Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site

Site ID
KENB
Station Location
Kenabot
Station Number

Station Address
East New Britain Lands Office
Kenabot
Kokopo
East New Britain province

WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 4°20'45".12
Longitude         E 152°16'07".99
Ellipsoidal Ht     Ht

SITE OWNERSHIP

Owner / Authority
Department of Lands
Site Contact/s
Manager of Lands Office
Phone

Fax

Address

Email

STATION DESCRIPTION

Station marker
Mark is the upper face of the base plate mounted (with clamp screw underneath) on a GI Pole above the Northern eaves of the ENB Lands Office, situated at Kenabot.
Inscription

Reference marks

Witness marks

Azimuth marks

Station constructed by/date

special instructions
Obtain consent for access from the manager of the Lands Office first. Ladder and WD40 (to clean and lubricate thread) required.
Site soil / Geology

SITE ACCESS

Roads
Drive up from Kokopo, up the steep road towards Kenabot. The Office is opposite the first intersection near the top of the rise. Access is via a dirt driveway. Access to the mark is by climbing on the roof of the Office
Vehicle rental

Hertz special offer for RSES, ANU campaigns;
Toyota Hilux twin-cab 4WD;
1-6 days Rabaul K192.50 (inc VAT)
7+ days Rabaul K166.10 (inc VAT)

125km free per day then 99t per km (inc VAT)

SITE FACILITIES

Power
Power available inside the Office,
Shelter
The Receiver should be housed in the Lands Computer Room, the antenna can be fed through the louvres and a break in the insect screen

Accommodation
Kokopo and Rabaul, hotels and guesthouses
Security
Security not required

Labour
none required
Communications
Public phone at airport
Adverse conditions
none
SITE DIAGRAMS

Access map

Site diagram

site photographs
Mark 436 kb
Antenna setup 350 kb
319 kb
302 kb
261 kb

Elevation mask

OCCUPATION SUMMARIES

2000 Campaign

Party leader
Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU
Contact details
r_stanaway@yahoo.com
Assistant/s
John Nohou, Surveyor, RVO
Labour / security

Receiver type
Ashtech Z-12

Receiver serial number
637
Antenna type
Ashtech Z-12 Chokering
Antenna serial number
101
Height measured to
bottom edge of antenna

Slant height antenna
0.114m vertical offset from upper face of base plate to the lower edge of chokering antenna
Changes in antenna ht

Batteries/power supply
1 x 24 amp/hr sealed lead acid battery
1 x 40 amp/hr sealed lead acid battery

Occurences (stoppages/earthquakes/antenna disturbances and adjustments)

Occupation summary
  FILE         SIZE       START        END
  NAME         Bytes  T S DAY/TIME(UT) DAY/TIME(UT) DNLD TIME STATUS
1 RKENBA00.249 773120 3 A 249/01:12:58 249/23:59:28 00:03:50 COMPLETE

Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University