HOFJ00DEU 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) : GREF Operator ([email protected])
Date Prepared : 2024-02-15
Report Type : UPDATE
If Update:
Previous Site Log : hofj00deu_20230419.log
Modified/Added Sections : 2, 3.17, 3.18, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.1,
: 8.3.2, 8.3.1, 13
1. Site Identification of the GNSS Monument
Site Name : Hof (Bavaria)
Nine Character ID : HOFJ00DEU
Monument Inscription :
IERS DOMES Number : 14289M001
CDP Number : (A4)
Monument Description : Steelpipe with heat protection
Height of the Monument : 1.8 m
Monument Foundation : 2007
Foundation Depth : (m)
Marker Description : SURVEY MARKER BOLT ON THE PILLAR
Date Installed : 2007-03-07
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 : Survey Marker Bolt on a pillar.
: Antenna mounted with a special screw
: adapter on a rivet thread of a circular
: tube of steel,
: 1.3 m length,
: mounted on a concrete foundation at the
: meteorological station of the DWD
: Deutscher Wetterdienst in Hof.
2. Site Location Information
City or Town : Hof
State or Province : Bavaria
Country or Region : DEU
Tectonic Plate : EURASIAN
Approximate Position (ITRF)
X coordinate (m) : 3994171.000
Y coordinate (m) : 839949.000
Z coordinate (m) : 4885561.600
Latitude (N is +) : +501846.46
Longitude (E is +) : +0115233.22
Elevation (m,ellips.) : 614.9
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
3. GNSS Receiver Information
3.1 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : AFP2LB8MMM8
Firmware Version : E_GGD_2/2.5P2
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2007-03-07T10:00Z
Date Removed : 2007-06-21T10:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Additional Number
: LE5787 on the
: type level
3.2 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : AFP2LB8MMM8
Firmware Version : 2.6.0 APR,18,2007
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2007-06-21T10:00Z
Date Removed : 2008-01-29T13:45Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Additional Number
: LE5787 on the
: type level
3.3 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : AFP2LB8MMM8
Firmware Version : 2.6.1 JAN,10,2008
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2008-01-29T13:45Z
Date Removed : 2011-02-14T08:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Additional Number
: LE5787 on the
: type level
3.4 Receiver Type : JPS LEGACY
Satellite System : GPS+GLO
Serial Number : AFB1PAJ162O
Firmware Version : 3.4.2 DEC,12,2009
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2011-02-14T09:30Z
Date Removed : 2013-06-26T08:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Additional Number
: LE5824 on the
: type level
3.5 Receiver Type : LEICA GRX1200+GNSS
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+SBAS
Serial Number : 355611
Firmware Version : 8.71/6.112
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2013-06-26T08:45Z
Date Removed : 2014-11-11T12:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BDU10090390
3.6 Receiver Type : LEICA GR25
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831175
Firmware Version : 3.11.1639
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2014-11-11T14:30Z
Date Removed : 2016-05-06T12:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BDU14060527
3.7 Receiver Type : LEICA GR25
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831175
Firmware Version : 3.22.1818
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2016-05-06T12:00Z
Date Removed : 2016-07-22T08:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BDU14060527
3.8 Receiver Type : LEICA GR25
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831175
Firmware Version : 4.00.335
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2016-07-22T08:30Z
Date Removed : 2016-12-28T12:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BDU14060527
3.9 Receiver Type : LEICA GR25
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831175
Firmware Version : 4.02.386
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2016-12-28T12:30Z
Date Removed : 2017-04-11T06:05Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BDU14060527
3.10 Receiver Type : LEICA GR25
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831175
Firmware Version : 4.11.606
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2017-04-11T06:05Z
Date Removed : 2018-02-15T09:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BDU14060527
3.11 Receiver Type : LEICA GR50
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831585
Firmware Version : 4.20.232
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2018-02-15T09:00Z
Date Removed : 2019-03-19T11:00Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BMGZ16360482H
3.12 Receiver Type : LEICA GR50
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831585
