LN0699 *********************************************************************** LN0699 CBN - This is a Cooperative Base Network Control Station. LN0699 DESIGNATION - VERNAL NCMN 7290 LN0699 PID - LN0699 LN0699 STATE/COUNTY- UT/UINTAH LN0699 USGS QUAD - VERNAL SE (1978) LN0699 LN0699 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL LN0699 ___________________________________________________________________ LN0699* NAD 83(2007)- 40 19 37.05829(N) 109 34 14.55711(W) NO CHECK LN0699* NAVD 88 - 1608.7 (meters) 5278. (feet) GPS OBS LN0699 ___________________________________________________________________ LN0699 EPOCH DATE - 2002.00 LN0699 X - -1,631,472.818 (meters) COMP LN0699 Y - -4,589,130.223 (meters) COMP LN0699 Z - 4,106,759.833 (meters) COMP LN0699 LAPLACE CORR- 0.58 (seconds) DEFLEC09 LN0699 ELLIP HEIGHT- 1591.238 (meters) (02/10/07) NO CHECK LN0699 GEOID HEIGHT- -17.57 (meters) GEOID09 LN0699 LN0699 ------- Accuracy Estimates (at 95% Confidence Level in cm) -------- LN0699 Type PID Designation North East Ellip LN0699 ------------------------------------------------------------------- LN0699 NETWORK LN0699 VERNAL NCMN 7290 1.06 0.82 2.29 LN0699 ------------------------------------------------------------------- LN0699 LN0699.The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations LN0699.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in February 2007. LN0699 LN0699.The datum tag of NAD 83(2007) is equivalent to NAD 83(NSRS2007). LN0699.See National Readjustment for more information. LN0699.No horizontal observational check was made to the station. LN0699.The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. LN0699.The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence LN0699.of Year/Month/Day. LN0699 LN0699.The orthometric height was determined by GPS observations and a LN0699.high-resolution geoid model. LN0699 LN0699.The X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht. LN0699 LN0699.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC09 derived deflections. LN0699 LN0699.The ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations LN0699.and is referenced to NAD 83. LN0699 LN0699.The geoid height was determined by GEOID09. LN0699 LN0699; North East Units Scale Factor Converg. LN0699;SPC UT C - 2,223,101.421 663,937.759 MT 0.99993563 +1 14 09.1 LN0699;SPC UT C - 7,293,625.25 2,178,269.13 sFT 0.99993563 +1 14 09.1 LN0699;UTM 12 - 4,465,027.886 621,421.923 MT 0.99978149 +0 55 30.3 LN0699 LN0699! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor LN0699!SPC UT C - 0.99975044 x 0.99993563 = 0.99968609 LN0699!UTM 12 - 0.99975044 x 0.99978149 = 0.99953199 LN0699 LN0699 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL LN0699 LN0699 ELLIP H (09/24/02) 1591.267 (m) GP( ) 3 1 LN0699 NAD 83(1992)- 40 19 37.05756(N) 109 34 14.55632(W) AD( ) A LN0699 ELLIP H (04/03/92) 1591.300 (m) GP( ) 1 1 LN0699 NGVD 29 (04/03/92) 1608.1 (m) 5276. (f) GPS OBS LN0699 LN0699.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. LN0699.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. LN0699.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. LN0699 LN0699_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 12TXK2142165027(NAD 83) LN0699_MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK LN0699_SETTING: 34 = SET IN THE FOOTINGS OF SMALL/MEDIUM STRUCTURES LN0699_SP_SET: CONCRETE PAD LN0699_STAMPING: VERNAL MCMN 7290 1985 LN0699_MARK LOGO: NASA LN0699_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL LN0699_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO LN0699+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION LN0699_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR LN0699+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 02, 2010 LN0699 LN0699 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By LN0699 HISTORY - 1985 