VAAS00FIN Site Information Form (site log)
International GNSS Service
See Instructions at:
https://files.igscb.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr.txt
0. Form
Prepared by (full name) : FinnRef team (finnref_team@maanmittauslaitos.fi)
Date Prepared : 2022-11-03
Report Type : UPDATE
If Update:
Previous Site Log : vaas00fin_20211119.log
Modified/Added Sections : 3.15, 3.16
1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument
Site Name : VAASA permanent GPS
Four Character ID : VAAS
Monument Inscription : NONE
IERS DOMES Number : 10511M001
CDP Number : (A4)
Monument Description : STEEL GRID MAST
Height of the Monument : 2.5 m
Monument Foundation : (STEEL RODS, CONCRETE BLOCK, ROOF, etc)
Foundation Depth : (m)
Marker Description : (CHISELLED CROSS/DIVOT/BRASS NAIL/etc)
Date Installed : 1994-06-11
Geologic Characteristic : BEDROCK
Bedrock Type : (IGNEOUS/METAMORPHIC/SEDIMENTARY)
Bedrock Condition : (FRESH/JOINTED/WEATHERED)
Fracture Spacing : over 200 cm
Fault zones nearby : NO
Distance/activity : (multiple lines)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
2. Site Location Information
City or Town : Vaasa
State or Province : N/A
Country : Finland
Tectonic Plate : EURASIAN
Approximate Position (ITRF)
X coordinate (m) : 2699865.000
Y coordinate (m) : 1078264.000
Z coordinate (m) : 5658065.000
Latitude (N is +) : +625740.28
Longitude (E is +) : +0214614.27
Elevation (m,ellips.) : 58.5
Additional Information : Postglacial land uplift approx. 7-8 mm/year
3. GNSS Receiver Information
3.1 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 04293
Firmware Version : 1E00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 1995-04-07
Date Removed : 1995-07-24
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 04300
Firmware Version : 1E00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 1995-07-25
Date Removed : 1996-02-13
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP01087
Firmware Version : 1E81 Beta
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 1996-02-14T10:21Z
Date Removed : 1998-11-13
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP01087
Firmware Version : CB00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 1998-11-13
Date Removed : 1999-07-28
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Firmware update due to installation
: of the meteorological sensors
3.5 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 087
Firmware Version : CC00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 1999-07-29
Date Removed : 2001-07-25
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : 29-JUL-1999 : Firmware update
: 06-APR-2001 : Serial number changed to be
: consistent with RINEX header.
: Full s/n: LP01087
3.6 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 125
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 2001-07-25T09:18Z
Date Removed : 2014-07-31T10:45Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : - 25-JUL-2001 Full s/n 04125
: - 2003-04-02 (doy 92) Deactivation of
: smoothing in conversion from raw data
: to RINEX (Asrinexo -program).
3.7 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 106
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 2014-07-31T10:55Z
Date Removed : 2016-03-03T12:10Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Full s/n LP00106U
3.8 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 106
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2016-03-03T12:10Z
Date Removed : 2016-11-23T07:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Full s/n LP00106U
3.9 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02247
Firmware Version : 3.5.14 Sep,22,2016
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2016-11-23T08:00Z
Date Removed : 2017-04-24T06:02Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.10 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_G3TH DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02247
Firmware Version : 3.6.9 Nov,28,2016
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2017-04-24T06:09Z
Date Removed : 2018-03-22T07:51Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.11 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02862
Firmware Version : 3.7.3 Feb,02,2018
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2018-03-22T07:54Z
Date Removed : 2018-11-14T10:52Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.12 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02862
Firmware Version : 3.7.4 Oct,29,2018
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2018-11-14T10:55Z
Date Removed : 2019-01-31T12:06Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.13 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02862
Firmware Version : 3.7.5p1 Jan,23,2019
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2019-01-31T12:07Z
Date Removed : 2019-10-28T10:21Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.14 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02862
Firmware Version : 3.7.7 Oct,08,2019
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2019-10-28T10:26Z
Date Removed : 2021-11-19T13:20Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.15 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02862
Firmware Version : 4.1.03-210713
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2021-11-19T13:25Z
Date Removed : 2022-11-03T10:42Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.16 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 02862
Firmware Version : 4.1.05-220902
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2022-11-03T10:49Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
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 : ASH700936A_M SNOW
Serial Number : 195
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 5 deg
Antenna Radome Type : SNOW
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : (vendor & type number)
Antenna Cable Length : (m)
Date Installed : 1995-04-07
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Additional Information : 29-JUN-1999 : Antenna type naming changed
: 06-APR-2001 : Changes made to be consistent
: with RINEX header.
