AMER00USA Site Information Form (site log) LSU Continuously Operating Reference Station See Instructions at: https://files.igs.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Randy Osborne Date Prepared : 2024-04-05 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : amer_20220913.log Modified/Added Sections : 3.17 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Amerada Pass Four Character ID : AMER Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 19104M001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : 10' x 2" Galvanized Pipe Height of the Monument : 19 m Monument Foundation : Galvanized Platform Railing Foundation Depth : 40 m Marker Description : (CHISELLED CROSS/DIVOT/BRASS NAIL/etc) Date Installed : 2013-04-18T12:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED) Fracture Spacing : (1-10 cm/11-50 cm/51-200 cm/over 200 cm) Fault zones nearby : (YES/NO/Name of the zone) Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : The antenna is attached to a NOAA Tide Gauge : Sentinel located at Amerada Pass, LA. Monument : is a 10' x 2" galvanized pipe. Antenna is : attached to pipe with a threaded SECO mount. : Pipe is attached to rail of platform with 4 : galvanized, square U-Bolts and backing plate. : 42" Steel pile (1.5" thickness), tapered to 36" : Steel pile (1.25" thickness), approximately 90' : below mud-line. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Morgan City State or Province : Louisiana Country : USA Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -129804.762 Y coordinate (m) : -5556978.781 Z coordinate (m) : 3117382.347 Latitude (N is +) : +292658.51 Longitude (E is +) : -0912017.23 Elevation (m,ellips.) : -15.7 Additional Information : ARP IGS08 POSITION (EPOCH 2005.00) : Computed in Jun 2015 using 39 days of data. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4549261226 Firmware Version : 1.30 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2013-04-18T12:00Z Date Removed : 2013-11-12T12:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4646125544 Firmware Version : 1.30 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2013-11-12T12:00Z Date Removed : 2016-06-10T19:40Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new receiver 3.3 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4646125544 Firmware Version : 1.32 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2016-06-10T19:40Z Date Removed : 2016-06-16T16:24Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware : 16-JUN-2016 receiver change 3.4 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 5508R50001 Firmware Version : 5.14 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2016-06-16T17:00Z Date Removed : 2017-01-17T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : GAL started 2016-12-20 3.5 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5508R50001 Firmware Version : 5.20 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2017-01-17T00:00Z Date Removed : 2017-04-11T19:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware 3.6 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5508R50001 Firmware Version : 5.22 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2017-04-11T19:00Z Date Removed : 2018-03-08T17:36Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware 3.7 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5508R50001 Firmware Version : 5.30 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2018-03-08T17:36Z Date Removed : 2018-04-14T21:15Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware : 2019-JAN-30 FSC fix removed date, : incorrectly at 2018-04-16 3.8 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5508R50001 Firmware Version : 5.33 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2018-04-14T21:15Z Date Removed : 2019-01-16T19:06Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware 3.9 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR9 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5508R50001 Firmware Version : 5.37 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2019-01-16T19:06Z Date Removed : 2019-10-23T15:36Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.10 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5821R40042 Firmware Version : 5.43 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2019-10-23T15:36Z Date Removed : 2020-07-27T18:43Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new receiver 3.11 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5821R40042 Firmware Version : 5.45/6.05 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2020-07-27T18:43Z Date Removed : 2021-05-11T21:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware 3.12 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5821R40042 Firmware Version : 6.10/5.50 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2021-05-11T21:30Z Date Removed : 2021-10-19T05:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : corrected firmware 3.13 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5750R40041 Firmware Version : 6.12/5.52 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2021-10-26T16:52Z Date Removed : 2021-11-25T18:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new receiver 3.14 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5920R40008 Firmware Version : 5.45 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2021-12-14T18:50Z Date Removed : 2022-05-10T22:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new receiver and fw : fw update 2022-MAY-10 3.15 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5920R40008 Firmware Version : 6.14/5.54 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2022-05-10T22:00Z Date Removed : 2022-09-13T11:34Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.16 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5920R40008 Firmware Version : 6.15/5.55 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2022-09-13T11:34Z Date Removed : 2024-04-04T11:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware 3.17 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE ALLOY Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 5920R40008 Firmware Version : 6.23/5.63 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg Date Installed : 2024-04-04T11:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new firmware 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 : TRM41249.00 NONE Serial Number : 60100838 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 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 : LMR400 Antenna Cable Length : 3 m Date Installed : 2013-04-18 Date Removed : 2016-06-16T16:24Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.2 Antenna Type : TRM57971.00 NONE Serial Number : 6122222660 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 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 : LMR400 Antenna Cable Length : 3 m Date Installed : 2016-06-16T17:00Z Date Removed : 2019-10-23T15:36Z Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.3 Antenna Type : TRM115000.00 NONE Serial Number : 6122223774 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000 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 : LMR400 Antenna Cable Length : 3 m Date Installed : 2019-10-23T15:36Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : new antenna 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 : (INTERNAL or EXTERNAL H-MASER/CESIUM/etc) Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 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 : (GPS/GLONASS/DORIS/PRARE/SLR/VLBI/TIME/etc) Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : (multiple lines) 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 : 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) 8.1.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 : 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) 8.2.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 : 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) 8.3.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) 8.4.1 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) 8.4.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) 8.5.1 Other Instrumentation : (multiple lines) 8.5.x 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) 9.1.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) 9.2.1 Multipath Sources : (METAL ROOF/DOME/VLBI ANTENNA/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) 9.3.1 Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDLINGS/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 10.1 Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : LSU Center for GeoInformatics : Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Preferred Abbreviation : LSU Mailing Address : 3418 Patrick Taylor Hall : Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Primary Contact Contact Name : Randy Osborne Telephone (primary) : 225-328-8976 (cell) Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 225-578-5263 E-mail : rosbor1@lsu.edu Secondary Contact Contact Name : Larry Dunaway Telephone (primary) : 225-578-8925 Telephone (secondary) : 225-916-7848 Fax : 225-578-5263 E-mail : larryd@lsu.edu Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 : c4g.lsu.edu Secondary Data Center : www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-cors/corsage.prl?site=AMER URL for More Information : c4gnet.lsu.edu 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 : Station ID = 297 Antenna Graphics with Dimensions https://files.igs.org/pub/station/general/antenna.gra