MORP00GBR Site Information Form (site log v2.0)
International GNSS Service
See Instructions at:
https://files.igs.org/pub/station/general/sitelog_instr_v2.0.txt
0. Form
Prepared by (full name) : Geospatial Engineering (gnaac@newcastle.ac.uk)
Date Prepared : 2024-08-27
Report Type : UPDATE
If Update:
Previous Site Log : morp00gbr_20200203.log
Modified/Added Sections : 1, 4.4, 11, 12
1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument
Site Name : Morpeth
Nine Character ID : MORP00GBR
Monument Inscription :
IERS DOMES Number : 13299S001
CDP Number : (A4)
Monument Description : PILLAR
Height of the Monument : 0.0 m
Monument Foundation : CONCRETE BLOCK
Foundation Depth : 2.4 m
Marker Description : Gravity force centred
Date Installed : 1996-06-01T00:00Z
Geologic Characteristic : BOULDER CLAY
Bedrock Type : SEDIMENTARY
Bedrock Condition : FRESH
Fracture Spacing : over 200 cm
Fault zones nearby : NO
Distance/activity : (multiple lines)
Additional Information : The antenna is mounted on a 4.5t
: quarried trapezoidial stone
: (~2.4m high x ~1.5m base x ~0.7m top)
: and placed in a hole dug down to
: the sandstone bedrock. The stone was
: concreted to the bedrock.
: The marker is defined as the
: intersection of the vertical axis from
: the horizontal benchmark (forced
: centering plate) with the horizontal
: plane tangent to the height benchmark
: (vertical bolt)
2. Site Location Information
City or Town : Morpeth
State or Province : Northumberland
Country or Region : GBR
Tectonic Plate : EURASIAN
Approximate Position (ITRF)
X coordinate (m) : 3645667.900
Y coordinate (m) : -107277.300
Z coordinate (m) : 5215053.500
Latitude (N is +) : +551246.04
Longitude (E is +) : -0014107.79
Elevation (m,ellips.) : 144.5
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3. GNSS Receiver Information
3.1 Receiver Type : ROGUE SNR-12 RM
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 219
Firmware Version : 3.2.32.1
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg
Date Installed : 1996-10-31T00:00Z
Date Removed : 1999-12-13T23:59Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : This site operated semi-continuously
: since the date shown. The back catologue
: of data are available upon request.
3.2 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00105
Firmware Version : 1L00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 10 deg
Date Installed : 2000-02-01T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2002-04-15T00:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.3 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00105
Firmware Version : 1L00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2002-04-15T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2002-05-20T14:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.4 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00973
Firmware Version : 6J00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2002-05-20T15:00Z
Date Removed : 2002-06-23T00:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.5 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00105
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2002-09-03T12:21Z
Date Removed : 2002-10-05T16:45Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.6 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00105
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 2002-10-05T16:45Z
Date Removed : 2004-03-17T10:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.7 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00970
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 5 deg
Date Installed : 2004-03-17T10:31Z
Date Removed : 2004-11-18T13:15Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.8 Receiver Type : ASHTECH Z-XII3
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : LP00976
Firmware Version : CD00
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2004-11-18T13:15Z
Date Removed : 2007-04-29T08:47Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.9 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETRS
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 4722133054
Firmware Version : 1.2-0
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2007-10-31T11:36Z
Date Removed : 2011-10-13T12:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3.10 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 4843K33417
Firmware Version : 4.19
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2011-10-13T12:00Z
Date Removed : 2014-01-20T12:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : serial number incorrectly set to 4843K3347
: from 2011-10-13 to 2014-01-20
: satellite system incorrectly set to GPS+GLO
: prior to 2015-09-05
3.11 Receiver Type : TRIMBLE NETR8
