KANPUR DORIS site description form


0. Form

    Prepared by   : SIMB (DORIS installation and maintenance department)
    Date prepared : 17/03/2026
    Report type   : UPDATE


1. Site location information

    Site name              : KANPUR
    Site DOMES number      : 22317
    Host agency            : Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)
    City                   : Kanpur
    State or province      : Uttar Pradesh
    Country                : INDIA
    Tectonic plate         : INDI
    Geological information : Hard Clay

    Geographical coordinates (ITRF) : 
        North Latitude       :    26 deg 31' 17''
        East Longitude       :    80 deg 14'  1''
        Ellipsoid height     :    71 m
        Approximate altitude :   134 m


2. DORIS antenna and reference point information

2.1
    Four character ID        : KANC
    Antenna model            : Starec C type
    Antenna serial number    : 198
    IERS DOMES number        : 22317S001
    CNES/IGN number          : 22317
    DORIS SSALTO number      : 352
    Date installed (dd/mm/yy): 13/02/2026
    Date removed (dd/mm/yy)  : 
    Antenna support type     : 2 m high Leclerc tower
    Installed on             : concrete pad
    Height above ground mark : 2.428 m
    Ground mark type         : Brass mark
    Ground mark DOMES number : 22317M002
    Notes                    : 


3. DORIS beacons information

3.1
    Beacon serial number        : 20524055I
    Beacon model                : 4.0
    USO serial number           : 4.P0048
    4 Char. ID of the REF point : KANC
    Date installed (dd/mm/yy)   : 13/03/2026
    Date removed (dd/mm/yy)     : 


4. ITRF coordinates and velocities of the current DORIS ref. point (KANC)

    Solution         : ITRF2020 (tie to IGS station IITK)
    Epoch            : 2000.0 

    X = 968721.575 m    Y = 5628062.188 m    Z = 2830896.676 m
    Sig X = 0.002 m    Sig Y = 0.004 m    Sig Z = 0.003 m

    VX = -0.03922 m/y    VY = -0.00882 m/y    VZ = 0.03096 m/y
    Sig VX =  m/y    Sig VY =  m/y    Sig VZ =  m/y


5. IERS colocation information

5.1
    Instrument type       : GNSS
    Status                : Permanent
    DOMES number of the
    instrument ref. point : 22317M001
    Notes                 : IGS station (IITK)


6. Tide Gauge colocation information


7. Local site ties

7.1
    Point description      : IGS station (IITK)
    DOMES number           : 22317M001
    Differential components from the current DORIS ref. point (KANC)
    to the above point (in the ITRS) :
    dX (m)                 : 158.827
    dY (m)                 : -26.370
    dZ (m)                 : 3.537
    Accuracy (m)           : 0.001
    Date measured          : 15/02/2026
    Additional information : Survey by IGN-F


8. Meteorological Instrumentation

8.1 Humidity sensor
    Model        : AM2315
    Manufacturer : AOSONG
    Accuracy     : +/- 2 percents
    Notes        : 

8.2 Pressure sensor
    Model        : BMP280
    Manufacturer : Bosch
    Accuracy     : +/- 0.12 hPa, equiv. to +/- 1 m
    Height       :  m below the current DORIS ref. point (KANC)
    Notes        : Long term stability +/- 1 hPa per year

8.3 Temperature sensor
    Model        : AM2315
    Manufacturer : AOSONG
    Accuracy     : +/- 0.1 deg C
    Notes        : 


9. DORIS network contacts

    Primary contact:

    Name            : Jerome SAUNIER
    Agency          : IGN Institut Geographique National
    Mailing address : Service de Geodesie et de Metrologie
                    : 73 avenue de Paris
                    : 94165 SAINT-MANDE Cedex    FRANCE
    Telephone       : + 33 1 43 98 83 63
    Fax             :  
    E-mail          : jerome (.) saunier (@) ign.fr

    Secondary contact:

    Name            : Vincent GARCIA
    Agency          : CNES Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
    Mailing address : CNES (DNO/TSA/IS)
                    : 18 Avenue Edouard Belin
                    : 31401 TOULOUSE Cedex    FRANCE
    Telephone       : + 33 5 61 27 37 75
    Fax             :  
    E-mail          : vincent (.) garcia (@) cnes.fr