LAE1

Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site

Site ID
LAE1

Station Location
LAE UNITECH

Station Number
PSM 31107

Station Address
University of Technology
Sandover Building

WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 6°40'25.3560"
Longitude         E 146°59'35.4718"
Ellipsoidal Ht     140.357 m

SITE OWNERSHIP

Owner / Authority
Department of Surveying & Land Studies, University of Technolgy, Lae

Site Contact/s
Suvenia Hasiata

Phone
473 4959 (Survey department 473 4951)

Fax
473 4977

Address
Department of Surveying and Land Studies
PNG University of Technology
LAE
Papua New Guinea

Email
shasiata@survey.unitech.ac.pg

STATION DESCRIPTION

Station marker
Centre of base of threaded post for antenna mount

Inscription

Reference marks
PSM 9799

Witness marks
none

Azimuth marks
none placed

Station constructed by/date
University of Technology, Survey Department
1996

special instructions

Site soil / Geology
Alluvium

SITE ACCESS

Access instructions
LAE1 is a permanent GPS tracking station within the IGS network. The agency resposible for the station is the Australian National University's Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES)

LAE1 IGS station information and performance
Current IGS Site log
RSES/Unitech LAE1 website
LAE1 IGS Report - November 2002

The receiver is housed in the mapping laboratory, located in the Sandover Building. The antenna is mounted on a pole on the roof of the Sandover Building. Access to the roof is via a ladder from the top floor. Contact the surveying department to gain access.

SITE FACILITIES

Power

Site is permanently powered by mains electricity and UPS backup.

Shelter

Accommodation
Unitech Guesthouse

Security

Labour

Communications

Adverse conditions

SITE DIAGRAMS

Access map
LAE1 1:25,000 Location map
LAE1 1:100,000 location map (north)
LAE1 1:100,000 location map (central)

Site diagram
LAE1 Antenna sketch

Elevation mask
Clear 360°

OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
Continuous operation since August 1996 (with occasional outages)

Last updated: 2nd August 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University