WTZA Site Information Form International GPS Service for Geodynamics 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Wolfgang Schlueter : Klaus Roettcher : Uwe Hessels : Rudolf Stoeger Date Prepared : 08-NOV-2001 Report Type : UPDATE Prepared Using : 1. Site Identification of the GPS Monument Site Name : Wettzell / Germany Four Character ID : WTZA Monument Inscription : Pillar 1204 IERS DOMES Number : 14201M013 CDP Number : - Date Installed : 25-NOV-1997 Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Bedrock Type : Cordirit-Silimanit-Gneiss Bedrock Condition : Weathered Fracture Spacing : 50-200 cm and over 200 cm Notes : Additional information : An ASHTECH Z-XII3T : (ASHTECH Model Z-12 Metronome), : four character ID WTZA, : DOMES No. 14201M013, : Pillar 1204, operates since : 08-NOV-2001 09:30 UT in the : Fundamentalstation Wettzell. : Prior ASHTECH Z-XII3, four : character WTZA operated at : pillar 1204 since 25-NOV-1997. : In addition and parallel a : AOA SNR-8000 ACT or ROGUE SNR-8000 : on pillar 1202, Four Character : ID WTZR, Domes No. 14201M010, : (IGS Fiducial Site) : is observing since 09-FEB-1995; : a TRIMBLE 4000SSI on pillar 1201, : Four Character ID WTZT, Domes No : 14201M011, observing since : 06-FEB-1997; : a ASHTECH Z18 GPS + GLONASS : on pillar 1205, Domes No. : 14201M014, Four Character ID WTZZ, : observing since November 1998. : Prior we observed here in the : Fundamentalstation Wettzell with a : TI-4100 (12-NOV-1987 - 27-JUL-1989), : MiniMac 2816 AT (23-MAY-1989 - : 23-JUL-1991) and a Rogue SNR-800, : our # 1200, Four Character ID : WETT, Domes No. 14201M009, : (23-JUL-1991 - 02-FEB-1997). : Also a 3SNAV R101 GPS+GLONASS : on pillar 1203, Domes No. : 14201M012, was observing : from 14-OCT-1998 until : 04-SEP-1999. : ASHTECH Z-XII3 receiver exchange : S/N LP02349 to S/N LP02336 : 27-JAN-1999 00:00 UT. : Firmware Upgrade from 1E95-1D01 : to 1K00-1D04 24-OCT-1999. : ASHTECH Z-XII3 receiver : S/N LP02336 replaced with ASHTECH : Z-XII3 receiver S/N LP03169 : 04-NOV-1999. : ASHTECH Z-XII3 receiver : S/N LP03169 Firmware 1K00-1D04 : replaced with ASHTECH Z-XII3 : receiver S/N LP00846 Firmware : C00-1D02 (Z-12 CGRS) 04-SEP-2001 : 11:30 UT. : ASHTECH Z-XII3 S/N LP00846 : Firmware C00-1D02 replaced with : ASHTECH Z-XII3T (ASHTECH Z-12 : Metronome) S/N RT820013902 : Firmware 1L01-1D04 08-NOV-2001 : 09:30 UT. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Koetzting State or Province : Bavaria Country : Germany Tectonic Plate : Eurasian Approximate Position X coordinate (m) : 4075578.58 Y coordinate (m) : 931852.56 Z coordinate (m) : 4801569.91 Latitude (deg) : 49.1442 N Longitude (deg) : 12.8789 E Elevation (m) : 666.0 Additional Information : 3. GPS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Serial Number : LP02349 Firmware Version : 1E95-1D01 Date Installed : 25-NOV-1997 00:00 UT Date Removed : 27-JAN-1999 00:00 UT Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Serial Number : LP02336 Firmware Version : 1E95-1D01 Date Installed : 27-JAN-1999 00:00 UT Date Removed : 24-OCT-1999 00:00 UT Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Serial Number : LP02336 Firmware Version : 1K00-1D04 Date Installed : 24-OCT-1999 00:00 UT Date Removed : 04-NOV-1999 00:00 UT Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Serial Number : LP03169 Firmware Version : 1K00-1D04 Date Installed : 04-NOV-1999 00:00 UT Date Removed : 04-SEP-2001 11:30 UT Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3 Serial Number : LP00846 Firmware Version : C00-1D02 Date Installed : 04-SEP-2001 11:30 UT Date Removed : 08-NOV-2001 09:30 UT Additional Information : Z-12 CGRS. External : frequency from the : H-Maser. 3.6 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3T Serial Number : RT820013902 Firmware Version : 1L01-1D04 Date Installed : 08-NOV-2001 09:30 UT Date Removed : dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT Additional Information : ASHTECH Model Z-12 : Metronome WP103, : P/N 800926. External : frequency from the : H-Maser. 