TFNO 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) : Yuan Lu Date Prepared : 2023-11-23 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : tfno_20230221.log Modified/Added Sections : 2007-10-27: site log created : 2008-11-04: 2.0: update apriori coordinates; : 4.2: corrected start time; : 2009-02-24: 1.0 correction to station name and : monument description; : 2009-02-26: Added DOMES Number; : Updated Sect. 13; : Updated antenna diagrams; : 2010-10-19: 3.2: added section to reflect : firmware upgrade to 1.3-0; : 2012-01-16: - cleaned up antenna diagrams; : (removed L1, L2 phase centre : offsets and clarified : ARP location; : 2013-12-19: - 3.3: added section to reflect : new receiver; : 3.4: added section to reflect : new receiver; : 3.5: firmware upgrade; : 2014-01-31: - 4.3: new antenna; : 2017-03-23: - 3.7: new receiver; : 2018-07-13: - 3.8: new receiver; : 4.3: corrected antenna info; : 4.4: new antenna; : 11, 12: Updated contacts : Diagram A-B: updated : Diagram C-D: new diagrams : 2019-03-06: - Diagram D modifications : - 7.1 : updated web URL and contents : - 12. : Contact info : 2019-03-15: - 2.: Set plate to "North American" : - 3.6: Corrected Date Installed : - 11., 12.: Conform to the format : 2020-09-23: - 4.4 Changed ARP: BAM->BPA : - Antenna Diagram D : 2022-11-09: 0 - the recent IGS log template. : 11 - Use a generic contact email : address : 2 - "NORTH AMERICAN" for the : tectonic plate. : 4 - Consistent cable type : description : 8.1.1,8.2.1,8.3.1,8.4.1,8.5.1, : 9.1.1,9.2.1,9.3.1,10.1 - Deleted : these extra empty records. : 2023-02-21 : 3.9.3.10 : 2023-11-23 : 3.11 - Modify to add BDS 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Tofino Four Character ID : TFNO Monument Inscription : M087002 IERS DOMES Number : 40191M001 CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : Stainless Steel Pedestal Height of the Monument : 3.0m Monument Foundation : Stainless Steel rods and epoxy grout Foundation Depth : 1.2m Marker Description : FORCED CENTERED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE Date Installed : 2008-10-03T23:30Z Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK Bedrock Type : METAMORPHIC Bedrock Condition : WEATHERED Fracture Spacing : 10-20cm Fault zones nearby : Cascadia Subduction Zone Distance/activity : on going low level seismicity Additional Information : This station is part of the Western Canada : Deformation Array (WCDA). : ******************************************* : The GPS reference mark consists of a : stainless steel plate with a forced centered : bolt. The stainless steel 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. : 2019-03-19: 2. Two letter province ID, and : tectonic plate name 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Tofino State or Province : BC Country : Canada Tectonic Plate : NORTH AMERICAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : -2451194.581 Y coordinate (m) : -3385217.284 Z coordinate (m) : 4801784.831 Latitude (N is +) : +490914.91 Longitude (E is +) : -1255428.22 Elevation (m,ellips.) : -3.8 Additional Information : NOTE: - these coordinates are approximate; : - coordinates should not be used to : constrain site in data processing; 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4636121880 Firmware Version : 1.2-0 26 Apr 2007 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2008-10-03T23:15Z Date Removed : 2010-10-19T18:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4636121880 Firmware Version : 1.3-0 05 Apr 2010 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2010-10-19T18:08Z Date Removed : 2013-07-10T16:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : firmware upgrade 3.3 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4451241725 Firmware Version : 1.3-0 05 Apr 2010 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2013-07-10T16:00Z Date Removed : 2013-08-05T15:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 3.4 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4635120806 Firmware Version : 1.3-0 05 Apr 2010 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2013-08-08T22:00Z Date Removed : 2013-11-21T20:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 3.5 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4635120806 Firmware Version : 1.3-2 30 Oct 2012 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2013-11-21T20:48Z Date Removed : 2016-03-21T21:09Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : firmware upgrade 3.6 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : 4636121870 Firmware Version : 1.3-2 30 Oct 2012 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2016-03-21T21:10Z Date Removed : 2017-03-23T19:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 3.7 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR8 Satellite System : GPS+GLO Serial Number : 4923K35557 Firmware Version : 4.17 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 Date Installed : 2017-03-23T19:00Z Date Removed : 2018-03-23T01:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 3.8 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 3016109 Firmware Version : 5.1.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2018-03-23T01:00Z Date Removed : 2022-11-21T21:07Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 3.9 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL Serial Number : 3016109 Firmware Version : 5.2.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2022-11-21T21:09Z Date Removed : 2022-11-21T21:18Z Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 3.10 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5 Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS Serial Number : 3016109 Firmware Version : 5.3.