Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
HOSK
Station Location
Hoskins
Station Number
GS 9795
Station Address
Hoskins Airport, West New Britain Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 5°28'00".41
Longitude         E 150°24'31".66
Ellipsoidal Ht     Ht
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Civil Aviation Authority
Site Contact/s
Airport Manager, Tony, August
Phone
Fax
Address
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Brass plaque in concrete
Inscription
GS 9395
Reference marks
2 x GI spikes in concrete
Witness marks
Windsock 13m to the SE
Azimuth marks
GS 9394 GATE 327°04'33".65 1257.616m
Station constructed by/date
NMB August 1986
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Boats
Roads
Access by foot or vehicle from Hoskins terminal building
Vehicle rental
Hertz Kimbe, Airlink Building 983 5548

Hertz special offer for RSES, ANU campaigns;
Toyota Hilux twin-cab 4WD;
1-6 days remote area K220.00 (inc VAT)
7+ days remote area K193.60 (inc VAT)

125km free per day then 99t per km (inc VAT)
SITE FACILITIES
Power
No power on site, batteries can be recharged at Palm Resort Hotel
Shelter
Tent required
Accommodation
Hoskins Palm Resort Hotel
Phone 985 0026
PO Box 10 Hoskins
Security
John (at the airport) K20 per night
Labour
Communications
Phone at hotel and airport terminal
Adverse conditions
none
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
refer NMB sketch
Site diagram
NMB sketch
site photographs
none
Elevation mask
10 degrees, site is clear
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2000 Campaign
Party leader
Zebedee Sombo (UNITECH)
Contact details
473 4959
Assistant/s
Gabriel and Alfred (4th yr survey students)
Labour / security
none employed in 2000
Receiver type
Ashtech Z-12
Receiver serial number
638
Antenna type
Ashtech Z-12 Chokering
Antenna serial number
101
Height measured to
bottom edge of antenna
Slant height antenna
1.566
Changes in antenna ht
to 1.567 on JD 188
Batteries/power supply
2 x 24 amp/hr sealed lead acid batteries
Occurences (stoppages/earthquakes/antenna disturbances and adjustments)
none, apart from battery stoppages
Occupation summary
  FILE         SIZE       START        END
  NAME         Bytes  T S DAY/TIME(UT) DAY/TIME(UT) DNLD TIME STATUS
1 RHOSKA00.185 828416 3 A 185/03:09:28 186/03:34:58 00:07:40 COMPLETE
2 RHOSKB00.186 182272 3 A 186/03:35:28 186/09:13:58 00:01:42 COMPLETE
3 RHOSKC00.186 4096   3 A 186/09:14:28 186/09:17:58 00:00:04 COMPLETE
4 RHOSKD00.186 2048   3 A 186/09:18:28 186/09:19:28 00:00:03 COMPLETE
5 RHOSKE00.186 497664 3 A 186/09:19:58 186/23:59:28 00:04:36 COMPLETE
6 RHOSKA00.187 309248 3 A 187/00:00:28 187/09:04:28 00:02:52 COMPLETE
7 RHOSKB00.187 442368 3 A 187/09:05:58 187/22:18:58 00:04:06 COMPLETE
8 RHOSKC00.187 62464  3 A 187/22:22:58 187/23:59:28 00:00:36 COMPLETE
9 RHOSKA00.188 246784 3 A 188/00:00:28 188/06:58:58 00:02:18 COMPLETE
Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University