YKRO Site Information Form International GPS Service for Geodynamics 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Dave Stowers Date Prepared : 03-MAY-2000 Report Type : UPDATE Prepared Using : vi 1. Site Identification of the Monument Site Name : Yamoussoukro Tracking Station Four Character ID : YKRO Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 32601M001 CDP Number : Date Installed : 18-JUL-1999 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 Notes : (multiple lines) Additional Information : The pillar rests on hardened clay. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Yamoussoukro State or Province : Country : Cote d'Ivorie Tectonic Plate : African Plate Approximate Position X coordinate (m) : 6306440.2132 Y coordinate (m) : -578381.0131 Z coordinate (m) : 757956.3277 Latitude (deg) : 6.8706 Longitude (deg) : -5.2401 Elevation (m) : 270.4983 Additional Information : The GPS station is located in Yamoussoukro : about 250 km NNW of Abidjan in the Republic : of Ivory Coast. The marker is encased on : top of a prominent 5 m concrete pillar : across from the ENESTP, about 5 km NNE of : the downtown area. The pillar is adjacent : to an enclosed building housing the GPS : receiver and ancillary equipment. The base : computer is located in the FHB Fondation : building. The mark is atop a 3 mm nob : physically present on the surface of the : plate. 3. GPS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Serial Number : T-358 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.8 Date Installed : 18-JUL-1999 Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : Serial port B connected to radio modem. : P/N 7490543. 3.x Receiver Type : Serial Number : Firmware Version : Date Installed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4. GPS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T Serial Number : T-426 Antenna Height (m) : 0.1245 Antenna Reference Point : ARP Degree Offset from North : True north Antenna Radome Type : NONE Date Installed : 18-JUL-1999 Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : UNAVCO #70108. Antenna is screwed onto the : antenna bolt of a SCIGN adapter and thread : converter which is set on a heavy Wild : surveying plate making contact in three : places on a circular groove on the monument. : Three measurements were made for the distance : between the surface of the monument and the : antenna ARP. The surveying plate is held fixed : by three Z-brackets bolted into concrete near : the edge of the marker. 4.x Antenna Type : Serial Number : Antenna Height (m) : (m) Antenna Reference Point : (ARP/BCR/BPA) Degree Offset from North : Antenna Radome Type : Date Installed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 5. Local Site Ties 5.x Monument Name : NONE Site Ref CDP Number : (XXXX) Site Ref Domes Number : (XXXXXXXXX) Differential Components from GPS Mark to Site Reference (ITRS) dx (m) : (m) dy (m) : (m) dz (m) : (m) Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Date Measured : (dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm UT) Additional Information : (mulitple lines) 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Frequency : Date Installed : 18-JUL-1999 Date Removed : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 6.x Standard Type : (H-MASER/CESIUM/QUARTZ/INTERNAL/RUBIDIUM) Frequency : Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 7. Collocation Information 7.x Instrumentation Type : (DORIS/GLONASS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1 Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Data Frequency : Accuracy (% rel h) : (% rel h) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.2 Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Data Frequency : Accuracy (mbar) : (mbar) Height Diff to GPS (m) : (m) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.3 Temperature Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Data Frequency : Accuracy (deg C) : (deg C) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.4 Water Vapor Radiometer : Manufacturer : Distance to GPS (m) : (m) Elev Diff to GPS (m) : (m) Effective Dates : (dd-MMM-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy) Notes : (multiple lines) 8.5 Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 9. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Bureau National D'Etudes Techniques : (BNETD) Mailing Address : 01 BP 3862 : Abdijan 01, Cote d'Ivorie Primary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Philippe Kouakou Telephone (primary) : (+225) 05 95 15 49 Telephone (secondary) : (+225) 22 44 22 04 Fax : (+225) 22 44 28 86 E-mail : phkouakou@bnetd.sita.net Secondary Contact Contact Name : Dr. Konan Kouadio, Director Centre : de Cartographie et de Teledetection Mailing Address : Angle boul. Jacques Aka et rue Ste Marie : Abidjan, Cocody : Ambassade : 01 BP 3862 Abidjan, 01 : Cote d'Ivorie Telephone (primary) : (+225) 22 44 64 10 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : (+225) 22 44 28 86 E-mail : NONE Additional Information : 10. Responsible Agency (if different from 9.) Agency : JPL Mailing Address : 4800 Oak Grove Drive : Pasadena, CA : USA 91109 Primary Contact Contact Name : David A. Stowers Telephone (primary) : 818-354-7055 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 818-393-4965 E-mail : dstowers@jpl.nasa.gov Secondary Contact Contact Name : Network Engineer/UNAVCO Telephone (primary) : 303-497-8000 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 303-497-8028 E-mail : ruud or kfeaux @unavco.ucar.edu Additional Information : Oivind Ruud (x8030) or Karl Feaux : (x8037). 11. More Information URL for More Information : www.unavco.ucar.edu/network Hardcopy on File Site Map : Y Site Diagram : Y Horizon Mask : Y Monument Description : Y Site Pictures : Y Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions TURBOROGUE: AOAD/M_T ----- / + \ <-- 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