CHU2 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)  : CACS Operations
     Date Prepared            : 2024-02-27
     Report Type              : UPDATE
     If Update:
      Previous Site Log       : chu2_20190224.log
      Modified/Added Sections : 3.5, 3.6

  
1.   Site Identification of the GNSS Monument

     Site Name                : CHU2 CACS-GSD
     Four Character ID        : CHU2
     Monument Inscription     : M104001
     IERS DOMES Number        : 40128M003
     CDP Number               : 
     Monument Description     : Stainless steel 1.5 metre cylindrical monument
       Height of the Monument : 1.50 (m)
       Monument Foundation    : Bedrock
       Foundation Depth       : 1.80 (m)
     Marker Description       : NONE
     Date Installed           : 2010-08-02T00:00Z
     Geologic Characteristic  : Bedrock
       Bedrock Type           : Fresh
       Bedrock Condition      : Fresh
       Fracture Spacing       : over 200 cm
       Fault zones nearby     :
         Distance/activity    :
     Additional Information   : The GNSS antenna ( Novatell Artichoke ) is
                              : mounted on top of a 0.10 m high stainless
                              : steel
                              : spacer attached to a stainless steel plate
                              : with a forced centered  bolt.  Stainless
                              : steel plate is welded on top of a 1.5 m
                              : high 0.16 m stainless steel cylindrical
                              : monument welded
                              : to a 1.5 m circular steel ring bolted to a
                              : concrete footing anchored into bedrock.


2.   Site Location Information

     City or Town             : Churchill
     State or Province        : MB
     Country                  : Canada
     Tectonic Plate           : North American
     Approximate Position (ITRF)
       X coordinate (m)       : -236459.63
       Y coordinate (m)       : -3307639.31
       Z coordinate (m)       : 5430035.83
       Latitude (N is +)      : +584531.80
       Longitude (E is +)     : -0940520.61
       Elevation (m,ellips.)  : -18.42 
     Additional Information   : CHU2 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 regional
                              : seismic station in Churchill, Manitoba. The
                              : station is collocated with the GNSS station
                              : CHUR.


3.   GNSS Receiver Information

3.1  Receiver Type            : TPS NET-G3A
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLO
     Serial Number            : 618-00844
     Firmware Version         : 3.4
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5
     Date Installed           : 2010-09-05T17:00Z
     Date Removed             : 2011-08-26T15:01Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : 
     Additional Information   : 


3.2  Receiver Type            : TPS NETG3
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLO
     Serial Number            : 401-01546
     Firmware Version         : 3.5 Mar,16,2011 p1
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5
     Date Installed           : 2011-08-26T15:01Z
     Date Removed             : 2014-02-18T16:00Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : 
     Additional Information   : 


3.3  Receiver Type            : TPS NET-G3A
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLO
     Serial Number            : 618-02365
     Firmware Version         : 3.6 Dec,04,2012 p1
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5
     Date Installed           : 2014-02-18T16:12Z
     Date Removed             : 2018-01-30T17:21Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : 
     Additional Information   : 


3.4  Receiver Type            : TPS NET-G5
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLO
     Serial Number            : 1294-11310
     Firmware Version         : 5.1 Jun,15,2017 p3
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5
     Date Installed           : 2018-01-30T17:35Z
     Date Removed             : 2019-02-22T18:18Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : 
     Additional Information   : 


3.5  Receiver Type            : TPS NET-G5
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLO
     Serial Number            : 1294-11310
     Firmware Version         : 5.2.2 Dec,06,2018
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5
     Date Installed           : 2019-02-24T16:06Z
     Date Removed             : 2024-02-13T22:05Z
     Temperature Stabiliz.    : 
     Additional Information   : 


3.6  Receiver Type            : SEPT POLARX5S
     Satellite System         : GPS+GLO+GAL
     Serial Number            : 3089941
     Firmware Version         : 5.5.0
     Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5
     Date Installed           : 2024-02-13T23:43Z
     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             : NOV750.R4       NONE
     Serial Number            : NDE10020016
     Antenna Reference Point  : ARP
     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
     Antenna Radome Type      : NONE
     Radome Serial Number     : 
     Antenna Cable Type       : FS-J4-50B 1/2 Inch
     Antenna Cable Length     : 55.00 (m)
     Date Installed           : 2010-09-05T17:00Z
     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.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        : 2010-09-05
       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     : CHUR GNSS CACS-ACP
       Status                 : active
       Effective Dates        : 1993-04-24
       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/Canadian Geodetic Survey
     Preferred Abbreviation   : NRCan/CGS
     Mailing Address          : 588 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario
                              : Canada, K1A 0Y7 
     Primary Contact
       Contact Name           : CACS Operations
       Telephone (primary)    : +1-613-860-1962
       Telephone (secondary)  : 
       Fax                    : 
       E-mail                 : geodetic.informationservices@nrcan.gc.ca
     Secondary Contact
       Contact Name           : 
       Telephone (primary)    : 
       Telephone (secondary)  : 
       Fax                    : 
       E-mail                 :
     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      : NRCan
     Secondary Data Center    : 
     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:  NOV750.R4

                        +-------+                         <--  0.1995
                       /         \
                 +---+-------------+---+                  <--  0.1599  TCR
                 |                     |
              |---------------------------|
           |---------------------------------|
        |---------------------------------------|
     +---------------------------------------------+
     |                                             |
     |                                             |
   +-+---------------------------------------------+-+
   +-----------------+-------------+-----------------+    <--  0.0320  BCR
                     |             |
                     |             |
                     +------x------+                      <--  0.0000  BPA=ARP

   <--                    0.3802                   -->



   ARP: Antenna Reference Point           MRP: Monument Reference Point
   L1 : L1 Phase Center                   L2 : L2 Phase Center
   TCR: Top of Chokering                  BCR: Bottom of Chokering
   TPA: Top of Preamplifier               BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier