RTBR Site Information Form International GPS Service See Instructions at: ftp://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt 0. Form Prepared by (full name) : Roosbeek Fabian Date Prepared : 2003-03-31 Report Type : NEW If Update: Previous Site Log : Modified/Added Sections : 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Brussels Four Character ID : RTBR Monument Inscription : IERS DOMES Number : CDP Number : (A4) Monument Description : STEEL MAST Height of the Monument : 8 m Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK Foundation Depth : 3 m Marker Description : BRASS NAIL Date Installed : 2003-02-28 Geologic Characteristic : SAND Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY Bedrock Condition : FRESH Fracture Spacing : 0 cm Fault zones nearby : NO Distance/activity : (multiple lines) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Brussels State or Province : Brabant Country : Belgium Tectonic Plate : Eurasian Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 4027862.4040 Y coordinate (m) : 307027.8440 Z coordinate (m) : 4919508.3787 Latitude (N is +) : +50.7982 Longitude (E is +) : +004.3590 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 00154.83 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH UZ-12 Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : ZR220023809 Firmware Version : CJ00 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 Date Installed : 2003-02-28T09:00Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Temperature Stabiliz. : 0.1 Additional Information : - 2003-03-18T08:09Z Deactivation of smoothing : in conversion from raw data to RINEX : (XYZAshRx program) on request of IGS CB 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS/GLONASS/GPS+GLONASS) Serial Number : (A5) 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 : ASH701945E_M Serial Number : CR620023301 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 000.0000 Alignment from True N : Antenna Radome Type : NONE Radome Serial Number : Antenna Cable Type : RGB233 Antenna Cable Length : 50 Date Installed : 2003-02-28T09:00Z 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 : 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) : dy (m) : dz (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 : Effective Dates : 2003-02-28/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/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-DDThh:mmZ) Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc) 11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information Agency : Royal Observatory of Belgium Preferred Abbreviation : ROB Mailing Address : Av. Circulaire No 3 : B-1180 Brussels Primary Contact Contact Name : F. Roosbeek Telephone (primary) : 32-2-373-02-46 Telephone (secondary) : 32-2-373-02-11 Fax : 32-2-374-98-22 E-mail : f.roosbeek@oma.be Secondary Contact Contact Name : C. Bruyninx Telephone (primary) : 32-2-373-02-92 Telephone (secondary) : 32-2-373-02-11 Fax : 32-2-374-98-22 E-mail : c.bruyninx@oma.be 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 : ROB Secondary Data Center : URL for More Information : Hardcopy on File Site Map : (Y or URL) Site Diagram : (Y or URL) Horizon Mask : Monument Description : (Y or URL) Site Pictures : Additional Information : (multiple lines) Antenna Graphics with Dimensions ASH701945E_M Dorne Margolin with chokerings, Model 701945-01 REV E +-------+ / + \ <-- 0.1280 L2 | + | <-- 0.1100 L1 +-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1006 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0376 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0346 BCR | | | | +------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP <-- 0.3890 --> ARP: Antenna Reference Point L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier