Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
AIAM
Station Location
Aiambak
Station Number
PSM 9550
Station Address
Aiambak, Local Government Office
WGS-84 Station Coordinates (from GPS display)
Latitude
S 7°20'51".8092
Longitude
E 141°16'01".4543
Ellipsoidal Ht
95.515 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Fly River Provincial Govt.
Site Contact/s 2003
Moses Genau, OIC Aiambak
& Elvin Max
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Standard brass plaque,set in concrete block
Inscription
AIAMBAK 9550
Reference marks
3 G.I.P set in concrete
Witness marks
4 G.I.Ps surrounding PSM 9550
Azimuth marks
PSM 9551 is azimuth mark for AIAM
Station constructed by/date
National Mapping Bureau, November 1983
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
clayey soil
SITE ACCESS
Air
Airlines PNG have irregular weekly schedule from
Kiunga and Daru (border milk run)
Roads
Road to Kiunga (check with Kiunga first to see if open)
Boat
Boat access from Kiunga along Fly River
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Solar panels required
Shelter
Tent required for eqpt.
Accommodation
Accommodation at logging company house K25 per night
Security
Labour
Communications
Radio at Health Centre
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
AIAM location sketch and facilities 2003
AIAM old location sketch 1983
Site diagram
AIAM RM survey 1990
site photographs (October 2003)
AIAM Station mark
AIAM looking north-east
AIAM looking north-west to old government building
Elevation mask
Clear horizon
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
October 2003 Sylvester Tiki, Unitech
Last updated: 1st June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Information gathered by Sylvester Tiki stiki@survey.unitech.ac.pg
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University