Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site

Site ID
4472
Station Location
LAE
Station Number
PSM 14472
Station Address
Papuan Compound market area
NW Corner of Morobe Avenue and Saidor St Intersection

WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 6°43'49.17737"
Longitude         E 146°59'0.64642"
Ellipsoidal Ht     78.034m

SITE OWNERSHIP

Owner / Authority
In road reserve
Site Contact/s
none
Phone
n/a
Fax
n/a
Address
n/a
Email
n/a
STATION DESCRIPTION

Station marker
Standard brass plaque set in concrete
Inscription
14472
Reference marks
2 IPs in concrete

Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
Department of Lands, Surveys & Environment
November 1982

special instructions

Site soil / Geology
Alluvium
SITE ACCESS

Airport
n/a
Roads

Vehicle rental
Avis Lae ph 4724644 or 4724354
Avis Nadzab airport ph 4724929
Hertz Lae ph 4725982
Hertz Nadzab ph 4723650

Hilux twin-cab 4WD is required
2002; Special Avis rate for ANU K210 per day including VAT, CDW and 50 km free


SITE FACILITIES

Power



Shelter


Accommodation
Unitech Guesthouse

Security
Site needs to be supervised at all times

Labour


Communications


Adverse conditions

SITE DIAGRAMS

Access map

1:25,000 Lae topo map showing locations of marks
UBD Map of Lae (not showing road across airport)

Site diagram
PSM 14472 Station sketch (revised May 2002)

site photographs - May 2002
PSM 14472 Station mark
PSM 14472 Looking NW
PSM 14472 Looking South

Elevation mask

OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2002 May Richard Stanaway & Unitech
2004 May Unitech

Last updated: 25th May 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University