MAD200ESP 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) : David Maggert Date Prepared : 2013-01-31 Report Type : UPDATE If Update: Previous Site Log : mad200esp_20120302.log Modified/Added Sections : 0, 5.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 13 1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument Site Name : Madrid Deep Space Tracking Station Four Character ID : MAD2 Monument Inscription : None IERS DOMES Number : 13407S012 CDP Number : 115 Monument Description : 2 Brass brackets Height of the Monument : 0.203 m Monument Foundation : Roof mounted Foundation Depth : 5.15 m Marker Description : DIVOT Date Installed : 1989-01-01 Geologic Characteristic : (BEDROCK/CLAY/CONGLOMERATE/GRAVEL/SAND/etc) Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY) Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED) Fracture Spacing : (0 cm/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 : The subsurface is composed of granite and thin : layers of sandy soil. Solid granite bedrock : occurs at depths of three to nine meters. : Varying layers of soft granite and fractured : granite occur between surface material and : bedrock. The area is undergoing a phase of : active erosion. : Geological information from 'NASA Space Geodesy : Program Memorandum 4482' p277. 2. Site Location Information City or Town : Robledo State or Province : N/A Country : Spain Tectonic Plate : EURASIAN Approximate Position (ITRF) X coordinate (m) : 4849202.399 Y coordinate (m) : -360328.994 Z coordinate (m) : 4114913.188 Latitude (N is +) : +402544.98 Longitude (E is +) : -0041458.77 Elevation (m,ellips.) : 829.5 Additional Information : Site is located on JPL's Madrid Tracking : station which is south of Madrid, Spain near : Robledo : Antenna is shared with site MADR : The reference frame is ITRF2000. : The epoch is January 1, 2004. 3. GNSS Receiver Information 3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : R249 Firmware Version : 3.2 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1997-10-30 Date Removed : 1998-06-16T08:50Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (deg C) +/- (deg C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.2 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : R202 Firmware Version : 0.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1998-06-16T08:50Z Date Removed : 1999-08-24T09:24Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (deg C) +/- (deg C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.3 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : R202 Firmware Version : 3.2.32.8 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1999-08-24T09:24Z Date Removed : 1999-11-19T14:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (deg C) +/- (deg C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.4 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : R202 Firmware Version : 0.0 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 1999-11-19T14:00Z Date Removed : 2004-11-29T22:00Z Temperature Stabiliz. : (deg C) +/- (deg C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.5 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3T Satellite System : GPS Serial Number : RT920041504 Firmware Version : 1L01-1D04 Elevation Cutoff Setting : 4 deg Date Installed : 2004-11-29T22:50Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Temperature Stabiliz. : (deg C) +/- (deg C) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 3.x Receiver Type : (A20, from rcvr_ant.tab; see instructions) Satellite System : (GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+QZSS+IRNSS+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 : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 404-B Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 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 : 1996-09-25 Date Removed : 2003-09-10 Additional Information : (multiple lines) 4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 4046 Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 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 : 2003-09-10 Date Removed : 2003-10-29 Additional Information : model number 7490575 4.3 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 404-B Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 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 : 2003-10-29 Date Removed : 2003-11-11T13:30Z Additional Information : model number 7490575 4.4 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE Serial Number : 451-U Antenna Reference Point : BPA Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0254 Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000 Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000 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 : 2003-11-11T13:30Z Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Additional Information : model number 7490582-2 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 5.1 Tied Marker Name : MADR 1665 Tied Marker Usage : (SLR/VLBI/LOCAL CONTROL/FOOTPRINT/etc) Tied Marker CDP Number : 1565 Tied Marker DOMES Number : 13407S010 Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS) dx (m) : -134.193 m dy (m) : 159.666 m dz (m) : 164.320 m Accuracy (mm) : Survey method : Unknown Date Measured : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ) Additional Information : (multiple lines) 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 : EXTERNAL H-MASER Input Frequency : 5 MHz Effective Dates : 1997-10-30/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : clock steering disabled 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 : VLBI Status : PERMANENT Effective Dates : 1974-01-01/CCYY-MM-DD Notes : (multiple lines) 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 9.1.1 Radio Interferences : Wi-Fi antenna system (2.4GHz) Observed Degradations : None Effective Dates : 2011-11-01/2012-02-07 Additional Information : located around 45 degrees north and : near enough to produce multipath effects. 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 : Safety Metallic Roof Handrail Effective Dates : 2011-02-01/2012-02-21 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 10.1 Date : 2003-09-10/2003-10-30 Event : failed antenna splitter and subsequent : troubleshooting efforts resulted in : loss of data during this period. 10.2 Date : 2003-11-11/CCYY-MM-DD Event : continued intermittent tracking until : this date, both antenna and splitter : were replaced. splitter is now AC : powered, rather than depending on the : DC output from either receiver. : GPS Networking, Inc. P/N - : NH1ALDCBS1x2-N/15/110 10.3 Date : 2012-02-03/2012-02-03 Event : Transitioned from .soc to .ash data types. For : soc data typed used soc2rnx to do the : conversion to RINEX data. For ash data types : using teqc directly to do the conversion to : RINEX. 10.4 Date : 2012-02-08/CCYY-MM-DD Event : Wi-Fi antenna located at Building 300 roof : has been disconnected and removed on : 2012-02-08T14:30 HS Madrid,Spain time. : This is in response to finding the source : of Madrid GPS signal multipath. 10.5 Date : 2012-02-21/CCYY-MM-DD Event : Part of the handrail nearest to GPS antenna : was removed. This appears to have solved : the Madrid GPS multipath degradation problem. 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 : Oak Grove Drive 4800 : CA 91109 Pasadena : United States of America (the) Primary Contact Contact Name : David A. Stowers Telephone (primary) : +1 818-354-7055 Telephone (secondary) : Fax : +1 818-393-4965 E-mail : dstowers@jpl.nasa.gov Secondary Contact Contact Name : Telephone (primary) : Telephone (secondary) : Fax : E-mail : 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 : JPL Secondary Data Center : CDDIS 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 AOA/M_T ----- / + \ <-- 0.128 L2 | + | <-- 0.110 L1 +--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102 TCR | | | | | | | | +-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038 +-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035 BCR | | =| | +------x------+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP ARP: Antenna Reference Point BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering