[IGSMAIL-0998] New permanent station in La Plata

[GFZ]

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IGS Electronic Mail      Sun Jul  2 11:41:09 PDT 1995      Message Number 0998
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Author: Roman Galas (GFZ), Raul Perdomo (Observatorio Astronomico del Bosque, La Plata)
Subject: New permanent station in La Plata

Subject: New site in La Plata (lpgs).

A new permanent GPS station has been installed at the Observatorio Astronomico del Bosque
in La Plata. The station is currently equiped with a Turbo Rogue, SNR-8000 receiver.
The data are transmitted to GFZ on a daily basis. The RINEX daily files will be routed
to the IfAG Reginal Data Center and to CDDIS since today.

The log file is included below.

R.Galas (galas at gfz-potsdam.de)

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     SITE INFORMATION FORM
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0. Form

        Prepared by (full name): Raul Perdomo
        Date                   : 20/05/95
        Report type            : NEW
          (NEW or UPDATE)
 
1. Site Identification of the GPS monument

        Site Name              : La Plata
        4 char ID              : lpgs
        Monument Inscription   : 
        IERS DOMES Number      :
        CDP Number             : None
        Date                   : 20/05/95
        Additional information : 

2. Site Location

        City                   : La Plata
        Country                : Argentina
        Tectonic Plate         : South American
        Additional information :

3. GPS Receiver

        Type                   : ROGUE SNR-800
        Serial Number          : 285
        Firmware Version       : 3.2
        Date                   : 20/05/95

   (use type names from attached list)

4. GPS Antenna

        Type                   : DORNE MARGOLIN T
        Serial Number          : 341
        Date                   : 20/05/95

   (use type names from attached list)

        Vertical Antenna Height: 0.046 m
        Antenna Reference Point: ARP
        Date                   : 20/05/95



5. Local Site Ties
        
Monument               CDP     DOMES             Components      Accuracy  Date
Name                   Number  Number       dX       dY      dZ     mm yy-mm-dd

...................   ....... ........   ........ ........ ........ .. .. .. ..
...................   ....... ........   ........ ........ ........ .. .. .. ..
...................   ....... ........   ........ ........ ........ .. .. .. ..


Differential coordinates from the GPS monument to the reference and 
other monuments. The components are parallel to the XYZ-axes of the 
global geocentric reference system ITRF (WGS-84).

"Accuracy" is estimated accuracy of local survey (millimeters).

6. Frequency standard

        H-maser /   /   Cesium /   /    Quartz /   /     Internal /   /
        Other (specify)        :
        Date                   :

        (Mark with 'X')

7. Collocation

        SLR    /   /    VLBI  /  /     DORIS  /  /     PRARE    /  /  

        Other GEOPHYSICAL Instrumentation (specify) :

        Other (specify)        :

        (Mark with 'P' for permanent, 'M' for mobile collocation)

8. On-site, Point of Contact Agency Information 

        Agency                 : Facultao De Cs. Astronomicas y Geofisicas
        Contact                : Raul Perdomo
        Address                : Observatorio Astronomico del Bosque
                                 1900 La Plata, Argentina
        Telephone              : 54-21-217308,  54-21-216931
        E-mail                 : perdomo at fcaglp.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
        Fax                    : 54-21-211761

9. Responsible Operations Agency 
   (if different from item 8)

        Agency                 : GeoforschungsZentrum Potsdam, Germany
                                
        Contact                : Roman Galas
        Address                : Telegrafenberg A17, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany
                                
        Telephone              : (+49)-331-2881179
        E-mail                 : galas at gfz-potsdam.de
        Fax                    : (+49)-331-2881111


10. Please insert here the character graphics corresponding to the 
antenna type. Check, complete or change if necessary the antenna 
dimensions.

             TurboRogue: DORNE MARGOLIN 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



11. Hard copy information

    The next items should be compiled and sent to the Central Bureau 
(see original IGS Station Information Report, or contact the CB for 
forms).

    Please mark 'X' if on file or date expected to be available.

        Site Map               :
        Site Diagram           : x
        Horizon Mask           : x
        Monument description   :
        Site pictures          :
 


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