Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
KAVI
Station Location
Kavieng
Station Number
PSM 9513
Station Address
Kavieng Weather Station
Kavieng Airport
New Ireland Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 2°34'53".05
Longitude
E 150°48'22".52
Ellipsoidal Ht
Ht
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Department of Transport, National Weather Service
Site Contact/s 2000
Gabriel Kunal (Manager)
also, Charles Saupai and Sulsul Kusunan
Phone
984 2451
Fax
Address
PO Box 53, Kavieng, NIP
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Stainless steel rod 3.6m long driven to refusal set in concrete block
0.3m square 1981 photo
Inscription
brass tag in concrete stamped 9513
Reference marks
Theodilite stand - centre of GI support and concrete footing (see 1981 photo) another 1981 photo
Sun glass stand - centre of GI support and concrete footing (see 1981 photo)
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
Station constructed by/date
NMB April 1981
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Airport
Site is right next to the Kavieng Airport terminal
Regular flights from Rabaul and Port Moresby
Roads
Vehicle rental
Local hotels will provide transport ( usually free of charge)
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Power available at Met Station and Hotels
Shelter
tent required for receiver
Accommodation
Malagan Lodge (pricey)
Kavieng Hotel K99 per night (air con) or,
Budget rooms at K50 per night
phone 984 2199
fax 984 2283
Security
Luke Kulam at Met Station K60 for 3 nights
Labour
Communications
phones work fairly well in Kavieng (hotel)
Kavieng Hotel has dedicated ISP line at reception
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Site diagram
Location map 1981
Location map 1990
Location map 1992 (most recent with new fence plotted)
RM survey 1981
RM survey 1990
site photographs 1981
general photos 1
general photos 2
site photographs 2000
356 kb
336 kb
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
1996 Paul Tregoning, RSES, ANU
2000 Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU
2002 Bob Curley, Geomark
Labour / security 2000
Luke Kulam, cleaner for met station
Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University