4. GPS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : ASH700936C_M SNOW Serial Number : 12118 Antenna Height (m) : 0.078 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Degree Offset from North : - Antenna Radome Type : SNOW Date Installed : 25-NOV-1997 00:00 UT Date Removed : dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT Additional Information : 5. Local Site Ties 5.1 Monument Name : VLBI Ref Point Site Ref CDP Number : 7224 Site Ref Domes Number : 14201S004 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : 1 Date Measured : 13-FEB-1995 15:00 UT Additional Information : 5.2 Monument Name : SLR WLRS Site Ref CDP Number : 8834 Site Ref Domes Number : 14201S018 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : 1 Date Measured : 13-FEB-1995 15:00 UT Additional Information : 5.3 Monument Name : TIGO VLBI Site Ref CDP Number : 759324012 Site Ref Domes Number : 14201S100 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 5.4 Monument Name : TIGO SLR Site Ref CDP Number : 75947901 Site Ref Domes Number : 14201M200 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 5.5 Monument Name : 1200 (ROGUE SNR-800, Bottom of : Choke Rings = WETT) Site Ref CDP Number : Site Ref Domes Number : 14201M009 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 5.6 Monument Name : 1202 (AOA SNR-8000 ACT or : ROGUE SNR-8000 = WTZR) Site Ref CDP Number : Site Ref Domes Number : 14201M010 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 5.7 Monument Name : 1201 (TRIMBLE 4000SSI = WTZT) Site Ref CDP Number : Site Ref Domes Number : 14201M011 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 5.8 Monument Name : 1203 (3SNAV R 101 OLD GPS+GLONASS : = WTZG) Site Ref CDP Number : Site Ref Domes Number : 14201M012 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 5.9 Monument Name : 1205 (ASHTECH Z18 GPS+GLONASS : = WTZZ) Site Ref CDP Number : Site Ref Domes Number : 14201M014 Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Date Measured : Additional Information : 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : Internal Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 1983 - 04-SEP-2001 Notes : Prior 04-SEP-2001 the : ASHTECH Z-XII3 used the : Internal oscillator. 6.2 Standard Type : MASER Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 04-SEP-2001 - 08-NOV-2001 Notes : After 04-SEP-2001 the : ASHTECH Z-XII3 use the : external oscillator frequency : from the H-Masers in Wettzell. 6.3 Standard Type : MASER Frequency : 20 MHz Effective Dates : 08-NOV-2001 - now Notes : ASHTECH Z-XII3T use the : external oscillator frequency : from the H-Masers in Wettzell. 7. Collocation Information 7.1 Instrumentation Type : SLR WLRS (8834) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1988 - now Notes : 7.2 Instrumentation Type : SLR (7834) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1977 - 1991 Notes : 7.3 Instrumentation Type : SLR MTLRS 1 Status : MOBILE Effective Dates : 1984 - 1997 Notes : 7.4 Instrumentation Type : VLBI (7224) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1983 - now Notes : 7.5 Instrumentation Type : LLR (WLRS) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1991 - now Notes : 7.6 Instrumentation Type : TIGO VLBI Status : PERMANENT / MOBIL Effective Dates : 1997 - now Notes : 7.7 Instrumentation Type : TIGO SLR Status : PERMANENT / MOBIL Effective Dates : 1997 - now Notes : 7.8 Instrumentation Type : PRARE Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1994 - now Notes : 7.9 Instrumentation Type : Super Conducting Gravimeter Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1989 - now Notes : 7.10 Instrumentation Type : Very Broad Band Seismograph Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1991 - now Notes : And a Short-Period-Seismometer is operating since 1974 7.11 Instrumentation Type : Transit (NNSS-DMA Doppler) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1984 - 1993 Notes : 7.12 Instrumentation Type : TI-4100 GPS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 12-NOV-1987 - 27-JUL-1989 Notes : CIGNET GPS Station 7.13 Instrumentation Type : MiniMac 2816 AT GPS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 23-MAY-1989 - 23-JUL-1991 Notes : CIGNET GPS Station 7.14 Instrumentation Type : ROGUE SNR-800 GPS WETT # 1200 Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 23-JUL-1991 - 02-FEB-1997 Notes : CIGNET / CORE Station 7.15 Instrumentation Type : AOA SNR-8000 ACT or : ROGUE SNR-8000 GPS WTZR # 1202 Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 09-FEB-1995 - now Notes : IGS Fiducial Station 7.16 Instrumentation Type : TRIMBLE 4000SSI WTZT # 1201 Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 06-FEB-1997 - now Notes : 7.17 Instrumentation Type : 3SNAV R101 OLD GPS+GLONASS WTZG # 1203 Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 14-OCT-1998 - 04-SEP-1999 Notes : 7.18 Instrumentation Type : ASHTECH Z18 GPS+GLONASS WTZZ # 1205 Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : November 1998 - now Notes : 7.19 Instrumentation Type : Ringlaser Gyroscope Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 01-SEP-2001 - now Notes : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity Sensor Model : 809 Manufacturer : Lamprecht, Goettingen Data Frequency : 15 min Accuracy (% rel h) : +/- 1.5 % rel h Effective Dates : 1987 - now Notes : Meteorological data Site WTZR 8.2 Pressure Sensor Model : 740 Manufacturer : Althen, Kelkheim Data Frequency : 15 min Accuracy (mbar) : 0.1 mbar Height Diff to GPS (m) : 10.5 m Effective Dates : 1987 - now Notes : Meteorological data Site WTZR 8.3 Temperature Sensor Model : 809 Manufacturer : Lamprecht, Goettingen Data Frequency : 15 min Accuracy (deg C) : 0.3 deg C Effective Dates : 1987- now Notes : Meteorological data Site WTZR 8.4 Water Vapor Radiometer : CTGR129502 Manufacturer : Captec, Bern / ETH, Zuerich Distance to GPS (m) : 27 m Elev Diff to GPS (m) : 1 m Effective Dates : Notes : April 1997 - now 8.5 Other Instrumentation : 9. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie : und Geodaesie : Fundamentalstation Wettzell Mailing Adress : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie : und Geodaesie : Fundamentalstation Wettzell : D-93444 Koetzting : Germany Primary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Wolfgang Schlueter Telephone (primary) : (0049)-9941-603107 Telephone (secondary) : (0049)-9941-6030 Fax : (0049)-9941-603222 E-mail : schlueter@wettzell.ifag.de Contact Name : Klaus Roettcher Telephone (primary) : (0049)-9941-603115 Telephone (secondary) : (0049)-9941-6030 Fax : (0049)-9941-603222 E-mail : roettcher@wettzell.ifag.de Contact Name : Uwe Hessels Telephone (primary) : (0049)-9941-603204 Telephone (secondary) : (0049)-9941-6030 Fax : (0049)-9941-603222 E-mail : hessels@wettzell.ifag.de Contact Name : Rudi Stoeger Telephone (primary) : (0049)-9941-603114 Telephone (secondary) : (0049)-9941-6030 Fax : (0049)-9941-603222 E-mail : stoeger@wettzell.ifag.de Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 10. Responsible Agency (if different from 9.) Agency : Mailing Address : Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (seconsary) : Fax : E-mail Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : 11. More Information URL for More Information : www.ifag.de : www.wettzell.ifag.de Hardcopy on File Site Map : Y Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Y Site Pictures : Y Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Ashtech: ASH700936C_M ( DORNE MARGOLIN ASH ) ----- / + \ <-- 0.1280 L2 | + | <-- 0.1100 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.1020 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0380 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0350 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3810 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier