MTWA Site Information Form (site log) International GPS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Tilo Schoene Date Prepared : 2010-04-09 Report Type : NEW If Update: Previous Site Log : (ssss_ccyymmdd.log) Modified/Added Sections : (n.n,n.n,...) 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Mtwara Port Four Character ID : MTWA Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 30901M001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : PILLAR Height of the Monument : (m) Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK Foundation Depth : (m) Marker Description : (CHISELLED CROSS/DIVOT/BRASS NAIL/etc) Date Installed : 2009-09-11 Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/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 : (multiple lines) 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Mtwara State or Province : Mtwara Country : Tanzania Tectonic Plate : African Plate (Somalian Plate) Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 4794044.9640 Y coordinate (m) : 4051305.0490 Z coordinate (m) : -1129534.5360 Latitude (N is +) : -102680.00 Longitude (E is +) : +0402000.00 Elevation (m,ellips.) : -16.0 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX2 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 1236 Firmware Version : v2.7.0-rc1 Elevation Cutoff Setting : (deg) Date Installed : 2009-09-11 Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : (none or tolerance in degrees C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 : TPSCR3_GGD CONE Serial Number : 217-0644 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.1300 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 : CONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : RG58 low loss Antenna Cable Length : 10 Date Installed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 : Tide Gauge Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : 1' data available at http://www.vliz.be/gauges/ 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 : WXT520 Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : D4930001 Data Sampling Interval : 60 Accuracy (% rel h) : 3% % rel h Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc) Height Diff to Ant : 0.1 Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD) Notes : 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 : WXT520 Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : D4930001 Data Sampling Interval : 60 Accuracy : 0.5 hPa Height Diff to Ant : 0.1 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 : WXT520 Manufacturer : Vaisala Serial Number : D4930001 Data Sampling Interval : 60 Accuracy : 0.3 deg C Aspiration : NATURAL Height Diff to Ant : 0.1 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 : Tanzania Ports Authority Preferred Abbreviation : TPA Mailing Address : P. O. Box 9184, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Primary Contact Contact Name : Mr. Ignatious Kigili Nhnyete Telephone (primary) : +255 785 006 617 Telephone (secondary) : +255 754 787 035 Fax : +255 222 113 432 E-mail : nhyete@tanzaniaports.com and nhnyete@yahoo.com Secondary Contact Contact Name : Mr. Norbert Kalembwe Telephone (primary) : +255 713 501 162 Telephone (secondary) : +255 756 788 304 Fax : +255 232 333 153 E-mail : norbertkalembwe@yahoo.co.uk Additional Information : Mr. Ignatious Kigili Nhnyete is a Hydrography Manager expert in Hydrography and Tides 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development Preferred Abbreviation : Surveys and Mapping Division Mailing Address : P. O. Box 9201 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Primary Contact Contact Name : Mr. John A. Msemwa Telephone (primary) : +255 784 517 830 Telephone (secondary) : +255 222 121 241 9 Ext 2174 Fax : +255 222 138 962 E-mail : msemwa@yahoo.co.kr and adg@ardhi.go.tz Secondary Contact Contact Name : Mr. Justo Nicholas Lyamuya Telephone (primary) : +255 784 298 627 Telephone (secondary) : +255 222 121 894 Fax : +255 222 138 962 E-mail : lyamuya@yahoo.com and lyamuya@ardhi.go.tz Additional Information : (Mr. John A. Msemwa is Assistant Director-Geodesy who is expert in GPS) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : CDDIS Secondary Data Center : URL for More Information : 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 TPSCR3_GGD CONE --------- / + \ | + | +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.0710 TCR | | | | | | | | +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.0030 BCR +-----x-----+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3260 -->