Firmware Version : 4.31.101
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2019-03-19T11:00Z
Date Removed : 2019-05-09T05:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BMGZ16360482H
3.13 Receiver Type : LEICA GR50
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831585
Firmware Version : 4.31.101
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2019-05-09T05:30Z
Date Removed : 2021-05-31T12:40Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BMGZ16360482H
3.14 Receiver Type : LEICA GR50
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831585
Firmware Version : 4.50/7.710
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2021-05-31T12:40Z
Date Removed : 2022-03-03T07:04Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BMGZ16360482H
3.15 Receiver Type : LEICA GR50
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831585
Firmware Version : 4.52/7.711
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2022-03-03T07:04Z
Date Removed : 2022-09-05T11:50Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BMGZ16360482H
3.16 Receiver Type : LEICA GR50
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 1831585
Firmware Version : 4.60/7.811
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2022-09-05T11:50Z
Date Removed : 2023-02-09T09:30Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : ME serial number BMGZ16360482H
3.17 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 04116
Firmware Version : 4.1.06-221128
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2023-02-09T09:30Z
Date Removed : 2024-02-15T09:27Z
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Board Id
: 0SBTJB3WA6ASX0QDSPVJ
3.18 Receiver Type : JAVAD TRE_3 DELTA
Satellite System : GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS+SBAS
Serial Number : 04116
Firmware Version : 4.3.00-231129
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2024-02-15T09:27Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Temperature Stabiliz. : none
Additional Information : Board Id
: 0SBTJB3WA6ASX0QDSPVJ
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 : TPSCR3_GGD CONE
Serial Number : 217-0631
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0450
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : CONE
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : RG214
Antenna Cable Length : 12 m
Date Installed : 2007-03-07T08:00Z
Date Removed : 2011-02-14T08:30Z
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
4.2 Antenna Type : LEIAR25.R4 LEIT
Serial Number : 10211018
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0450
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : LEIT
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : RG214
Antenna Cable Length : 12 m
Date Installed : 2011-02-14T09:30Z
Date Removed : 2019-03-19T11:00Z
Additional Information : Antenna calibrated absolute
: by Geo++ GmbH, Garbsen 2010-09-23.
4.3 Antenna Type : LEIAR25.R4 LEIT
Serial Number : 10211013
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0450
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : LEIT
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : RG214
Antenna Cable Length : 12 m
Date Installed : 2019-03-19T11:00Z
Date Removed : 2020-02-26T07:30Z
Additional Information : Antenna calibrated absolute
: by UNIBN 2019-01-18.
4.4 Antenna Type : LEIAR25.R4 LEIT
Serial Number : 725266
Antenna Reference Point : BPA
Marker->ARP Up Ecc. (m) : 0.0450
Marker->ARP North Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Marker->ARP East Ecc(m) : 0.0000
Alignment from True N : 0 deg
Antenna Radome Type : LEIT
Radome Serial Number :
Antenna Cable Type : RG214
Antenna Cable Length : 12 m
Date Installed : 2020-02-26T08:15Z
Date Removed : CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ
Additional Information : Antenna individual calibrated absolutely by
: : GEO++ - ROBOT 2012-09-24
: : UNI BONN - CHAMBER 2013-02-20
: : UNI BONN - CHAMBER 2018-08-23
: : Senatsverwaltung Berlin - ROBOT 2019-12-20
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.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 : 2007-03-07/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
7.1 Instrumentation Type : CORNER REFLECTOR
Status : PERMANENT
Effective Dates : 2018-02-15/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : 1 m^3 passive retroreflector 78 m away
: from HOFJ connected via regular terrestrial
: survey for InSAR. Mounted on 6 m deep rod
: foundation oriented to
: descending sun synchronous orbit.
: More information and data available on
: request.
7.2 Instrumentation Type : GNSS HOFJ01DEU
Status : PERMANENT
Effective Dates : 2020-02-26/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : Secondary Receiver at the same antenna.
: More information and data available on
: request.
