International GPS Service SIMO Site Information Form See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : David Maggert Date Prepared : 2008-07-03 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : simo_20080421.log Modified/Added Sections : 11, 13 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Simonstown Four Character ID : SIMO Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : 30307M001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : CONCRETE PIER Height of the Monument : 0.0m Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK ON BEDROCK Foundation Depth : (m) Marker Description : DIVOT Date Installed : 2001-07-26 Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : IGNEOUS Bedrock Condition : JOINTED Fracture Spacing : 1-10 cm Fault zones nearby : NO Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : (multiple lines) : Massive concrete pier : located in Simonstown harbour. : Physical reference mark, Center of bottom : plate of SSI self-centering mount 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Simonstown State or Province : Western Cape Country : South Africa Tectonic Plate : African Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 5010435.8045 Y coordinate (m) : 1670594.6924 Z coordinate (m) : -3563732.5126 Latitude (N is +) : -341116.5802 Longitude (E is +) : +0182622.4666 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 39.4910 Additional Information : Collocated with tide gauge : Station name = SIMONS BAY : PSMSL country/station code = 430/061 : GLOSS code = 268 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T160 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.8 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2001-07-26T00:00Z Date Removed : 2002-05-10T00:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : 3.2 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-8000 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : T160 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.11 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2002-05-10T00:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : firemware upgrade 4. GNSS Antenna Information 4.1 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 127 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.052 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.000 Alignment from True N : 0 deg Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number) Antenna Cable Length : (m) Date Installed : 2001-07-27T00:00Z 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 : (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 : Tied Marker DOMES Number : Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : dy (m) : dz (m) : Accuracy (mm) : (mm) Survey method : (GPS CAMPAIGN/TRILATERATION/TRIANGULATION/etc) Date Measured : Additional Information : (multiple lines) 6. Frequency Standard 6.1 Standard Type : INTERNAL Input Frequency : (if external) Effective Dates : 2001-07-26/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 : Status : (PERMANENT/MOBILE) Effective Dates : Notes : (multiple lines) 8. Meteorological Instrumentation 8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : none 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 : 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Data Sampling Interval : (sec) Accuracy : (hPa) 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 : (hPa) 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 : none Manufacturer : Serial Number : Distance to Antenna : (m) Height Diff to Ant : (m) Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD) Effective Dates : 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 : 9. Local Ongoing Conditions Possibly Affecting Computed Position 9.1.x Radio Interferences : (TV/CELL PHONE ANTENNA/RADAR/etc) Observed Degredations : (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/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 : Jet Propulsion Laboratory Preferred Abbreviation : JPL Mailing Address : 4800 Oak Grove Drive : Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Primary Contact Contact Name : David A. Stowers Telephone (primary) : 818-354-7055 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 818-393-4965 E-mail : dstowers@jpl.nasa.gov Secondary Contact Contact Name : UNAVCO Network Engineer Telephone (primary) : 303-381-7500 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 303-381-7451 E-mail : ggn-ops@ls.unavco.org, andreatta@unavco.org Additional Information : Victoria Andreatta (303.381.7458) 12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.) Agency : HartRAO Preferred Abbreviation : HRAO Mailing Address : PO BOX 443 : Krugersdorp : 1740 : South Africa Primary Contact Contact Name : Ludwig Combrinck Telephone (primary) : 27-12-3260742 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : 27-12-3260756 E-mail : ludwig@hartrao.ac.za Secondary Contact Contact Name : Marisa Nickola Telephone (primary) : 27-12-3260742 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : marisa@hartrao.ac.za Additional Information : (multiple lines) 13. More Information Primary Data Center : JPL (ODC-Operational Data Center) Secondary Data Center : CDDIS (GDC-Global Data Center) URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y) Horizon Mask : (Y) Monument Description : (Y) Site Pictures : (Y) Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions TURBOROGUE: AOAD/M_T ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 ARP <-- 0.381 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering