Recent discontinuation of the intentional degradtion of GPS signals permits a refined determination of the geographic position of the NRAO equipment container at the ALMA site near Cerro Chajnantor, Chile. Systematic effects limit, however, the precision to 30-60 cm horizontally and 2 m in altitude.
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Last modified: June 27, 2000
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