[IGSMAIL-3625]: JAB1 Data Outage

[Digney, Paul]

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IGS Electronic Mail      02 Dec 17:02:17 PST 2001      Message Number 3625
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Author: Paul Digney
Subject: JAB1 Data Outage


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GPS TRACKER ID: 		JAB1
DOMES No.:      		50136M001
CDP No.         			n/a
MONUMENT No.    		AU043
LOCATION:       		Jabiru
				Northern Territory
				AUSTRALIA

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Advisory:

This advisory is to request feedback from users of data from the Jabiru
(JAB1) site in the Northern Territory.

In recent weeks we have had two GPS receivers damaged at Jabiru due to
lightning strikes, and the site is presently not operational. As a result we
are considering shuttting the site down for the wet season (November -
March), this decision is mostly based on the risk to equipment from
lightning activity, and also the cost and complexity of providing protection
to the site. 

Therefore we would be very interested in finding out what users current
requirements are, and what impact this decision may have.

Feedback from users can be forwarded to either bobtwilley at auslig.gov.au or
pauldigney at auslig.gov.au


Regards

Paul Digney

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Paul Digney
ARGN Project Officer
Geodesy Program
Division National Mapping
GeoScience Australia
PO Box 2 Belconnen ACT 2616 Australia
Ph: +61 2 6201 4369  Fax: +61 2 6201 4366
Internet: http://www.auslig.gov.au
Email: PaulDigney at auslig.gov.au

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