NCSB Site Information Form (site log) International GNSS Service See Instructions at: https://files.igs.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Brian Schofield Date Prepared : 2023-11-23 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : ncsb_20221117.log Modified/Added Sections : 2022-03-07 3.2: Add this new section : 2022-11-09: 0 - the recent IGS log template. : 11 - Use a generic contact email : address : 2022-11-17 : - removed errored DOMES number; : 2023-11-23 : Added section 3.3 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Newcastle Ridge Four Character ID : NCSB Monument Inscription : M187003 IERS DOMES Number : (A9) CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : Stainless Steel Pedestal Height of the Monument : 3.0 m Monument Foundation : Stainless Steel rods embedded in bedrock Foundation Depth : 1.0 m Marker Description : FORCED CENTERED ALUMINUM PLATE Date Installed : 2018-07-18T22:00Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : METAMORPHIC Bedrock Condition : WEATHERED Fracture Spacing : 51-200 cm Fault zones nearby : Cascadia Subduction Zone Distance/activity : 50km/seismically active Additional Information : This station is part of the Western Canada : Deformation Array (WCDA). : ******************************************* : The GPS reference mark consists of a : aluminum plate with a forced centered : bolt. The aluminum plate is the top : surface of a stainless steel pedestal : fastened in bedrock using 4 stainless steel : threaded rods and epoxy grout. : The pedestal is: : 3.0 metres high : 0.152m in diameter. : The antenna is fastened to the pedestal : using a tamper resistant mechanism which : permits orientation of the antenna. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Sayward State or Province : BC Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : NORTH AMERICAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -2397990.809 Y coordinate (m) : -3293791.229 Z coordinate (m) : 4892476.582 Latitude (N is +) : +502410.98 Longitude (E is +) : -1260321.06 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 1297 Additional Information : Approx. 5 km NW of Sayward, B.C. : Approx. 11 km (2 hrs) from Sayward by road. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 3016122 Firmware Version : 5.2.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2018-07-18T22:50Z Date Removed : 2021-09-16T23:36Z Temperature Stabiliz. : 5 C Additional Information : new receiver 3.2 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 3016122 Firmware Version : 5.3.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2021-09-16T23:36Z Date Removed : 2022-11-01T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : 5 C Additional Information : firmware update 3.3 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS Serial Number : 3016122 Firmware Version : 5.3.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2022-11-01T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : 5 C 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 : (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 : SEPCHOKE_B3E6 SPKE Serial Number : 5127 Antenna Reference Point : BAM Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : SPKE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Andrew FSJ4-50B Antenna Cable Length : 60 m Date Installed : 2018-07-18T22:50Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : New antenna. Refer to diagram C. 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 CLOCK STEERING Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : 2018-07-18/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.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.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.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.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.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 : (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.x Signal Obstructions : (TREES/BUILDINGS/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 : Geological Survey of Canada Preferred Abbreviation : GSC Mailing Address : 9860 West Saanich Road : P.O. Box 6000 : Sidney,BC : Canada V8L 4B2 Primary Contact Contact Name : Brian Schofield Telephone (primary) : 250-363-6701 Telephone (secondary) : 250-363-6500 Fax : 250-363-6565 E-mail : pac_gps@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca Secondary Contact Contact Name : Lisa Nykolaishen Telephone (primary) : 250-363-8808 Telephone (secondary) : 250-363-6500 Fax : 250-363-6565 E-mail : pac_gps@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca 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 : PGC Secondary Data Center : NRCan/CGS URL for More Information : http://webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod/data-donnees Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y) Site Diagram : (Y) Horizon Mask : (Y) Monument Description : (Y) Site Pictures : (Y) Additional Information : Hardcopy Information available from : www site or site contact : https://webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod : /data-donnees/ Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Antenna Diagram A ***************** SEPCHOKE_B3E6 SPKE (not to scale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <-- DOME (SPKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------------- . <-- 0.1550 . / \ . . | | . . +-----------------------------------------------------+ . <-- 0.1080 TCR . | | . . | | . . | | . . |<-- 0.3630 -->| . . +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ . <-- 0.0480 BCR |<-- 0.1210 -->| | | | | NOM=NRP +--------x--------+ <-- 0.0000 BAM=ARP * * * * * * * * STAINLESS * * STELL * * PEDESTAL * * x ... Antenna Reference Point (ARP) AND Monument Reference Point