GPS Technical Information

This is an index of pages that are intended to pass on our group's information about how to install, operate and maintain continuously operating GPS stations. Related information is available from other GPS users elsewhere on the WWW, and it is indexed by the UNAVCO facility in Boulder, Colorado. See their WWW page on Continuous Sites for more information. 

The pages listed here are in various stages of completion and at various levels of completeness. We hope you'll find them useful anyhow, and let us know of any problems or concerns.

Video clips showing installation of SCIGN Short-Braced Monument by John Galetzka, USGS

Programming Instructions for the Ashtech Z-12 Receiver with no telemetry by Ken Hudnut, USGS,  John Galetzka, USGS-SCIGN, Aris Aspiotes AlliedSignal-USGS, and Shannon Van Wyk USGS-SCIGN

CC00 Firmware Testing  by Shannon Van Wyk, USGS-SCIGN
Instructions for direct and remote firmware uploading and the results of Cgremote, Remote32, and Aschcan testing with CC00.

SCIGN radome development by K. Hudnut, J. Galetzka, F. Wyatt, S. Dockter Design, drawings, images, photos, and discussion on the radomes.

The Fixed-Mount Rock Pin by Ken Hudnut, USGS
Site selection, design and installation for low-cost monument installations in good bedrock.

Programming Instructions for the Ashtech Z-12 Receiver by Ken Hudnut, USGS,  John Galetzka, USGS-SCIGN, Shannon Van Wyk USGS-SCIGN
Instructions and helpful hints for programming the Z-12.

Programming Instructions for the Ashtech Z-12 GPS receiver with the MET3,by Paul Jamason,SIO,and Aris Aspiotes,Allied Signal/USGS
Programming instructions for using the MET3 with Ashtech Z-12 GPS receiver.

Problems with GFIs and Surge Suppressors at GPS Stations by John Galetzka, USGS
Power outages caused by the Santa Ana Winds and the first rain storm of season cause ground fault interrupters (GFI) to trip inside our equipment enclosures. Here's the story...

These reports are preliminary and have not been reviewed for conformity with U. S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive use only and does not imply endorsement by the U. S. Government.

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