MONUMENTED NASA LN0699 HISTORY - 19980617 GOOD NGS LN0699 HISTORY - 20100802 GOOD NGS LN0699 HISTORY - 20100802 GOOD NGS LN0699 LN0699 STATION DESCRIPTION LN0699 LN0699'DESCRIBED BY NAT AERO SPACE ADMIN 1985 LN0699'PRIMARY SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES - MEASUREMENTS SUPPORTING THE LN0699'DETERMINATION OF REGIONAL DEFORMATION AND INTERCOMPARISON OF LN0699'MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES. LN0699'SITE DESCRIPTION - THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE ABANDONED SITE OF THE LN0699'UINTA SEISMOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY IN NORTHEAST UTAH. THE SITE WAS LN0699'DESTROYED WHEN THE TEMPORARY OBSERVATORY WAS RETURNED TO THE BUREAU LN0699'OF LAND MANAGEMENT, THUS MAKING SEVERAL YEARS OF DATA USELESS. THE LN0699'PROJECT HAS RECONSTRUCTED THE SITE. THE SITE IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH A LN0699'UNIVERSAL PAD COMPATIBLE FOR OCCUPATION BY TLRS OR MV SYSTEMS. LN0699'THE MARK IS A NASA BRASS DISK. LN0699'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 40 AND STATE LN0699'HIGHWAY 121 (WEST ONE OF TWO LIGHTS IN VERNAL), GO WEST ON U.S. LN0699'HIGHWAY 40 FOR 3.7 MILES TO A SCENIC OVERLOOK ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE LN0699'WEST ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 2.0 MILES TO A NARROW PAVED ROAD ON THE LEFT. LN0699'TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH FOR 5.1 MILES TO THE END OF THE PAVED ROAD AT LN0699'SEISMOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY AND THE STATION. LN0699'SITE TOPO - VERNAL SOUTHEAST, UT., USGS LN0699'GEOLOGICAL PROVINCE - UINTA BASIN LN0699'LOCAL GEOLOGY - DUCHESNE RIVER FORMATION. TERTIARY SEDIMENTS-SHARLES, LN0699'CONGOLMERATES, AND SANDSTONES. BEDROCK-MORRISON SANDSTONE (JURASSIC). LN0699 LN0699 STATION RECOVERY (1998) LN0699 LN0699'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1998 (DW) LN0699'THE STATION IS LOCATED AT NASA CRUSTAL MOTION PAD (LASER RANGING LN0699'STATION) AT FORMER SITE OF UINTA BASIN SEISMIC OBSERVATORY. IT IS IN LN0699'MCCOY FLATS AREA, 9.5 MI SSW OF UINTAH COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN VERNAL, LN0699'UT. TO ACCESS FROM INTERSECTION OF US 40 AND US 191 (OLD UT 44 = LN0699'VERNAL AVENUE), GO W, THEN SW, ON US 40/191 (MAIN STREET) FOR 6.3 MI LN0699'(TO MILEPOST 139.5). TURN S (LEFT) ONTO ONLY PAVED ROAD AND GO 5.0 LN0699'MI, BEAR LEFT AND GO 0.03 MI TO END OF PAVEMENT AND STATION. IT IS ON LN0699'1.2 M X 1.2 M, ISOLATED, CONCRETE PAD SET WITHIN 7 M X 7 M PAD, 0.5 M LN0699'S OF N SIDE AND 0.6 M E OF W SIDE OF PAD, 2.3 M S OF N SIDE AND 3.8 M LN0699'E OF W SIDE OF LARGE PAD, 2.46 M NW OF RM 7290-A, 2.8 M NE OF RM LN0699'7290-D, 56.6 M E OF CENTER OF EXTENSION OF DIRT ROAD, 1124 M S OF LN0699'AZIMUTH MARK, 84.3 M SSW OF RM 1, 99.8 M WNW OF RM 2, 77.4 M ENE OF RM LN0699'3 AND 25.5 M NE OF USGS BM '35 EAM 1964 5272.' W EDGE, MIDDLE, SEC 4 LN0699'(IRREG), T6S, R21E. NN 312. LN0699 LN0699 STATION RECOVERY (2010) LN0699 LN0699'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2010 (DW) LN0699'MAIN STATION IN GOOD CONDITION. ACCESS ROAD IS MCCOY FLATS ROAD. LN0699'RM'S C, D, AND 1 ARE OK. RM'S A, B AND 35 EAM ARE GONE. LN0699'THIS IS GRAVITY BASE STATION 'VERNAL NCMN', DOD 6644-0, NN 312. LN0699 LN0699 STATION RECOVERY (2010) LN0699 LN0699'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2010 (DW) LN0699'MAIN STATION IN GOOD CONDITION. ACCESS ROAD IS MCCOY FLATS ROAD. LN0699'RM'S C, D, AND 1 ARE OK. RM'S A, B AND 35 EAM ARE GONE. LN0699'THIS IS GRAVITY BASE STATION 'VERNAL NCMN', DOD 6644-0, NN 312.

Originally posted by boncho
Chances are, because it has the words "NASA" on it, it probably isn't a major secret. While it is very interesting, sending NASA a question about it might get an answer. They did leave their name on it after all...