Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
AMBU
Station Location
Hambuim
Station Number
AMBU
Station Address
Hambuim Village
Lae
Morobe Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude  
S 6°39'34".2
Longitude  
E 146°56'08".9
Ellipsoidal Ht  
207 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Hambuim Village
Site Contact/s
Joe Mana
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Steel bar set in concrete, located in playing field
AMBU mark
Inscription
AMBU 2002
Reference marks
3 bolts set in concrete
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech, 9th April 2002
special instructions
Recommend a number of men to travel to site as access through
West Taraka can be unsafe at times.
Site soil / Geology
Alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Road
Site is accessible by road from Lae. 4WD required
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Charge batteries in Lae, no power at site
Shelter
tent required for the receiver
Accommodation
Unitech guest house, or other hotels in Lae
Security
Joe Mana can arrange security K15 a day
Labour
Communications
Lae
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
AMBU access map 2002
AMBU 1:100,000 access map
Site diagram
AMBU RM sketch 2002
site photographs 2002
AMBU station mark
AMBU looking east
AMBU looking NE
AMBU looking West
Elevation mask
AMBU elevation mask diagram 2002
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
Party leaders
April 2002, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
April 2002, Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU and Melchior Karesa
November 2003, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
Contact details
473 4951 UNITECH
Last updated: 2nd June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University