-01T14:30Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : Antenna replaced to permit L5 observations with : other receivers connected to UNBJ antenna. : Amplified 4-way antenna splitter (GPS : Networking, Inc., HIALDCBS1X4T) feeds UNBJ/ : UNB3/UNBN/UNBT receivers. 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) : (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 : (CCYY-MM-DD/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 : GLONASS, GPS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : accepts GPS+GLONASS Signals on L1&L2 7.x Instrumentation Type : Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : MET3A Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 84221 Data Sampling Interval : 180 seconds Accuracy (% rel h) : 2% Aspiration : FAN Height Diff to Ant : 0.96 m Calibration date : 2002-07-26 Effective Dates : 2003-08-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Humidity sensor is 21 cm below barometer : reference height (ref: personal communication : from Paroscientific). 8.1.2 Humidity Sensor Model : MET4A-1 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 84221 Data Sampling Interval : 180 seconds Accuracy (% rel h) : 2% Aspiration : FAN Height Diff to Ant : 0.991 m Calibration date : 2009-04-16 Effective Dates : 2009-06-10/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Humidity sensor is 8.5 cm above the bottom of : the solar radiaition shield and 41.9 cm below : barometer reference height (ref: personal : communication from Paroscientific). Serial : number is identical to previous MET3A number. 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 : MET3A Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 84221 Data Sampling Interval : 180 seconds Accuracy : 0.08 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 1.169 m Calibration date : 2002-07-26 Effective Dates : 2003-08-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Height given is barometer reference height minus : antenna reference point height (sensor is above : antenna). 8.2.2 Pressure Sensor Model : MET4A-1 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 84221 Data Sampling Interval : 180 seconds Accuracy : 0.08 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 1.410 m Calibration date : 2009-04-16 Effective Dates : 2009-06-10/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Height given is barometer reference height minus : antenna reference point height (sensor is above : antenna). The differences in height between UNBJ : and the met sensors were measured with a Trimble : 5600 reflectorless EDM. 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 : MET3A Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 84221 Data Sampling Interval : 180 seconds Accuracy : 0.1 degree C Aspiration : FAN Height Diff to Ant : 0.96 m Calibration date : 2002-07-26 Effective Dates : 2003-08-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Temperature sensor is 21 cm below barometer : reference height (ref: personal communication : from Paroscientific). 8.3.2 Temp. Sensor Model : MET4A-1 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 84221 Data Sampling Interval : 180 seconds Accuracy : 0.2 degree C Aspiration : FAN Height Diff to Ant : 0.991 m Calibration date : 2009-04-16 Effective Dates : 2009-06-10/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Temperature sensor is 8.5 cm above the bottom of : the solar radiaition shield and 41.9 cm below : barometer reference height (ref: personal : communication from Paroscientific). 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 : WVR-1100 Manufacturer : Radiometrics Corporation Serial Number : 47 Distance to Antenna : 40.38 m Height Diff to Ant : 1.21 m Calibration date : 2003-04-01 Effective Dates : 2003-05-01 Notes : The distance to the UNBJ antenna is the (slant) : distance from the centre of the elevation mirror : to UNBJ's ARP. The distance and height were : measured using a Trimble 5600 reflectorless EDM. 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 : (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 : University of New Brunswick Preferred Abbreviation : UNB Mailing Address : Dept. GGE, UNB, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Primary Contact Contact Name : Prof. Richard B. Langley Telephone (primary) : +1 506 453-5142 Telephone (secondary) : +1 506 453-4698 Fax : +1 506 453-4943 E-mail : lang@unb.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Hyun-ho Rho Telephone (primary) : +1 506 453-3138 Telephone (secondary) : +1 506 453-4698 Fax : +1 506 453-4943 E-mail : v9z7b@unb.ca Additional Information : (multiple lines) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : (multiple lines) Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) Mailing Address : (multiple lines) Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information URL for More Information : gge.unb.ca/Resources/UNBJ&UNB1.html Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y) Horizon Mask : (Y) Monument Description : (Y) Site Pictures : Additional Information : First regular observations as UNB1 delivered to : CDDIS on 23 July 2001. A new antenna adapter : was installed on 16 August 2006 to raise the : antenna above the new parapet on the roof. A : new DOMES number and 4-character ID were : obtained, referring to the on-axis point where : the mast meets the adapter. The position of : UNBJ ARP was approximately 0.227 m above UNB1 : ARP with Javad antenna. Antenna changed to : TRM57971.00 on 1 June 2012. Note new top-of-pole : to ARP/BAM value. Antenna Graphics with Dimensions TRM57971.00 / --------------------------------------------- \ + + \ --------------------------------------------- / \ / <-- \ / --> 0.3396 Notches \-----+-----/ <-------+-----+ <-- 0.0000 BAM=ARP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.241m | | | | | | | | 0.3145m New Adapter => | | | | | | | | UNB1 ARP => | x | <-------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Top of pole --> +-----------+ <-------------+ ARP: Antenna Reference Point BAM: Bottom of Antenna Mount