VALD 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 : 2014-02-04 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : vald_20110831.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.7, 3.8, 11 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : VALD CACS-GSD Four Character ID : VALD Monument Inscription : 932051 IERS DOMES Number : 40156M001 CDP Number : Monument Description : concrete pillar Height of the Monument : 1.50 (m) Monument Foundation : bedrock Foundation Depth : 0.00 (m) Marker Description : brass plate Date Installed : 2001-11-01T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Bedrock Type : Bedrock Condition : Fracture Spacing : Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : The GNSS reference mark consists of a forced : centered brass plate on top of a 1.5 m high, : 0.406 m diameter concrete pillar anchored in : bedrock. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Val D'Or State or Province : QC Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 919075.83 Y coordinate (m) : -4167766.23 Z coordinate (m) : 4724323.53 Latitude (N is +) : +480549.41 Longitude (E is +) : -0773351.00 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 312.80 Additional Information : VALD is a continuously tracking GNSS station : and is part of the Canadian Active Control : System (CACS). The station is located at the : Canmet Mining Research Laboratory in : Val D'Or, Quebec. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1126 Firmware Version : 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2001-12-04T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-04-06T00:05Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : Receiver had to be changed on April 17. : Receiver 1126 would not track. Prompt only : showed Faulty. Could not change to correct : date and time from 1980. 3.2 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1123 Firmware Version : 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2002-04-17T13:30Z Date Removed : 2009-06-29T13:38Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 1526 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2009-07-18T00:00Z Date Removed : 2010-02-11T07:26Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : Receiver has been replaced since it was not : tracking. 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-1534 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2010-02-15T15:00Z Date Removed : 2010-12-09T15:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01567 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2010-12-09T16:00Z Date Removed : 2011-06-08T14:29Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01567 Firmware Version : 3.4 Dec12, 2009, p2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2011-06-08T14:30Z Date Removed : 2011-08-29T14:29Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01567 Firmware Version : 3.5 Mar,16,2011 p1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2011-08-29T14:30Z Date Removed : 2014-01-31T16:04Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.8 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G3A Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 618-02360 Firmware Version : 3.6 Dec,04,2012 p1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2014-01-31T16:20Z 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 : 461 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 : LDF4-50A / HELIAX Antenna Cable Length : 100.00 (m) Date Installed : 2001-12-04T00:00Z Date Removed : 2006-02-03T14:20Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 527 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 : LDF-50A / HELIAX Antenna Cable Length : 100.00 (m) Date Installed : 2006-02-03T14:20Z Date Removed : 2009-06-29T13:38Z Additional Information : 4.3 Antenna Type : TPSCR.G3 NONE Serial Number : 0466 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 : LDF-50A / HELIAX Antenna Cable Length : 116.00 (m) Date Installed : 2009-07-18T00:00Z 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 : 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 : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHZ Effective Dates : 2001-12-04 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 : 300 (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : 2.0 (% rel h) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-11-01/2011-08-29 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 : 0 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-11-01/2006-06-27 Notes : 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 : 0 (m) Calibration date : 2006-04-21 Effective Dates : 2006-06-27/2011-08-29 Notes : 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 : 300 (sec) Accuracy : 0.2 (deg C) Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : 0 (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : 2001-11-01/2011-08-29 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.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 : mark.caissy@nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Stuart Elson Telephone (primary) : 613-992-1997 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : stuart.elson@nrcan.gc.ca Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : JOINT NRCAN-OTTAWA/GEOFORCHUNGSZENTRUM-POTSDAM Preferred Abbreviation : NRCan/GFZ Mailing Address : 615 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario : CANADA, K1A 0E9 Primary Contact Contact Name : Mark Caissy Telephone (primary) : 613-995-4024 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : mark.caissy@nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Roman Galas Telephone (primary) : (+49)-331-2881179 Telephone (secondary) : (+49)-331-4729142 Fax : E-mail : galas@gfz-potsdam.de Additional Information : Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and : GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) are jointly : responsible for this site. It is being used for : postglacial rebound investigation. 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 ----- / \ | | +-------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.1020 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+-------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0380 <-- 0.3810 --> +-------------------+-------------+-------------------+ <-- 0.0350 BCR | | | | Bottom of Preamp. (BPA) => +=====| |=====+ <--+ | | | | | | | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | +-+ | | Monument => +----------------+=====| |=====+-----------------+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | Type: TPSCR.G3 +-------+ / + \ | + | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1015 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.380 --> +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0345 BCR | | | | Bottom of Preamp. (BPA) => +=====| |=====+ <--+ | | | |<- 0.238 ->| | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | +-+ | | Monument => +----------------+=====| |=====+-----------------+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | |