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SITE INFORMATION

Current Site Name: Location: Site Number: Geographic Region: Tectonic Plate:		Matera Matera, Italy 850 Mediterranean Eurasian

General Site Description:		The site is located in the boot of Italy just above the instep, 15 km east of Matera and approximately 80 km north of Taranto. A fixed SAO laser has been operated by the Italians since September 1983. Two SLR pads are located southwest of the fixed laser building. The site is equipped to host two mobile laser systems simultaneously. The fixed VLBI antenna has been constructed at this site.

Geological Province:		Southern Appennines

Local Geology:		Upper Cretaceous sediments

Site Topo Map:		Unknown

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Current Site Name: Location: Site Number:		Matera Matera, Italy 850

Site Ownership:		ITALY
Site Management:		Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Contact Person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail:		Dr. Giuseppe Bianco Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Centro Geodesia Spaziale P.O. Box 11 75100 Matera (MT) ITALY 39 835 377209 39 835 339005 bianco@asimto.mt.asi.it

Related Links:		Italian Space Agency (ASI) Matera SLR station (SAO-1) MLRO (ASI home page)

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MONUMENT INFORMATION

Current Site Name:
Location:
Site Number:
Number of Observing Monuments:
Surveyed into National Network?

Matera
Matera, Italy
850
4
Yes

Monument Number:
Type of Monument:
Monument Inscription:
Systems using Monument:

Latitude:
Longitude:
Elevation:
Height above Ellipsoid:
Geodetic Coordinate Source/Date:
Geodetic Coordinate Datum/Ellipsoid:
Elevation Datum:
Source of Monument Geodetic Survey Ties:
Comments:

7243

None
Fixed VLBI Antenna

N 40° 38' 58.28318"
E 16° 42' 14.45324"
490.22 meters
543.375 meters
IERS
ITRF94 (1993)
Unknown
Unknown
None

Differential Coordinates from 7243

Monument Number	Monument Inscription	X	Y	Z

- - - - -	OSGB PRI PILLAR (PP481) WEST BLDG ROOF (T225) SOLAR PILLAR (T151) MERIDIAN PILLAR (T219) ROGUE GPS REF POINT	122.1820 168.8124 -4.6509 -414.6863 6.5052	588.5932 -76.7684 -36.0781 65.0928 -0.5748	-99.1924 -137.6589 -1.9459 337.6402 -1.0581

Monument Number	Monument Inscription	North	East	Up

- - -	SOLAR PILLAR (T151) ROGUE GPS REF POINT NW RIVET (1991 SLR MARKER)	2.5437 -7.5826 0.5792	-36.0502 10.2400 -0.5654	-4.5782 1.0832 -1.8354

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MONUMENT INFORMATION

Current Site Name:
Location:
Site Number:

Matera
Matera, Italy
850

Monument Number:
Type of Monument:
Monument Inscription:
Systems using Monument:

Latitude:
Longitude:
Elevation:
Height above Ellipsoid:
Geodetic Coordinate Source/Date:
Geodetic Coordinate Datum/Ellipsoid:
Elevation Datum:Source of Monument Geodetic Survey
Ties:
Comments:

7540
Standard Brass Monument in Pad
None
Mobile Laser Ranging Systems (MTLRS-1)

N 40 38' 54.76580"
E 16 42' 16.13192"

529.627 meters
IERS
ITRF94 (1993)

Unknown

None

Differential Coordinates from 7540

Monument Number	Monument Inscription	X	Y	Z

7541 7939	NONE (MARKER) NONE (MARKER 0)	-1.900 31.723	-16.418 17.303	-0.241 7.209

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MONUMENT INFORMATION

Current Site Name:
Location:
Site Number:

Matera
Matera, Italy
850

Monument Number:
Type of Monument:
Monument Inscription:
Systems using Monument:

Latitude:
Longitude:
Elevation:
Height above Ellipsoid:
Geodetic Coordinate Source/Date:
Geodetic Coordinate Datum/Ellipsoid:
Elevation Datum:
Source of Monument Geodetic Survey
Ties:
Comments:

7541
Standard Brass Monument in Pad
None
Mobile Laser Ranging Systems (MTLRS-2)

N 48° 38' 54.70422"
E 16° 42' 15.43310"

528.385 meters
ATSC / 01-MAY-94
IERS ITRF94 (1993)

ATSC - NASA SLR
None

Differential Coordinates from 7541

Monument Number	Monument Inscription	X	Y	Z

7939 7540 - - -	NONE (MARKER O) NONE NONE (MARKER P) NONE (MARKER T) NONE (MARKER Y)	-25.256 -2.808 -12.945 -74.407 -59.760	27.634 14.744 -42.266 -5.186 -31.889	30.366 -1.436 31.218 96.336 80.133

Monument Number	Monument Inscription	North	East	Up

7939 7540 - - -	NONE (MARKER O) NONE NONE (MARKER P) NONE (MARKER T) NONE (MARKER Y)	33.623 -2.099 39.676 120.488 104.055	33.728 14.929 -36.761 16.420 -13.366	7.454 0.239 1.711 7.552 1.818

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MONUMENT INFORMATION

Current Site Name:
Location:
Site Number:

Matera
Matera, Italy
850

Monument Number:
Type of Monument:
Monument Inscription:
Systems using Monument:

Latitude:
Longitude:
Elevation:
Height above Ellipsoid:
Geodetic Coordinate Source/Date:
Geodetic Coordinate Datum/Ellipsoid:
Elevation Datum:
Source of Monument Geodetic Survey
Ties:
Comments:

7939
Intersection of the Azimuth and Elevation Axes of the Laser
None
Fixed Laser (SAO-1)

N 40° 38' 55.79440"
E 16° 42' 16.86827"
490.22 meters
535.835 meters
Telespazio OCT 94/ATSC MAY 94 /
IERS ITRF94 (1993)

None

Differential Coordinates from 7939

Monument Number	Monument Inscription	X	Y	Z

7540 7541 - - -	-- -- "A"- ECCENTRIC MARK "H" BASEMENT OF VLBI "K" BASEMENT OF VLBI "P" REFERENCE MARK "R" ROGUE GPS MARK	-35.722 -33.623 -2.898 71.970 78.686 6.053 33.052	-18.799 -33.728 -2.851 -55.333 -61.479 -70.489 -19.415	-7.215 -7.454 -0.636 -3.189 -3.163 -5.743 -0.181

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SITE SKETCH

Current Site Name:
Location:
Site Number:

Matera
Matera, Italy
850

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OCCUPATION HISTORY

Current Site Name:
Location:
Site Number:

Matera
Matera, Italy
850

SLR Occupations

Monument Number	Occupying System	Occupation Designator	Starting Date	Ending Date

7540 7541 7541 7541 7939	MTLRS-1 MTLRS-2 TLRS-1 TLRS-1 SAO-1	75401501 75411601 75411102 75411103 79394101	08-Jan-86 08-Dec-85 24-Mar-94 10-Dec-94 01-May-93	17-Mar-86 12-Mar-86 18-Jun-94 ---- ----

VLBI Occupations

Monument Number	Occupying System	Occupation Designator	Starting Date	Ending Date

7243	20-Meter	72435701	24-May-90	----

GPS Occupations

Monument Number	Starting Date	Ending Date	Network

MATE	04-Apr-92	-------	IGS

Footprint Surveys

Survey	Starting Date	Source

No footprint surveys were completed. See the station description notes for geodetic ties to other local geodetic stations.