: Full s/n: 11195, BPA=ARP)
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 : VAASA A
Tied Marker Usage : LOCAL CONTROL
Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4)
Tied Marker DOMES Number : (A9)
Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
dx (m) : -3.351 m
dy (m) : 3.971 m
dz (m) : -2.488 m
Accuracy (mm) : 10 mm
Survey method : TRILATERATION
Date Measured : 1994-06-11
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
5.2 Tied Marker Name : VAASA B
Tied Marker Usage : LOCAL CONTROL
Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4)
Tied Marker DOMES Number : (A9)
Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
dx (m) : 4.921 m
dy (m) : -3.921 m
dz (m) : -4.815 m
Accuracy (mm) : 10 mm
Survey method : TRILATERATION
Date Measured : 1994-06-11
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
5.3 Tied Marker Name : VAASA C
Tied Marker Usage : LOCAL CONTROL
Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4)
Tied Marker DOMES Number : (A9)
Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
dx (m) : -4.228 m
dy (m) : -3.304 m
dz (m) : -1.000 m
Accuracy (mm) : 10 mm
Survey method : TRILATERATION
Date Measured : 1994-06-11
Additional Information : 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).
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 : 1994-06-11/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
8.1.1 Humidity Sensor Model : Vaisala Humidity and temperature probe
Manufacturer : Vaisala Oy, P.O.Box 26, FIN- 00421 HELSINKI,
Serial Number :
Data Sampling Interval : 30 sec
Accuracy (% rel h) : 3 % rel h
Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc)
Height Diff to Ant : 0 m
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : 1998-11-14/2014-07-31
Notes : Data Frequency 30 s (every 30 s an averaged
: value over 30 speriod is recorded)
: Accuracy (% rel h) At +20 degC: +-2%
: (0...90% RH), +-3% (90-100% RH)
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)
8.2.1 Pressure Sensor Model : Vaisala Pressure transmitter PTU200AAA1AA
Manufacturer : Vaisala Oy, P.O.Box 26, FIN- 00421 HELSINKI,
Serial Number :
Data Sampling Interval : 30 sec
Accuracy : 0.1 hPa
Height Diff to Ant : -1.139 m
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : 1998-11-14/2014-07-31
Notes : Data Frequency 30 s (every 30 s an averaged
: value over 30 s period is recorded)
: Accuracy (mbar) Class A barometer:
: accuracy at +20 degC = +- 0.10 hPa;
: total accuracy including one year drift
: = +-0.20 hPa
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)
8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : Vaisala Humidity and temperature probe
Manufacturer : Vaisala Oy, P.O.Box 26, FIN- 00421 HELSINKI,
Serial Number :
Data Sampling Interval : 30 sec
Accuracy : 0.4 deg C
Aspiration : (UNASPIRATED/NATURAL/FAN/etc)
Height Diff to Ant : 0 m
Calibration date : (CCYY-MM-DD)
Effective Dates : 1998-11-14/2014-07-31
Notes : Data Frequency 30 s (every 30 s an averaged
: value over 30 s period is recorded)
: Accuracy (deg C)
: At -20 degC +-0.4 degC,
: at 0 degC +-0.3 degC
: at +20 degC +-0.2 degC
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 : National Land Survey of Finland
: Finnish Geospatial Research Institute
Preferred Abbreviation : FGI
Mailing Address : Geodeetinrinne 2
: FI-02430 Masala
: Finland
Primary Contact
Contact Name : FinnRef team
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail : finnref_team@maanmittauslaitos.fi
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 : BKG
Secondary Data Center : BEV
URL for More Information :
Hardcopy on File
Site Map : (Y or URL)
Site Diagram : (Y or URL)
Horizon Mask : (Y or URL)
Monument Description : (Y or URL)
Site Pictures : (Y or URL)
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
Antenna Graphics with Dimensions
ASH700936A_M
Dorne Margolin with chokerings, Model 700936A
C146 Dorne Margolin element, milled chokerings
+---------+
/ + \ <-- 0.1280 L2
| + | <-- 0.1100 L1
+-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.1020 TCR
| |
| |
| |
| |
+-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.0380
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.0350 BCR
| |
| |
+------x------+ <-- 0.0 BPA=ARP
<-- 0.3810 -->
ARP: Antenna Reference Point
L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center
