ZIMJ Site Information Form (site log) International GPS Service 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Heike Bock Date Prepared : 2006-08-16 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : zimj_20041018.log Modified/Added Sections : 4.1 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Zimmerwald GPS87E Four Character ID : ZIMJ Monument Inscription : GPS87E IERS DOMES Number : 14001M006 CDP Number : Monument Description : STEEL MAST Height of the Monument : Monument Foundation : ROOF of the observatory Foundation Depth : Marker Description : Eccentric mount on steel mast (GPS87) Date Installed : 1995-01-01 Geologic Characteristic : CONGLOMERATE Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY Bedrock Condition : JOINTED Fracture Spacing : Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : Morraine : Exact date in 1995 not known 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Zimmerwald State or Province : Bern Country : Switzerland Tectonic Plate : Eurasian Plate Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 4331294.043 Y coordinate (m) : 567541.982 Z coordinate (m) : 4633135.625 Latitude (N is +) : +465237.70 Longitude (E is +) : +0072754.36 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 954.3 Additional Information : ITRF2000, epoch 1997.0 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 1.4 Jan 22,1999 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 1999-02-03 Date Removed : 1999-04-16 Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 1.5 Mar,18,1999 pl3 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 1999-04-17 Date Removed : 1999-05-05 Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 1.6 Apr,26,1999 pl1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 1999-05-06 Date Removed : 1999-07-05 Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 1.8 Jun,17,1999 pl2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 1999-07-06 Date Removed : 1999-08-16 Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 1.9 Aug,11,1999 pl2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 1999-08-17 Date Removed : 2000-08-08 Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 2.1 Jun,16,2000 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2000-08-09 Date Removed : 2003-10-08 Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 2.3 Aug,01,2003 p2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2003-10-08 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 3.8 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY Satellite System : GPS+GLONASS Serial Number : MT300342503 Firmware Version : 2.3 APR,28,2004 p4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2003-10-08 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : None Additional Information : 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : JPSREGANT_SD_E NONE Serial Number : RA 0059 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0770 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : Approx. 10 m Date Installed : 1999-02-03 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : On Aug. 15, 2006 14:30 UTC the antenna was newly tied to the mast and a misorientation (approximately 25 degrees towards north-east) was removed. 5. Surveyed Local Ties 5.1 Tied Marker Name : ZIMM Tied Marker Usage : GPS Tied Marker CDP Number : Tied Marker DOMES Number : 14001M004 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : +3.134 dy (m) : +13.750 dz (m) : -1.785 Accuracy (mm) : 2 Survey method : GPS CAMPAIGN Date Measured : 1998-07-06 Additional Information : 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : Notes : 7. Collocation Information 7.1 Instrumentation Type : SLR Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1976-01-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : New telescope since 1996 : Exact date in 1976 not known 7.2 Instrumentation Type : Earth tide gravimeter Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1995-01-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Geodesy and Geodynamics Lab (GGL) ETH-Hoenggerberg CH-8093 Zurich Exact date in 1995 not known 7.3 Instrumentation Type : GPS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1993-05-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Official IGS site (see 5.1) ZIMM 14001M004 TRIMBLE 4000SSI See IGS site log file zimm*.log 7.4 Instrumentation Type : GPS/GLONASS Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1998-02-03/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : Official IGLOS site ZIMZ 14001M005 ASHTECH Z18 See IGLOS site log file zimz*.log 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : Hygromer C94 MP409A Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 1800 sec Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : Notes : 8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : Paroscientific 740-16B Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 1800 sec Accuracy : < 0.3 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 4 m Calibration date : Effective Dates : Notes : 8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : Rotronic PT100 MP409A Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : 1800 sec Accuracy : 0.2 deg C Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : Effective Dates : Notes : 8.4.1 Water Vapor Radiometer : Not available Manufacturer : Serial Number : Distance to Antenna : Height Diff to Ant : Calibration date : Effective Dates : Notes : 8.5.1 Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 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) 9.2.1 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/BUILDLINGS/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-DDThh:mmZ) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Astronomical Institute University of Berne Preferred Abbreviation : AIUB Mailing Address : Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern Primary Contact Contact Name : Heike Bock Telephone (primary) : +41 31 631 86 02 Telephone (secondary) : +41 31 631 85 91 Fax : +41 31 631 38 69 E-mail : heike.bock@aiub.unibe.ch Secondary Contact Contact Name : Pierre Fridez Telephone (primary) : +41 31 631 85 93 Telephone (secondary) : +41 31 631 85 91 Fax : +41 31 631 38 69 E-mail : pierre.fridez@aiub.unibe.ch Additional Information : 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 : BKG (Regional IGS Data Center) Secondary Data Center : CDDIS (Global IGS Data Center) URL for More Information : http://www.swisstopo.ch Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : (Y or URL) Monument Description : (Y or URL) Site Pictures : (Y or URL) Additional Information : Antenna Graphics with Dimensions JPSREGANT_SD_E +-------------------------+ <--------------Plastic Housing for / ------------------- \ Antenna/Choke Ring / / + \ \ <-- 0.1196 L2 +---------+ | + | +---------+ <-- 0.1060 L1 | +-------------------------------------------------+ | <-- 0.xxxx TCR / | | \ | | | | | | | | | | | | \+-----------------------------------------------------+/ |+-----------------------------------------------------+| <-- 0.xxxx BCR \______________ | | ______________/ \ | | / \+---------x---------+/ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP