KAR8 Site Information Form KARA Continuously Operating Reference Station See Instructions at: ftp://www.igs.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : cors-adm Date Prepared : 2015-03-25 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : kar8_20141204.log Modified/Added Sections : 1 2 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : KARA CO 8 COOP Four Character ID : KAR8 Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : (A9) CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : (PILLAR/BRASS PLATE/STEEL MAST/etc) Height of the Monument : (m) Monument Foundation : (STEEL RODS, CONCRETE BLOCK, ROOF, etc) Foundation Depth : (m) Marker Description : (CHISELLED CROSS/DIVOT/BRASS NAIL/etc) Date Installed : 2004-11-16T00:00Z Geologic Characteristic : GLACIAL TILL/BEDROCK Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY Bedrock Condition : FRESH Fracture Spacing : 1-10 cm Fault zones nearby : (YES/NO/Name of the zone) Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE FORMATION : This site removed on 09-03-2009. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Kirkwood State or Province : Missouri Country : United States Tectonic Plate : North American Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -36437.753 Y coordinate (m) : -4992944.092 Z coordinate (m) : 3955559.516 Latitude (N is +) : +383426.52 Longitude (E is +) : -0902505.26 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 163.4 Additional Information : ARP IGS08 POSITION (EPOCH 2005.00) : Computed in Aug 2011 using data through gpswk : 1631. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : LEICA RS500 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 82137 Firmware Version : 5.00/1.39 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2004-11-16 Date Removed : 2007-04-17 Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : LEICA RS500 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 12169 Firmware Version : 5.00/1.39 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2007-04-17 Date Removed : 2007-10-02 Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new receiver 3.3 Receiver Type : LEICA RS500 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 80129 Firmware Version : 5.00/1.39 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2007-10-05 Date Removed : 2008-11-14 Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : new receiver 3.4 Receiver Type : LEICA RS500 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 80129 Firmware Version : 5.06/1.39 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2008-11-14 Date Removed : 2009-09-03 Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : Site removed. 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 : LEIAT504 LEIS Serial Number : 102037 Antenna Reference Point : BPA 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 : (deg; + is clockwise/east) Antenna Radome Type : LEIS Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2004-11-15 Date Removed : 2009-09-03 Additional Information : Site removed. 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 Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : 2004-11-16/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 Interference : (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 Interference : (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 : Kara Company, Inc. Preferred Abbreviation : KARA Mailing Address : 5255 Dansher Rd., Countryside, IL 60525 Primary Contact Contact Name : Greg Wagstaff Telephone (primary) : 800-369-5272 Telephone (secondary) : 708-227-0476 Fax : 708-482-7171 E-mail : gwagstaff@karaco.com Secondary Contact Contact Name : Ryan Leonard Telephone (primary) : 708-482-8888 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 708-482-7171 E-mail : rleonard@karaco.com 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 : ftp://geodesy.noaa.gov/cors Secondary Data Center : ftp://alt.ngs.noaa.gov/cors URL for More Information : http://geodesy.noaa.gov/CORS 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 : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ftp://www.igs.org/pub/station/general/antenna.gra