Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
HOBU
Station Location
Hobu (Kwapsanek)
Station Number
ST 31028
Station Address
Hobu Community School
(also called Kwapsanek)
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°34'03".74
Longitude
E 147°01'54".65
Ellipsoidal Ht
528.3 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Hobu Community School
Morobe Provincial Government
Site Contact/s
Headmaster of School
Phone
Fax
Address
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
bolt set in concrete inside GIP
Inscription
Reference marks
Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
UCSC, 1993
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
Quaternary alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Airport
n/a
Roads
HOBU is 14.4 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
11.1 km Pass GOBA
12.7 km Pass BUKO
14.4 km Enter Hobu school (track off to left goes up hill to Luwenzi)
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 required for receiver
Accommodation
Security
Headmaster can arrange security
Labour
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Hobu 1:100,000 topo
Site diagram
HOBU site sketch 2002
site photographs 2002
Hobu oblique aerial photo looking south towards Posi and Lae
Hobu aerial photo
Hobu aerial photo (zoomed in)
HOBU mark
HOBU looking SE
HOBU looking West
HOBU looking NW
HOBU looking North
HOBU looking NE
HOBU looking East
Elevation mask
mask 2002
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
1993 to 2001 UCSC and Unitech
April 2002 Richard Stanaway (RSES)
October 2003 Richard Stanaway (RSES)
Last updated: 16th June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University