YELL Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS 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 : 2015-03-06 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : yell_20140729.log Modified/Added Sections : 1, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 4.6, 4.7 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : YELL CACS-GSD Four Character ID : YELL Monument Inscription : 889201 IERS DOMES Number : 40127M003 CDP Number : Monument Description : Concrete Pier Height of the Monument : 1.80 m Monument Foundation : Anchored to exposed bedrock Foundation Depth : 3.00 m Marker Description : Brass Plate Date Installed : 1991-01-21T00:00Z 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 of a brass : plate with a forced centered stainless steel : bolt embedded on top of a 1.8 m high concrete : pier, 0.40 m diameter. The concrete pier is : anchored to exposed bedrock by steel : reinforcing bars to a depth of 0.50 m. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Yellowknife State or Province : NT Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : NORTH AMERICAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -1224452.40 Y coordinate (m) : -2689216.00 Z coordinate (m) : 5633638.20 Latitude (N is +) : +622851.24 Longitude (E is +) : -1142850.52 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 181.00 Additional Information : YELL 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 YEL2 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 : ROGUE SNR-8 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : R116 Firmware Version : MEENIX ? Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1991-01-21T00:00Z Date Removed : 1992-03-19T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8C Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : CR309/DIS Firmware Version : MEENIX 7.? Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1992-03-20T00:00Z Date Removed : 1992-12-18T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8C Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : CR309/DIS Firmware Version : MEENIX 7.3 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1992-12-19T00:00Z Date Removed : 1994-03-16T18:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T230 Firmware Version : TURBO 2.8.32.1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1994-03-16T20:00Z Date Removed : 1994-05-11T14:32Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T302 Firmware Version : TURBO 2.8.32.1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1994-05-11T14:52Z Date Removed : 1995-10-24T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T302 Firmware Version : TURBO 3.2.32.1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1995-10-24T00:00Z Date Removed : 1996-12-19T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T203 Firmware Version : TURBO 3.2.32.5X Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1996-12-19T00:00Z Date Removed : 1999-01-25T19:45Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.8 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T230 Firmware Version : TURBO 3.2.32.5X Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1999-01-25T19:45Z Date Removed : 1999-08-09T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.9 Receiver Type : AOA BENCHMARK ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1105 Firmware Version : TURBO 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 1999-08-10T00:00Z Date Removed : 2007-07-25T14:15Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.10 Receiver Type : AOA SNR-12 ACT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 204-U Firmware Version : TURBO 3.3.32.2N Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg Date Installed : 2007-07-25T14:30Z Date Removed : 2013-07-17T19:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.11 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 00403 Firmware Version : 3.5.0 Nov,13,2012 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2013-07-17T20:00Z Date Removed : 2014-05-30T23:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : Corrected receiver type on 2015-03-06. : Previous Javad entry had receiver incorrectly : named JAVAD TRE_G3T DELTA. 3.12 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 00403 Firmware Version : 3.4.14 Jan,29,2014 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2014-05-31T00:00Z Date Removed : 2014-07-29T15:46Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : Corrected receiver type on 2015-03-06. : Previous Javad entry had receiver incorrectly : named JAVAD TRE_G3T DELTA. 3.13 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 00403 Firmware Version : 3.5.5 Mar,03,2014 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2014-07-29T16:06Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : Corrected receiver type on 2015-03-06. : Previous Javad entry had receiver incorrectly : named JAVAD TRE_G3T DELTA. 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 : AOAD/M_B NONE Serial Number : 110 Antenna Reference Point : BCR Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1110 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 : Antenna Cable Length : 0.00 m Date Installed : 1991-01-21T00:00Z Date Removed : 1992-03-19T00:00Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_B NONE Serial Number : 117 Antenna Reference Point : BCR Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.1170 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 : Antenna Cable Length : 0.00 m Date Installed : 1992-03-20T00:00Z Date Removed : 1994-03-16T18:00Z Additional Information : 4.3 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 273 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0820 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 : Antenna Cable Length : 0.00 m Date Installed : 