CAPE FERGUSON

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Station summaryTOW2

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  • GPS
    Tide Gauge
    DORIS
IGS-type acronym : TOW2
Latitude : -19.26930046
Longitude : 147.05599976
Installed date : 1995-01-17
Decommissioned date :
Country : AUSTRALIA
City: TOWNSVILLE
Station status : active (green)
Distance to Tide Gauge (m) : 930
Domes Nr.: 50140M001
Station operator: (GA) - Geoscience Australia
IGS-like station form :

GPS position times seriesTOW2

SARI


Position
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Offsets (mm)

MMaterial change or malfunction
EEarthquake
RFReference Frame change
UUnknown
NANot available
Position discontinuity
Velocity discontinuity
     
   
Vertical component
   
East component
   
North Component


Data available at SONELTOW2



Quality plots on RINEX filesTOW2

Quality plots on RINEX files of TOW2 Quality plots on RINEX files of TOW2 Royal Observatory of Belgium

Plots generated using software developed with the EPN team at ROB
Observations & tracking performance Satellite tracking

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Comparison with satellite altimetry data

Co-located instrumentsTOW2

Photo albumTOW2

BibliographyTOW2

If you have a relevant reference to suggest, please send-us an e-mail : sonel@sonel.org
  • puce Ballu, Gravelle et al., 2019. Vertical land motion in the Southwest and Central Pacific from available GNSS solutions and implications for relative sea levels. Geophysical Journal International. Get this reference BibTeX of the reference

Log bookTOW2

[IGSSTATION-7846] - 2020-01-24 (04/02/2020)



The data outage reported in IGSSTATION-7845 has been resolved. Due to power issues at the station no data was recorded during the outage.



[IGSSTATION-7845] - 2020-01-24 (04/02/2020)

We are currently experiencing an unknown outage at the station TOW200AUS. As a result no data streams or data products will be available until the problem is resolved.



Our team is working with local contacts to restore the station. Due to a long weekend in Australia we don’t expect the problem will be resolved until the 28 Jan.



Further updates will be provided as they become available.

[IGSSTATION-7739] - 2019-09-23 (26/09/2019)

The receiver at IGS station Cape Ferguson, Queensland, Australia (Site ID: TOW2) was upgraded on September 18th.

3.16 Receiver Type : SEPT POLARX5
Satellite System : GPS GLO GAL BDS QZSS
Serial Number : 3048330
Firmware Version : 5.2.0
Elevation Cutoff Setting : 0 deg
Date Installed : 2019-09-18T02:30Z
Date Removed : (CCYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ)
Temperature Stabiliz. : none

[IGSSTATION-7731] - 2019-09-09 (20/09/2019)

TOW2 is currently offline. Most likely cause seems to be antenna failure. We are currently troubleshooting with local contacts to determine the cause, and aim to have the site back online within the week. RINEX and real time data will be unavailable until the issue is resolved.

[IGSSTATION-5538] - 2013-09-16 (16/09/2013)

Please be advised that due to local power problem there will be a permanent data outage for DOY 251 – 258, for all products.

[IGSSTATION-5478] - 2013-07-18 (29/07/2013)

Please be advised that the LEICA GRX1200GGPRO firmware has been upgraded from 8.20/3.019 to 8.71/3.822 at 2013-07-17T22:15Z. An updated site log has been submitted.

Due to a local tie survey there will be permanent data gap of around 24hrs from 2013-07-15T22:00Z. We apologise for any inconvenience.

There has also been damage to the met station cable, which has resulted in the recent met data outages, and will continue to do so until repaired.

[IGSSTATION-5265] - 2013-01-30 (30/01/2013)

Please be advised that TOW2 is now operational again with a new cable. The bushfire on the 10th December had damaged the cable and it took some time to replace. An updated log file has been submitted to IGS. Unfortunately there is a permanent data gap between the 10th Dec and 22nd Jan (2012-12-10T00:00Z - 2013-01-22T00:00Z).

[IGSSTATION-5204] - 2012-12-10 (11/12/2012)

Please be advised that the receiver at TOW2 (FW 8.20/3.019) has stopped tracking. We suspect a cable or antenna problem. We are currently seeking to identify the problem. It is possible the outage could extend into the new year.