Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
BUBI
Station Location
Bubia
Station Number
ST 31021
Station Address
National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
Bubia, Lae
Morobe Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°40'05.95
Longitude
E 146°54'46.49
Ellipsoidal Ht
106 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
NARI (Bubia), Po Box 1639, Lae
Site Contact/s (2002)
Tale Yusitu or Peter Gendue
phone: 475 1033
fax: 475 1034
email: nariwll@datec.com.pg, simsar@global.net.pg
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Centre of hemispheric bolt set in concrete within GIP, located in weather station
Inscription
none
Reference marks
none
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
UCSC, 1993
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
Alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Road
Site is accessible by road from Lae or Nadzab
From Shell at Lae City gate roundabout, Bugandi, head
west towards Nadzab on the Highlands Highway
0 km Shell Bugandi
9.2 km Continue straight (road to left goes to Bulolo)
9.8 km Turn right through gate to NARI at Bubia
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Power available at NARI office
Shelter
tent required for the receiver
Accommodation
Unitech guest house, or other hotels in Lae
Security
Tale Yusitu can arrange
Labour
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
BUBI 1;100,000 topo
BUBI 1;25,000 topo
BUBI access sketch 2002
Site diagram
site photographs 2002
BUBI station mark
BUBI looking west
Elevation mask
BUBI elevation mask diagram 2002
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
Party leaders
93-2001, Colleen Stevens, Laura Wallace, UCSC
April 2002, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
April 2002, Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU and Melchior Karesa
November 2003, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
Last updated: 7th June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University