Contact Full Name Dariusz Ignatiuk email dariusz.ignatiuk@us.edu.pl Institution University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences Info Observation Facility Landing Page https://crios.pl/ Observation Facility Type land platform (fixed) Observation Facility Status Operational Core data No Part of SIOS Project CRIOS Observation Facility ID RiS ID(s) 12089 Geospatial location Coordinates POINT (12.101295 78.905923) Height above mean sea level (m) 50.00 Environment Site Information InSAR corner reflectors for terrestrial laser scanning and aerial calibration. The reflectors are made of metal (structural steel, aluminium) and fully protected against corrosion by, e.g. galvanising or painting. The reflector consists of two reflecting elements made of three square planes (perforated and solid plates) arranged perpendicular to each other. The reflecting elements are made of 5 panels consisting of a frame made of closed profiles with a square cross-section with dimensions of 75 x 75 cm (external dimension). The installation is permanently attached to the ground. CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001 Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029) Observed Variable(s) Observed Variable SOLID EARTH>GEODETICS>COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEM Start Date 2023-09-07T12:00:00Z Instrument model and serial number CR 01 Instrument routine maintenance N/A Sampling procedures N/A