Satellite System : GPS
Serial Number : 4843K33417
Firmware Version : 4.70
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2014-01-20T12:00Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : satellite system incorrectly set to GPS+GLO
: prior to 2015-09-05 (antenna is incapable of GLO
: reception)
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 : 221
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0330
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 : Huber+Suhner
Antenna Cable Length : 60 m
Date Installed : 1996-10-31T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2005-06-14T16:00Z
Additional Information : Added LNA 2002-12-19T15:00Z
4.2 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 221
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0330
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 : Huber+Suhner
Antenna Cable Length : 60 m
Date Installed : 2005-06-14T16:00Z
Date Removed : 2009-07-26T00:00Z
Additional Information : antenna moved by a sheep in enclosure
: removal time is approximate to a few days only
: and is based on time series analysis
4.3 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 221
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0330
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 : Huber+Suhner
Antenna Cable Length : 60 m
Date Installed : 2009-07-26T00:00Z
Date Removed : 2009-08-17T13:40Z
Additional Information : antenna relocated to forced centred position
: antenna hardware was not changed
4.4 Antenna Type : AOAD/M_T NONE
Serial Number : 221
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0330
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 : Huber+Suhner
Antenna Cable Length : 60 m
Date Installed : 2009-08-17T13:40Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Additional Information : Unknown
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 : MORG
Tied Marker Usage : GLONASS+GPS
Tied Marker CDP Number : (A4)
Tied Marker DOMES Number : 13299M001
Differential Components from GNSS Marker to the tied monument (ITRS)
dx (m) : 5.141 m
dy (m) : 0.138 m
dz (m) : -3.292 m
Accuracy (mm) : 1 mm
Survey method : GPS CAMPAIGN/TOTAL STATION
Date Measured : 2007-03-29T13:00Z
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 : INTERNAL
Input Frequency : (if external)
Effective Dates : 1996-10-31/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 : Met3
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 101666
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 % rel h
Aspiration : UNASPIRATED
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2007-02-26
Effective Dates : 2007-07-11/2010-01-08
Notes : (multiple lines)
8.1.2 Humidity Sensor Model : Met3
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 101666
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 % rel h
Aspiration : UNASPIRATED
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2010-02-15
Effective Dates : 2010-02-24/2012-04-03
Notes : removed to allow recalibration
8.1.3 Humidity Sensor Model : Met4
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 118599
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy (% rel h) : 2 % rel h
Aspiration : UNASPIRATED
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2012-02-01
Effective Dates : 2012-04-03/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : incorrectly previously specified as Met3
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 : Met3
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 101666
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy : 0.08 hPa
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2007-02-26
Effective Dates : 2007-07-11/2010-01-08
Notes : Height is from base of sensor to MORP
: reference point. Sensor removed for
: recalibration
8.2.2 Pressure Sensor Model : Met3
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 101666
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy : 0.08 hPa
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2010-02-15
Effective Dates : 2010-02-24/2012-02-01
Notes : Height is from base of sensor to MORP
: reference point. Sensor removed for
: recalibration
8.2.3 Pressure Sensor Model : Met4
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 118599
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy : 0.08 hPa
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2012-02-01
Effective Dates : 2012-04-03/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)
8.3.1 Temp. Sensor Model : Met3
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 101666
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy : 0.5 deg C
Aspiration : UNASPIRATED
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2007-02-26