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 : HMP45A-P
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Serial Number : x4100002
Data Sampling Interval : 10 sec
Accuracy (% rel h) : 1 % rel h
Aspiration : CAPACITIVY THIN FILM POLYMER
Height Diff to Ant : -0.6 m
Calibration date : 2006-11-12
Effective Dates : 2005-03-07/2017-06-06
Notes : The humidity sensor is 0.6 m
: below the antenna.
8.1.2 Humidity Sensor Model : HMP45A-P
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Serial Number : A4940002
Data Sampling Interval : 10 sec
Accuracy (% rel h) : 1 % rel h
Aspiration : CAPACITIVY THIN FILM POLYMER
Height Diff to Ant : -0.6 m
Calibration date : 2017-05-03
Effective Dates : 2017-06-06/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : The humidity sensor is 0.6 m
: below the antenna.
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 : PTU200
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Serial Number : X2930001
Data Sampling Interval : 10 sec
Accuracy : 0.1 hPa
Height Diff to Ant : -0.6 m
Calibration date : 2002-07-22
Effective Dates : 2007-03-07/2017-06-06
Notes : The pressure Sensor is
: 0.6 m below the antenna.
8.2.2 Pressure Sensor Model : PTU200
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Serial Number : X4150001
Data Sampling Interval : 10 sec
Accuracy : 0.1 hPa
Height Diff to Ant : -0.6 m
Calibration date : 2010-02-20
Effective Dates : 2017-06-06/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : The pressure Sensor is
: 0.6 m below the antenna.
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 : HMP45A-P
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Serial Number : X4150002
Data Sampling Interval : 10 sec
Accuracy : 0.2 deg C
Aspiration : RESISTIVE PLATINUM PROBE
Height Diff to Ant : -0.6 m
Calibration date : 2006-11-22
Effective Dates : 2007-03-07/2017-06-06
Notes : The temperature sensor is
: 0.6 m below the antenna.
8.3.2 Temp. Sensor Model : HMP45A-P
Manufacturer : Vaisala
Serial Number : A4940002
Data Sampling Interval : 10 sec
Accuracy : 0.2 deg C
Aspiration : RESISTIVE PLATINUM PROBE
Height Diff to Ant : -0.6 m
Calibration date : 2017-05-03
Effective Dates : 2017-06-06/CCYY-MM-DD
Notes : The temperature sensor is
: 0.6 m below the antenna.
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 : Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie
: Department of Geodaesie
Preferred Abbreviation : BKG
Mailing Address : Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
: D-60598 Frankfurt a.M.
: Germany
Primary Contact
Contact Name : GREF Operator
Telephone (primary) : +49 341 5634410
Telephone (secondary) : +49 341 5634432
Fax : +49 341 5634415
E-mail : [email protected]
Secondary Contact
Contact Name : BKG GNSS Data Center
Telephone (primary) : +49 69 6333274
Telephone (secondary) : +49 69 63331
Fax : +49 69 6333425
E-mail : [email protected]
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 : https://gref.bkg.bund.de
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
Additional Information : (multiple lines)
Antenna Graphics with Dimensions
TPSCR3_GGD
---------
/ + \ <-- 0.104 = L2
| + | <-- 0.081 = L1
+--------------------------------------------------+ <-- 0.071 = TCR
| |
| |
| |
| |
+-----------------+-------------+------------------+ <-- 0.003 = BCR
+-----x-----+ <-- 0.000 BPA=ARP
<-- 0.326 -->
LEIAR25.R4
+-------+ <-- 0.1995
/ \
+---+-------------+---+ <-- 0.1606 TCR
| |
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
+---------------------------------------------+
| |
| |
+-+---------------------------------------------+-+
+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+ <-- 0.0320 BCR
| |
| |
+------x------+ <-- 0.0000 BPA=ARP
<-- 0.3802 -->
ARP: Antenna Reference Point
L1 : L1 Phase Center L2 : L2 Phase Center
TCR: Top of Chokering BCR: Bottom of Chokering
TGP: Top of Ground Plane BGP: Bottom of Ground Plane
TPA: Top of Preamplifier BPA: Bottom of Preamplifier
TOP: Top of Pole BOP: Bottom of Pole
All dimensions are in meters.
