VALP 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) : Eric C. Kendrick Date Prepared : 2002-09-25 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : valp_20010503.log Modified/Added Sections : 1., 2., 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 11., 13. 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Valparaiso Tide Gauge Four Character ID : VALP Monument Inscription : none IERS DOMES Number : 41712S001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : ALUMINUM TOWER 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 : 1998-11-25T00:01Z Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/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 : Antenna is fixed to a coupler which is : in turn attached to an aluminum frame tower : approximately 3 m high. : Tower is bolted to a concrete dock. : Geodetic reference point is top-center of : coupler on top of aluminum frame tower. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Valparaiso State or Province : Region V Country : Chile Tectonic Plate : South America Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 1687310. Y coordinate (m) : -5079965. Z coordinate (m) : -3456509. Latitude (N is +) : -330137.92 Longitude (E is +) : -0713733.96 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 31 Additional Information : 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03308 Firmware Version : 1F50 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1998-11-25T00:01Z Date Removed : 1999-08-20T14:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03308 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 1999-08-21T00:01Z Date Removed : 2000-08-11T13:27Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP00189 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2000-08-18T00:01Z Date Removed : 2002-07-15T13:32Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : receiver LP00189 removed because of : memory problem 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 01185 Firmware Version : CD00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2002-07-17T14:03Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 Serial Number : CR14321 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : (F8.4) Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1998-11-25T00:01Z 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 : VALPARAISO 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) : -232.968 dy (m) : -48.950 dz (m) : -42.082 Accuracy (mm) : 500 Survey method : GPS CAMPAIGN Date Measured : 2000-05-09T21:09Z Additional Information : measured with a TRIMBLE 4000SSI as part : of SIRGAS 2000 on days 130-140 in 2000 . : 500mm accuracy reflects uncertain antenna ht. 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 : 1998-11-25/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.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 : MET-3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 600 s Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (1998-11-25/2001-04-16) Notes : Original sensor S/N 69841 was replaced : by same model on 16-APR-2001 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 : MET-3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 600 s Accuracy : 0.1 Height Diff to Ant : 0 Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (1998-11-25/2001-04-16) Notes : Original sensor S/N 69841 was replaced : by same model on 16-APR-2001 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 : MET-3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 600 s Accuracy : 0.5 Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (1998-11-25/2001-04-16) Notes : Original sensor S/N 69841 was replaced : by same model on 16-APR-2001 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 : 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) 8.4.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 : Pacific GPS Facility Preferred Abbreviation : PGF Mailing Address : HIGP / Univ. of Hawaii : POST Room 602 : 1680 East-West Road : Honolulu, HI 96822 : USA Primary Contact Contact Name : Eric Kendrick Telephone (primary) : 808-956-2360 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 808-956-3188 E-mail : kendrick@soest.hawaii.edu Secondary Contact Contact Name : James Foster Telephone (primary) : 808-956-2360 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 808-956-3188 E-mail : gps@soest.hawaii.edu 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 Primary Data Center : Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : () Horizon Mask : () Monument Description : () Site Pictures : () Additional Information : Data also archived on a PGF server : http://imina.soest.hawaii.edu/pgf Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Ashtech: ASH700936D_M SNOW ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +=====|x|=====+ <-- 0.000 ARP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | <-- 0.381 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering TGP: Top of Ground Plane BGP: Bottom of Ground Plane TPA: Top of Preamplifier BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier