Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
GOBA
Station Location
Gobari Plantation
Station Number
GOBA
Station Address
930m North of Gobari Plantation building (disused)
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°35'51".8
Longitude
E 147°01'49".9
Ellipsoidal Ht
321m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Customary Land
Site Contact/s
none
Phone
n/a
Fax
n/a
Address
n/a
Email
n/a
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Iron rod set in concrete
Inscription
GOBA 2002
Reference marks
2 GI bolts set in concrete, with hemispherical heads
Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
Richard Stanaway, Sylvester Tiki
RSES 29th March 2002
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
Alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Airport
n/a
Roads
GOBA is 11.1 km by road north of Unitech
0 km Turn right at Unitech gate
4.3 km Turn left at Bumayong
5.0 km Cross the Busu River bridge
6.3 km Turn left onto the Hobu road
7.1 km Pass Posie village and POSI on left
7.7 km Turn right past Posie
10.2 km Pass Gobari Plantation buildings on left
GOBA is 2m to the left of the vehicular track(11.1 km)
(930m past Gobari Plantation building)
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
Generator or Solar panels required
Shelter
tents / shelter required for receiver & security
Accommodation
Tent required as above
Security
Site needs to be supervised, being next to road
Labour
John Masong, Simon Kari, Joe Wanda and Mattheus Nuta, are boys
from Posie village who can provide security for mark. Employed
in 2003 for K10 per day (K15 per night shift).
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Goba 1:100,000 topo
Site diagram
GOBA RM survey and site sketch 2002
site photographs 2002
GOBA mark
GOBA looking east
GOBA looking NE
GOBA looking north
GOBA looking west
GOBA looking west
GOBA looking NW
GOBA RM1
GOBA RM2
Elevation mask
Cane grass will need to be cleared to achieve 15 degree
elevation mask.
mask 2002
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
April 2002 Richard Stanaway (RSES)
October 2003 Richard Stanaway (RSES)
Last updated: 8th June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University