Effective Dates : 2007-07-11/2010-01-08
Notes : Sensor removed for recalibration
8.3.2 Temp. Sensor Model : Met3
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 101666
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy : 0.5 deg C
Aspiration : UNASPIRATED
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2010-02-15
Effective Dates : 2010-02-24/2012-02-01
Notes : (multiple lines)
8.3.3 Temp. Sensor Model : Met4
Manufacturer : Paroscientific
Serial Number : 118599
Data Sampling Interval : 600 sec
Accuracy : 0.5 deg C
Aspiration : UNASPIRATED
Height Diff to Ant : -0.746 m
Calibration date : 2012-02-01
Effective Dates : 2012-04-03/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)
9.3.1 Signal Obstructions : Timber Fence
Effective Dates : 1996-10-31/CCYY-MM-DD
Additional Information : Below 15 degrees elevation, ~5-10m from
: antenna, surrounds antenna
: See 10.5 below for changes to fence
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 : 2002-09-26/2002-09-26
Event : WEED CLEARING
10.2 Date : 2003-06-06/2003-06-06
Event : WEED CLEARING/GRAVEL DISTRIBUTION
10.3 Date : 2004-06-15/2004-06-15
Event : WEED CLEARING
10.4 Date : 2005-06-15/2005-06-15
Event : WEED CLEARING AND REPAIR OF FENCING
10.5 Date : 2006-06-01/2006-10-30
Event : INSTALLATION OF NEW MONUMENT 7m SOUTHRELOCATION
: AND EXTENSION OF FENCE TOSOUTH
10.6 Date : 2007-07-01/2007-07-30
Event : WEED CLEARING
10.7 Date : 2008-11-25/2008-11-25
Event : WEED CLEARING AND RELOCATION OF FENCETO THE
: NORTH OF THE ANTENNAWILL LIKELY CHANGE (ENHANCE)
: TRACKINGAT LOW ELEVATIONS in NE AND NW SECTORS
10.8 Date : 2009-12-16/2010-01-08
Event : Snow covered antenna for all or part ofthis
: time. On 2010-01-08 cover was ~250mmSnow removed
: on this date
10.9 Date : 2010-07-26/2010-07-26
Event : Weed clearing from near antenna at1330Z-1500Z
10.10 Date : 2010-11-25/2010-11-29
Event : Snow covered antenna for all or part ofthis
: time. On 2010-01-29 cover was ~400mmSnow removed
: on this date at 1000Z
10.11 Date : 2011-02-17/2011-02-18
Event : Work ongoing at site, do not use datafrom
: 2011-02-17T12:00Z until2011-02-18T12:00Z
10.12 Date : 2012-03-29/2012-03-29
Event : Weed clearing from near antenna at1000Z-1130Z
10.13 Date : 2014-05-15/2014-07-16
Event : Unusually vigorous weed growth took placenear
: the antenna over this interval,cleared between
: 2014-07-14 and 2014-07-16
10.14 Date : 2015-05-22/2015-05-22
Event : Weed clearing from near antenna
: between1145Z-1315Z
10.15 Date : 2015-09-04/2015-09-04
Event : Weed clearing from near antenna
: between1100Z-1400Z
10.16 Date : 2017-03-01/2017-03-01
Event : Replacement of the antenna cable for
: nearbyOrdnance Survey 'Geonet' site MORO
: between1000-1230UT necessitated removal
: andre-centering of MORP's antenna. Some
: debriswhich had become lodged in the chokerings
: wasalso removed at this time. Data from
: thisperiod should not be processed.
10.17 Date : 2019-07-22/2019-08-06
Event : Maintenance of GNSS enclsoure including tree and
: weed clearing. Antenna disturbed by workers.
: Data from this period should not be processed.
10.x Date : (CCYY-MM-DD/CCYY-MM-DD)
Event : (TREE CLEARING/CONSTRUCTION/etc)
11. On-Site, Point of Contact Agency Information
Agency : Newcastle University
: School of Engineering
Preferred Abbreviation : NCL
Mailing Address : Cassie Building
: NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
: Ireland (the)
Primary Contact
Contact Name : Geospatial Engineering
Telephone (primary) : +441912086445
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail : gnaac@newcastle.ac.uk
Secondary Contact
Contact Name :
Telephone (primary) :
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail :
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
12. Responsible Agency (if different from 11.)
Agency : Newcastle University
: School of Engineering
Preferred Abbreviation : NCL
Mailing Address : Cassie Building
: NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
: Ireland (the)
Primary Contact
Contact Name : Geospatial Engineering
Telephone (primary) : +441912086445
Telephone (secondary) :
Fax :
E-mail : gnaac@newcastle.ac.uk
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
Site Diagram : Y
Horizon Mask : Y
Monument Description : Y
Site Pictures : ftp://stella.ncl.ac.uk/pub/MORP/pictures
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
Antenna Graphics with Dimensions
AOAD/M_T
-----
/ + \ <-- 0.128 L2
| + | <-- 0.110 L1
+--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.102
TCR
| |
| |
| |
| |
+-+--------------------------------------------------+-+ <-- 0.038
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+ <-- 0.035
BCR
| |
| |
+------x------+ <-- 0.000
BPA=ARP
<-- 0.381 -->
