ALG3 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) : Curtis Bernard Date Prepared : 2020-08-19 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : alg3_20190222.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.9, 3.10 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : ALG3 CACS-GSD Four Character ID : ALG3 Monument Inscription : M083000 IERS DOMES Number : 40104M006 CDP Number : Monument Description : 20 cm diameter stainless steel cylinder Height of the Monument : 2.10 (m) Monument Foundation : exposed bedrock Foundation Depth : 4.00 (m) Marker Description : welded plate with a centered 5/8th inch bolt Date Installed : 2006-01-06T19:37Z Geologic Characteristic : Bedrock Bedrock Type : Igneous Bedrock Condition : Weathered Fracture Spacing : 11-50 cm Fault zones nearby : Distance/activity : Additional Information : The GNSS reference mark consists in a stainless steel : cylinder 2.1 m high, 0.20 m in diameter, : drilled into bedrock to a : depth of 4 m. The top of the monument is : fitted with a welded plate and a centered 5/8 : inch bolt which serves as a mount for the GNSS : antenna. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Algonquin Park State or Province : ON Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 918043.22 Y coordinate (m) : -4346175.16 Z coordinate (m) : 4561905.63 Latitude (N is +) : +455717.30 Longitude (E is +) : -0780421.84 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 207.30 Additional Information : ALG3 is a continuously tracking GNSS station : and is part of : the Canadian Active Control System (CACS). : The station is colocated : with the ALGO GNSS station, the ALG2 GNSS : station and : the VLBI reference mark in Algonquin, Ontario. : The station is located on : the property of Algonquin Space Complex, : Algonquin Park : , Ottawa, Ontario. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3GETT Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : RT920031101 Firmware Version : 1L00-1D04 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2006-01-06T19:37Z Date Removed : 2007-03-26T18:59Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01541 Firmware Version : 3.3P4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2008-09-15T00:45Z Date Removed : 2008-12-25T07:04Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.3 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01545 Firmware Version : 3.4P5 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2009-01-09T00:00Z Date Removed : 2009-04-23T14:05Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.4 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01545 Firmware Version : 3.4B4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 Date Installed : 2009-04-23T14:05Z Date Removed : 2009-08-06T12:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.5 Receiver Type : TPS NETG3 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 401-01989 Firmware Version : 3.4 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2009-08-06T12:30Z Date Removed : 2012-08-17T17:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.6 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G3A Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 618-00829 Firmware Version : 3.4p2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2012-08-17T17:00Z Date Removed : 2012-12-20T17:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.7 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G3A Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 618-01829 Firmware Version : 3.5 Jul,15,2011 p2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2012-12-20T17:00Z Date Removed : 2018-01-24T16:30Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.8 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 1294-11329 Firmware Version : 5.1 Jun,15,2017 p3 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2018-01-24T16:48Z Date Removed : 2019-02-20T17:47Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.9 Receiver Type : TPS NET-G5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 1294-11329 Firmware Version : 5.2.2 Dec,06,2018 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2019-02-22T15:25Z Date Removed : 2020-08-18T15:10Z Temperature Stabiliz. : Additional Information : 3.10 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 3025673 Firmware Version : 5.3.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2020-08-18T22:49Z 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 : Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 171 Antenna Reference Point : ARP 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 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : 0.00 (m) Date Installed : 2006-01-06T19:38Z Date Removed : 2007-03-07T18:59Z Additional Information : 4.2 Antenna Type : TPSCR.G3 NONE Serial Number : 383-0414 Antenna Reference Point : ARP 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 Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Antenna Cable Length : 0.00 (m) Date Installed : 2008-09-15T00:45Z 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 : 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 : 5. Surveyed Local Ties 5.1 Tied Marker Name : 683100 Tied Marker Usage : Tied Marker CDP Number : 7282 Tied Marker DOMES Number : 40104S001 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -94.756 dy (m) : -61.021 dz (m) : -6.665 Accuracy (mm) : 0.0 Survey method : Date Measured : 1993-08-03T00:00Z Additional Information : Differential coordinates are from the GPS : monument to the reference and other monuments. : The components are parallel to the XYZ-Axes of : the Global Geocentric Reference System ITRF : (WGS-84). 5.2 Tied Marker Name : 933000 Tied Marker Usage : Tied Marker CDP Number : 7410 Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : 83.51 dy (m) : 4.669 dz (m) : -20.142 Accuracy (mm) : 0.0 Survey method : Date Measured : 1994-05-03T00:00Z Additional Information : 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) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 2009-01-29 Notes : 6.2 Standard Type : MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2013-06-04/2015-03-17 Notes : 6.3 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : Effective Dates : 2015-03-19/2015-03-23 Notes : 6.4 Standard Type : H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2015-03-23/2017-05-10 Notes : 6.5 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 2017-05-11 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 : 7. Collocation Information 7.1 Instrumentation Type : VLBI Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1991-01-19 Notes : 7.2 Instrumentation Type : SLR Status : MOBILE Effective Dates : 1993-05-20/1993-09-30 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 : 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.x Humidity Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy (% rel h) : (% 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 : 8.2.x Pressure Sensor Model : Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) Aspiration : Height Diff to Ant : (CCYY-MM-DD) (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 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 : 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 : 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/BUILDLINGS/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) : 613-371-3817 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Mark.Caissy@canada.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Stuart Elson Telephone (primary) : 613-799-4761 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : Stuart.Elson@canada.ca Additional Information : 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : (multiple lines) Preferred Abbreviation : (A10) 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 Type: AOAD/M_T --- L2 Phase Center => / + \ <---------------+ L1 Phase Center => | + | <---------+ | +----------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ================================================== | | | | | | | +-+ | | 0.178m Bottom of Preamp. (BPA) => +====| |====+ <--+ | | | | | 0.160m | | | | | | | | | | | Mount => | | 0.050m | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+ | | | | Monument => +----------------+====| |====+-----------------+ <--+-----+ Ref. Point | | | | | | | Concrete pillar | | | | | | | Type: TPSCR.G3 +-------+ / + \ | + | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1015 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0345 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.238 --> <-- 0.380 --> BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering