CORS Installation Procedures - MWRTK

1 CORS Installation Procedures What It Takes to Install a CORS. Our Our Goals Goals inin this this session: session: Identify Identify the the components components that that make make up up aa CORS. CORS SYSTEM. SYSTEM. Relate Relate aa professional professional procedure procedure for for installing installing aa reliable reliable high high performance performance CORSCORS. Demonstrate Demonstrate thisthis procedure procedure in in use use during during aa recent recent CORS. CORS. Installation Installation We We want want to to prevent prevent you you from from making making mistakes mistakes that that will will impact impact your your system's system's performance performance CORS.

2 CORS == CContinuously ontinuously O. Operating perating 24/7. 24/7. eference S. RReference Station tation DData ata you you can can depend depend upon upon What What are are the the components components of of aa CORS. CORS Installation ? Installation ? Planning Planning and and Preparation Preparation Hardware Hardware Monumentation Monumentation Software Software Communications Communications Toolkit Toolkit Knowledge Knowledge System System Installation Installation Installation Installation Report Report CORS Hardware Electronics Electronics Component Component GPS. GPS Receiver Receiver Network Network Router Router Device Device Server Server Uninterruptible Uninterruptible Power Power Supply Supply (UPS).

3 (UPS). Electrical Electrical Surge Surge protection protection Equipment Equipment Location Location Enclosure Enclosure Shelf Shelf Computer? Computer? Internet Internet power power switch switch GPS. GPS Antenna Antenna Component Component GPS. GPS Antenna Antenna Location Location Monumentation Monumentation -- Mounting Mounting GPS. GPS Antenna Antenna Cable Cable Component Component Routing Routing Lightning Lightning protection protection Grounding Grounding Radio Radio Component Component (optional). (optional). Which components don't come from Trimble? Electronics: Electronics: UPS. UPS -- Uninterruptible Uninterruptible Power Power Supply Supply Size Size for for load load and and duration duration Source: Source: Any Any Computer Computer Store Store Brands: Brands: APC, APC, Belkin, Belkin, Tripp Tripp Lite, Lite.

4 Router Router Interface Interface between between GPS. GPS receiver receiver and and computer computer network network Source: Source: Any Any Computer Computer Store Store Brands: Brands: Linksys, Linksys, D-Link, D-Link, Belkin, Belkin, Netgear, Netgear, Cisco, Cisco, .. Device Device Server Server Converts Converts from from serial serial communications communications to to Internet Internet Protocol Protocol network network comms. comms. Source: Source: Online Online Computer Computer Stores Stores ( , ( , ). ). Brands: Brands: Lantronix, Lantronix, Comtrol, Comtrol, Moxa, Moxa, . Electrical Electrical Surge Surge Protection Protection AC. AC Power, Power, Ethernet, Ethernet, Serial Serial Source: Source: Online Online Computer Computer or or Comms Comms Stores Stores ( , ( , ).)

5 Brands: Brands: APC, APC, Tripp Tripp Lite, Lite, Polyphaser . Polyphaser . Which components don't come from Trimble? Electronics: Electronics: Grounding Grounding System System Ground Ground rod rod and and wire wire to to fully fully engineered engineered system system Source: Source: Communications Communications Retailers, Retailers, Grounding Grounding Specialty Specialty Shops Shops ( ). ( ). Brands: Brands: Polyphasor, Polyphasor, Harger, Harger, Wireless Wireless Solutions Solutions Custom Custom Coaxial Coaxial Cables Cables Very Very long long or or very very short short lengths lengths Source: Source: Communications Communications Retailers Retailers ( , ( , DavisRF).)

6 DavisRF). Brands: Brands: Times Times Microwave, Microwave, Amphenol, Amphenol, RFS. RFS Cablewave, Cablewave, Belden, Belden, Andrew Andrew Lightning Lightning Protection Protection Surge Surge suppressors suppressors to to engineered engineered systems systems Source: Source: Communications Communications Retailers, Retailers, Lightning Lightning Protection Protection Specialty Specialty Shops Shops ( ). ( ). Brands: Brands: Polyphaser, Polyphaser, Harger, Harger, Huber+Suhner Huber+Suhner Mechanical Mechanical Components Components Hardware, Hardware, Brackets, Brackets, Metal Metal Parts, Parts, Consumables Consumables Source: Source: McMaster-Carr McMaster-Carr ( ), ( ), Grainger Grainger ( ), ( ), Allied Allied Electronics( ), Electronics( ), Newark Newark Elec.

7 , Elec., Corner Corner Hardware Hardware Store, Store, Fabrication Fabrication Shop Shop Brands: Brands: Various Various -Monumentation General General Requirements Requirements Clear Clear sky sky view view 100. 100 meters meters (328'). (328') unobstructed unobstructed view view to to the the horizon horizon 360. 360 degrees degrees No No nearby nearby Signal Signal reflectors reflectors meters meters (5'). (5') above above horizontal horizontal surfaces surfaces No No nearby nearby signal signal transmitters transmitters 300. 300 meters meters (984'). (984'). Stability Stability Thermal Thermal Expansion Expansion Wind Wind Loading Loading Soil Soil Expansion/Contraction Expansion/Contraction Conditions Conditions must must not not change change with with time time -Monumentation Pillar Pillar Mount Mount Concrete Concrete Metal Metal -Monumentation Drilled-Braced Drilled-Braced Monument Monument Extremely Extremely Stable Stable -Monumentation Building Building Mount Mount Rooftop Rooftop attachment attachment Wall Wall side side attachment attachment -Which components don't come from Trimble?

8 GPS. GPS Antenna Antenna Monumentation: Monumentation: Building Building Mount Mount Custom Custom fabrication fabrication or or standard standard parts parts Source: Source: McMaster-Carr McMaster-Carr ( ), ( ), Grainger Grainger ( ), ( ), Corner Corner Hardware Hardware Store, Store, Fabrication Fabrication Shop Shop Brands: Brands: Various Various -- Ground Ground Pillar Pillar Custom Custom fabrication fabrication and/or and/or concrete concrete Source: Source: McMaster-Carr McMaster-Carr ( ), ( ), Grainger Grainger ( ), ( ), Corner Corner Hardware Hardware Store, Store, Fabrication Fabrication Shop, Shop, Local Local Concrete Concrete Contractor Contractor Brands: Brands: Various Various -- Drilled-Braced Drilled-Braced Monument Monument See See SCIGN.

9 SCIGN site site ( ). ( ). Web Web Search: Search: SCIGN. SCIGN Drilled-Braced Drilled-Braced Monument Monument Recon the Site How How do do we we get get access? access? Arrangements Arrangements for for keys keys before before arrival arrival Access Access toto roofing roofing Security Security passes passes issued issued Building Building tenants tenants notified notified Scheduling Scheduling constraints constraints Consider Consider this this in in your your long-term long-term service service plan plan -Recon the Site What What are are the the major major considerations? considerations? Determine Determine the the GPS. GPS electronics electronics location location Determine Determine GPS.

10 GPS antenna antenna location location Determine Determine the the GPS. GPS antenna antenna cable cable route route Is Is the the site site aa suitable suitable location location for for aa CORS? CORS? Recon the Site GPS Antenna Installation Make Make notes! notes! Take Take Pictures! Pictures! Dimensions Dimensions How How will will you you mount mount the the Antenna? Antenna? Bracket Bracket fabrication fabrication Stability Stability Clear Clear sky sky view view Installation Installation practicality practicality Safety, Safety, long-term long-term maintenance maintenance Attachment Attachment Fasteners, Fasteners, Welding Welding Offsite Offsite fabrication fabrication required?