YEL2 Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igs.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Cardaliaguet Jean-Paul Date Prepared : 2018-02-02 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : yel2_20161207.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.13, 3.14, 12 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : YEL2 CACS-GSD Four Character ID : YEL2 Monument Inscription : M089000 IERS DOMES Number : 40127M006 CDP Number : Monument Description : 20 cm diameter stainless steel cylinder Height of the Monument : 1.80 m Monument Foundation : Exposed bedrock Foundation Depth : 4.00 m Marker Description : welded plate with a centered 5/8th inch bolt Date Installed : 2008-11-14T20:15Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : Bedrock Condition : FRESH Fracture Spacing : 11-50 cm Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : The GNSS reference mark consists in a 0.20 m : diameter stainless steel cylinder, 1.8 m high : above ground and drilled into bedrock to a : depth of approx. 4.0 m. The top of the : monument is fitted with a stainless steel cap : welded to the pipe and fitted with a centered : 5/8 inch bolt which serves as a mount for the : GNSS antenna. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : YELLOWKNIFE State or Province : NT Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : NORTH AMERICAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -1224441.9824 Y coordinate (m) : -2689174.6494 Z coordinate (m) : 5633660.3762 Latitude (N is +) : +622852.7561 Longitude (E is +) : -1142851.04713 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 181.008 Additional Information : YEL2 is a continuously tracking GNSS station : and is part of the Canadian Active Control : System (CACS). The station is located at the : Geological Survey of Canada's Geomagnetism : Observatory and Seismic Array in Yellowknife, : Northwest Territories. The station is : collocated with the YELL GNSS station, : the YEL3 GNSS station, the VLBI reference : mark and the French Space Agency's : DORIS beacon. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01517 Firmware Version : 3.3P5 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2008-11-14T20:15Z Date Removed : 2009-04-22T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01517 Firmware Version : 3.4B4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2009-04-23T00:00Z Date Removed : 2009-06-29T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01517 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2009-06-30T00:00Z Date Removed : 2009-11-16T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01517 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2009-11-17T00:00Z Date Removed : 2011-08-05T14:37Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01517 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2011-08-05T14:38Z Date Removed : 2011-10-31T14:14Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01517 Firmware Version : 3.5 Mar 16,2011 p1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2011-10-31T14:15Z Date Removed : 2013-07-19T10:14Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 3002122 Firmware Version : 2.5.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 3 deg Date Installed : 2013-07-19T10:15Z Date Removed : 2014-02-10T20:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.8 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 11333002068 Firmware Version : 2.5.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 3 deg Date Installed : 2014-02-10T20:45Z Date Removed : 2015-06-10T13:46Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.9 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 11333002068 Firmware Version : 2.9.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 3 deg Date Installed : 2015-06-10T14:17Z Date Removed : 2015-10-21T12:58Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.10 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 11333002068 Firmware Version : 2.9.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2015-10-21T12:59Z Date Removed : 2016-04-20T08:04Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.11 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 11333002068 Firmware Version : 2.9.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2016-04-20T08:15Z Date Removed : 2016-10-18T07:41Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.12 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 11333002068 Firmware Version : 2.9.5 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2016-10-18T07:45Z Date Removed : 2016-12-07T15:25Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.13 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX4TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 11333002068 Firmware Version : 2.9.6 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2016-12-07T15:30Z Date Removed : 2018-02-01T17:15Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.14 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5TR Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS Serial Number : 17323022348 Firmware Version : 5.1.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2018-02-01T17:30Z 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 : (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 : TPSCR.G3 NONE Serial Number : 383-0468 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0500 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Heliax-VXL5-50 Antenna Cable Length : 100.00 m Date Installed : 2008-11-14T20:15Z Date Removed : 2013-07-19T10:14Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : LEIAR25.R4 NONE Serial Number : 10231042 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0500 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : 0.0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Heliax-VXL5-50 Antenna Cable Length : 100.00 m Date Installed : 2013-07-19T10:15Z 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 : (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.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 : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2008-11-14/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : A frequency multipier to 10 MHz was installed : since 2013-07-19 for receiver external : frequency input. 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 : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1991-01-21/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : 7.2 Instrumentation Type : DORIS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1991-01-21/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : 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.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.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.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.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 : (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/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 : Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales Preferred Abbreviation : CNES Mailing Address : CNES : 18, avenue Edouard Belin : 31401 - Toulouse cedex 09 - France Primary Contact Contact Name : Jean-Paul Cardaliaguet Telephone (primary) : (33) 5.61.27.31.98 Telephone (secondary) : (33) 5.61.28.35.22 Fax : E-mail : jean-paul.cardaliaguet@cnes.fr Secondary Contact Contact Name : Generic email Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : regina.operation@cnes.fr Additional Information : YEL2 is operated jointly by CNES and NRCan 13. More Information Primary Data Center : IGN Secondary Data Center : CDDIS URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : Site Diagram : Horizon Mask : Monument Description : Site Pictures : Additional Information : : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Type: TPSCR.G3 +-------+ / + \ | + | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1015 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0345 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.238 --> <-- 0.380 --> LEIAR25.R4 +-------+ <-- 0.1995 / \ +---+-------------+---+ <-- 0.1606 TCR | | |---------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-+---------------------------------------------+-+ +-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ <-- 0.0320 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3802 --> ARP: antenna reference point BCR: bottom of chokering BPA: bottom of preamplifier TCR: top of chokering Dimensions ---------- All dimensions are in meters.