PORT LOUIS
Station summaryVACS
| IGS-type acronym : | VACS |
| Latitude : | -20.29707590 |
| Longitude : | 57.49703615 |
| Installed date : | 2008-04-07 |
| Decommissioned date : | |
| Country : | MAURITIUS |
| City: | PORT LOUIS |
| Station status : | active (green) |
| Distance to Tide Gauge (m) : | 15583 |
| Domes Nr.: | 39003M001 |
| Station operator: | Unknown |
| IGS-like station form : |
GPS position times seriesVACS
(Reference epoch: )
| M | Material change or malfunction |
| E | Earthquake |
| RF | Reference Frame change |
| U | Unknown |
| NA | Not available |
| Position discontinuity | |
| Velocity discontinuity |
Data available at SONELVACS
Quality plots on RINEX filesVACS
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Plots generated using software developed with the EPN team at ROB |
| Observations & tracking performance | Satellite tracking |
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The satellite tracking graph has been calculated for all stations for the first day of each month. If you wish to have a graph for another date, choose the 'Calculate a specific date' option.
Comparison with satellite altimetry data
- Link to Sea Level Differences (Satellite altimetry minus tide gauge data).
Co-located instrumentsVACS
- Tide gauge : PORT LOUIS II (VACTG)
Photo albumVACS
Log bookVACS
[IGSSTATION-7862] - 2020-02-05 (18/03/2020)
Septentrio receiver f/w has been updated from 5.3.0 to 5.3.2 for following IGS sites.
ABPO, ARUC, BREW, CHPI, DGAR, FALK, GODE, IISC, JPLM, KOKB, NLIB, SUTH, USUD, VACS
Please see the respective site logs for details.
[IGSSTATION-7370] - 2018-07-24 (25/07/2018)
A new SEPTENTRIO POLARX5 and JAVRINGANT_DM were installed at VACS on 2018-06-21 at T00:00Z. The station had been offline since 2018-01-24 due to a receiver failure.
Data publication has resumed since 2018-07-04 and an updated site log has been submitted to the IGS CB.
[IGSSTATION-5432] - 2013-06-04 (05/06/2013)
The Vacoas, Mauritius Island (VACS) IGS station has a problem with the download computer. No data has been collected since May 30th at 07:00 UTC. We are working with on site personnel to repair the failed computer.