1994-03-16T20:00Z Date Removed : 1994-10-13T21:52Z Additional Information : 4.4 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 273 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 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : 0.00 m Date Installed : 1994-10-14T00:15Z Date Removed : 1996-08-22T00:00Z Additional Information : 4.5 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 285 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 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : FSJ1-50A Antenna Cable Length : 50.00 m Date Installed : 1996-08-22T00:00Z Date Removed : 2013-07-17T19:30Z Additional Information : 4.6 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 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : FSJ1-50A Antenna Cable Length : 50.00 m Date Installed : 2013-07-17T20:00Z Date Removed : 2013-10-16T19:00Z Additional Information : Upgraded LNA accepts GNSS spectrum 4.7 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 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : ANDREW LDF4-50A Antenna Cable Length : 50.00 m Date Installed : 2013-10-16T23:00Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : Upgraded LNA accepts GNSS spectrum 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 : 909012 Tied Marker Usage : Tied Marker CDP Number : 7296 Tied Marker DOMES Number : 40127M004 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : 52.933 dy (m) : -57.155 dz (m) : -17.996 Accuracy (mm) : 2.0 mm Survey method : Date Measured : 1993-12-12T00:00Z Additional Information : Source/GSD/M93-301 5.2 Tied Marker Name : 829098 Tied Marker Usage : Tied Marker CDP Number : 7285 Tied Marker DOMES Number : 40127M001 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : 327.855 dy (m) : -314.587 dz (m) : -82.91 Accuracy (mm) : 2.0 mm Survey method : Date Measured : 1993-12-13T00:00Z Additional Information : Source/GSD/M93-301 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 RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 1992-12-19/1994-08-02 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 1994-08-02/1998-02-12 Notes : 6.3 Standard Type : EXTERNAL RUBIDIUM Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 1998-02-12/1998-04-24 Notes : 6.4 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 1998-04-24/2005-04-09 Notes : 6.5 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2005-04-10/2005-04-12 Notes : 6.6 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2005-04-12/2006-08-16 Notes : 6.7 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2006-08-16/2006-08-21 Notes : 6.8 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2006-08-21/2006-08-24 Notes : 6.9 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2006-08-24/2006-08-28 Notes : 6.10 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2006-08-28/2010-06-29 Notes : 6.11 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 2010-06-29/2010-06-30 Notes : 6.12 Standard Type : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2010-06-30/2012-11-20 Notes : 6.13 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2012-11-20/2012-11-22 Notes : 6.14 Standard Type : EXTERNAL MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2012-11-22/CCYY-MM-DD 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 : (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 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP-35A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy (% rel h) : 2.0 Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -4.26 m Calibration date : 2002-07-30 Effective Dates : 2001-08-13/2008-12-22 Notes : 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 : PTB-100A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy : 0.1 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 1.5 m Calibration date : 2002-07-30 Effective Dates : 2001-08-13/2007-06-14 Notes : 8.2.2 Pressure Sensor Model : PTB-100A Manufacturer : VAISALA Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy : 0.1 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 1.5 m Calibration date : 2007-04-26 Effective Dates : 2007-06-14/2011-06-20 Notes : 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 : VSI 44212 Manufacturer : VSI Serial Number : XXX Data Sampling Interval : 300 sec Accuracy : 0.2 deg C Aspiration : NONE Height Diff to Ant : -4.26 m Calibration date : 2002-07-30 Effective Dates : 2001-08-13/2008-12-22 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 : (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 : caissy@geod.nrcan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Peter Taylor Telephone (primary) : 613-992-2106 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 613-995-3215 E-mail : peter.taylor@geod.nrcan.gc.ca Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Preferred Abbreviation : Mailing Address : Primary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Additional Information : 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 Rogue: AOAD/M_B (Allen Osborne Design) ----- / + \ <-- 0.096 L2 | + | <-- 0.078 L1 +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.070 TCR | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------+------x------+------------------+ <-- 0.000 BPA | | +-------------+ <-- -0.011 || || <-- 0.351 --> Type: AOAD/M_T --- L2 Phase Center => / + \ <---------------+ L1 Phase Center => | + | <---------+ | +----------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ================================================== | | | | | | | +-+ | | 0.228m Bottom of Preamp. (BPA) => +====| |====+ <--+ | | | | | 0.210m | | | | | | | | | | | Mount => | | 0.100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+ | | | | Monument => +----------------+====| |====+-----------------+ <--+-----+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering