VNDP 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) : Paul Jamason Date Prepared : 2002-08-23 Report Type : DYNAMIC If Update: Previous Site Log : vndp_20020815.log Modified/Added Sections : 8.2.1,8.3.1,11,13 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Vandenberg Four Character ID : VNDP Monument Inscription : Vandenberg PGGA 1991 IERS DOMES Number : 40420M007 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : (PILLAR/BRASS PLATE/STEEL MAST/etc) 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 : 1992-05-25T00:00Z 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 : 40420M006 pre-Landers SCIGN - Southern : California Integrated GPS Network PGGA - : Permanent GPS Geodetic Array 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Vandenberg Air Force Base State or Province : California Country : USA Tectonic Plate : North America Pacific Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -2678090.01 Y coordinate (m) : -4525437.56 Z coordinate (m) : 3597431.59 Latitude (N is +) : +343336.00 Longitude (E is +) : -1203712.00 Elevation (m,ellips.) : -11.52 Additional Information : Outside defunct CDP mobile VLBI enclosure : Santa Barbara County. : Reference frame used is (ITRF97). : Coordinate system used is (WGS84). 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH LM-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 700340A1134 Firmware Version : 6M Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1992-05-25T00:00Z Date Removed : 1992-09-24T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH LM-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 700340A1221 Firmware Version : 6M Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1992-09-24T00:00Z Date Removed : 1993-01-12T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.3 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : TBD Firmware Version : 7.30 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1993-01-12T00:00Z Date Removed : 1993-05-14T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.4 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : TBD Firmware Version : 7.40 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1993-05-14T00:00Z Date Removed : 1993-10-19T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.5 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : TBD Firmware Version : 7.50 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1993-10-19T00:00Z Date Removed : 1994-05-07T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.6 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : TBD Firmware Version : 7.80 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1994-05-07T00:00Z Date Removed : 1994-05-14T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.7 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 7007246B01426 Firmware Version : 1C01-1C00 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1994-05-14T00:00Z Date Removed : 1994-07-08T18:50Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.8 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 7007246B01426 Firmware Version : 1D00 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1994-07-08T18:50Z Date Removed : 1995-08-03T22:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.9 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 00233 (Lnr LP-I) Firmware Version : 1J00-1C63 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1995-08-03T22:00Z Date Removed : 1995-11-09T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : New Receiver 3.10 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 00233 (Lnr LP-I) Firmware Version : 1E76-1D01 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1995-11-09T00:00Z Date Removed : 1996-03-17T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : New Firmware 3.11 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 00233 (Lnr LP-I) Firmware Version : 1E82-1D01 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1996-03-17T00:00Z Date Removed : 1996-04-17T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : PJ delted end date due to new entries below : not in log but in rinex 3.12 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 389 Firmware Version : 1E82-1D01 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1996-04-17T00:00Z Date Removed : 1996-05-06T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : PJ added here, not in log but in rinex 3.13 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 233 Firmware Version : 1E82-1D01 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1996-05-06T00:00Z Date Removed : 1997-03-01T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : PJ added here, not in log but in rinex 3.14 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP01382 Firmware Version : 1E95-1D01 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1997-03-01T00:00Z Date Removed : 1997-12-04T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Receiver swap, firmware upgrade 3.15 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP01382 Firmware Version : 1F50-1D02 Elevation Cutoff Setting: (deg) Date Installed : 1997-12-04T00:00Z Date Removed : 1999-07-09T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Firmware upgrade 3.16 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : LP03020 Firmware Version : CC00 Elevation Cutoff Setting: 10 Date Installed : 1999-07-09T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Firmware upgrade for GPS week : rollover compliance 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. GPS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : ASH700228A Serial Number : TBD Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 1.842 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 : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1992-05-25T00:00Z Date Removed : 1993-01-12T00:00Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_B Serial Number : TBD Antenna Reference Point : BCR Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 1.848 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 : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1993-01-12T00:00Z Date Removed : 1994-05-14T00:00Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.3 Antenna Type : ASH700228B Serial Number : B1163 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 1.8468 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 : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1994-05-14T00:00Z Date Removed : 1995-08-03T00:00Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.4 Antenna Type : ASH700936B_M Serial Number : 11480 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 1.749 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 : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1995-08-03T00:00Z Date Removed : 1995-08-16T00:00Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.5 Antenna Type : ASH700228D Serial Number : D2873 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 1.848 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 : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1995-08-16T00:00Z Date Removed : 1995-11-09T00:00Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.6 Antenna Type : ASH700936B_M Serial Number : 11789 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 1.748 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 : SNOW Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 1995-11-09T00:00Z 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 : CDP STA Tied Marker Usage : n/a Tied Marker CDP Number : 7223 Tied Marker DOMES Number: 40420M002 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -5.037 dy (m) : -12.908 dz (m) : -21.229 Accuracy (mm) : 1 Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Actual date of measurement unknown; estimated : to be December of 1991. 5.2 Tied Marker Name : 7223 RM-1 Tied Marker Usage : n/a Tied Marker CDP Number : 7223 Tied Marker DOMES Number: 40420M003 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : 18.058 dy (m) : -13.879 dz (m) : -3.986 Accuracy (mm) : 1 Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Actual date of measurement unknown; estimated : to be December of 1991. 5.3 Tied Marker Name : 7223 RM-2 Tied Marker Usage : n/a Tied Marker CDP Number : 7223 Tied Marker DOMES Number: 40420M004 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -6.481 dy (m) : -30.002 dz (m) : -44.398 Accuracy (mm) : 1 Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Actual date of measurement unknown; estimated : to be December of 1991. 5.4 Tied Marker Name : 7223 RM-3 Tied Marker Usage : n/a Tied Marker CDP Number : 7223 Tied Marker DOMES Number: 40420M005 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -26.94 dy (m) : 4.761 dz (m) : -14.949 Accuracy (mm) : 1 Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Actual date of measurement unknown; estimated : to be December of 1991. 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) : (m) dy (m) : (m) dz (m) : (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 : (if external) Effective Dates : 1992-05-25/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : ROGUE SNR-8 has external rubidium standard 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 : VLBI Status : MOBILE Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 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 : MET3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 67622 Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec. Accuracy (% rel h) : 2. Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration Date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1997-12-04/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : (multiple lines) 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 : MET3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 67622 Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec. Accuracy : .5 Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration Date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1997-12-04/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : (multiple lines) 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 : MET3 Manufacturer : Paroscientific Serial Number : 67622 Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec. Accuracy : .5 Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration Date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 1997-12-04/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : (multiple lines) 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 : (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) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) 8.5.x Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.1 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 : (multiple lines) 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 : (multiple lines) 9.2.1 Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/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) 9.3.1 Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDINGS/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 : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : United States Geological Survey Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) Mailing Address : Pasadena Field Office, 525 S. Wilson Ave., : Pasadena CA 91106 Primary Contact Contact Name : Keith Stark Telephone (primary) : 626-583-6729 Telephone (secondary) : 818-542-5930 Fax : 626-583-7827 E-mail : stark@gps.caltech.edu Secondary Contact Contact Name : Paul Jamason Telephone (primary) : 858-822-4472 Telephone (secondary) : 858-663-3508 Fax : 858-534-9873 E-mail : pjamason@ucsd.edu Additional Information : (Primary) SCIGN Network Coordinator 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 Secondary Data Center : Crustal Dynamics Data Information System URL For More Information: http://www.scign.org Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : Monument Description : (Y or URL) Site Pictures : (Y or URL) Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions (insert text graphic from antenna.gra)