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg Date Installed : 2022-11-21T21:21Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Temperature Stabiliz. : none Additional Information : new receiver 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 : TRM29659.00 SCIS Serial Number : 4624A16981 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.001 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.000 Alignment from True N : 0 Antenna Radome Type : SCIS Radome Serial Number : 0345 Antenna Cable Type : LMR-400 Antenna Cable Length : 30 m Date Installed : 2008-10-03T23:15Z Date Removed : 2008-10-21T20:30Z Additional Information : Antenna Diagram A below; : Radome oriented South; 4.2 Antenna Type : TRM29659.00 SCIS Serial Number : 4624A16981 Antenna Reference Point : BPA 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 Antenna Radome Type : SCIS Radome Serial Number : 0345 Antenna Cable Type : Andrew FSJ4-50B Antenna Cable Length : 30 m Date Installed : 2008-10-22T00:22Z Date Removed : 2014-01-31T16:32Z Additional Information : Antenna Diagram B below; : 1mm height offset resolved; : Radome re-oriented to face North; : Antenna cable replaced; 4.3 Antenna Type : TRM59800.00 SCIS Serial Number : 5607353768 Antenna Reference Point : BPA 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 Antenna Radome Type : SCIS Radome Serial Number : 0345 Antenna Cable Type : Andrew FSJ4-50B Antenna Cable Length : 30 m Date Installed : 2014-01-31T17:00Z Date Removed : 2018-03-23T01:00Z Additional Information : Antenna Reference Diagram C. 4.4 Antenna Type : SEPCHOKE_B3E6 SPKE Serial Number : 5125 Antenna Reference Point : BPA 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 : 0.0 deg Antenna Radome Type : SPKE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : Andrew FSJ4-50B Antenna Cable Length : 30 m Date Installed : 2018-03-23T01:00Z Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : New Antenna; : Antenna refernece diagram D 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 : 2008-10-03/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 (Tofino PSMSL #822 / 116) Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1909-10-15/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : https://www.psmsl.org/data/obtaining/ : stations/165.php : Station name = TOFINO : Station ID = 165 : PSMSL Coastline/station code = 822/116 : GLOSS code (if a GLOSS station) = 156 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 : Lisa Nykolaishen Telephone (primary) : 250-363-8808 Telephone (secondary) : 250-363-6500 Fax : 250-363-6565 E-mail : pac_gps@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca Secondary 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 Additional Information : Yuan Lu : 250-363-6567 : pac_gps@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca 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 : ftp://wcda.pgc.nrcan.gc.ca Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : (Y) Monument Description : (Y) Site Pictures : (Y) Additional Information : Hardcopy Information available from : site contact Antenna Graphics with Dimensions Antenna Diagram A ***************** TRM29659.00 SCIS (not to scale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <-- DOME (SCIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----- . . / + \ . . | + | . . +-----------------------------------------------+ . . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . +-+------------------------------------------------+-+ . . +-------------------+-------------+------------------+ . | | | | +------X------+ <---------------- 0.000 BPA=ARP ____| # |____ <---------------- 0.001m * * * * * * * * STAINLESS * * STELL * * PEDESTAL * * * * <---------------------- 0.381 ---------------------> # ... Monument Reference Point X ... Antenna Reference Point (ARP) Antenna Diagram B ***************** TRM29659.00 SCIS (not to scale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <-- DOME (SCIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----- . . / + \ . . | + | . . +-----------------------------------------------+ .<- 0.102 TCR . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . +-+------------------------------------------------+-+ .<- 0.038 . +-------------------+-------------+------------------+ .<- 0.035 BCR | | | | +------X------+ <---------------- 0.000 ARP=BPA * * * * * * * * STAINLESS * * STELL * * PEDESTAL * * <---------------------- 0.381 ---------------------> X ... Antenna Reference Point (ARP) Antenna Diagram C ***************** TRM59800.00 SCIS (not to scale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <-- DOME (SCIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . +-------+ . . / + \ . . | + | . . +-----------------------------------------------+ . . | | . . | | . . | | . . | | . . +-+------------------------------------------------+-+ . . +-------------------+-------------+------------------+ . | | | | +------X------+ <------ 0.000 BPA=ARP * * * * * * * * STAINLESS * * STELL * * PEDESTAL * * <---------------------- 0.381 ---------------------> X ... Antenna Reference Point (ARP) Antenna Diagram D ***************** SEPCHOKE_B3E6 SPKE (not to scale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <-- DOME (SPKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --------------- . <-- 0.1550 . / \ . . | | . . +-----------------------------------------------------+ . <-- 0.1080 TCR . | | . . | | . . | | . . |<-- 0.3630 -->| . . +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ . <-- 0.0480 BCR |<-- 0.1210 -->| | | | | BPA=ARP +--------x--------+ <-- 0.0000 NOM=NRP * * (5/8" thread might * * differ from BPA!) * * * * STAINLESS * * STELL * * PEDESTAL * * x ... Antenna Reference Point (ARP) Changes: 16-Sep-2020: ARP changed from BAM to BPA