Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
LAES
Station Location
Keravat
Station Number
LAES
Station Address
Lowland Agricultural Experimental Station,
Keravat,
East New Britain Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 4°19'56".09
Longitude         E 152°01'50".63
Ellipsoidal Ht     92 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Lowland Agricultural Experimental Station,
Site Contact/s
Station Manager
Phone
983 9145
Fax
Address
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Hacksaw cross on Star Picket set in Concrete
Inscription
none
Reference marks
none placed
Witness marks
none placed
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
RVO
special instructions
Don't forget the key to the lockable hut onsite (key from RVO)
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Boats
Roads
By road from Rabaul(40 minutes)
0km at Junction next to Rabaul Police Stn
Follow Kokopo Road, past Copra mill
3.8km at Malaguna turn right (unsealed junction) up Caldera onto Vuruga Rd
10.5km turn left at Bitumen junction
12.2km veer right at Bitumen junction (Malmaluan off to the left)
pass Tomaringa Barracks and Vunakanau on the left
19.5km Turn right at cross roads at top of hill
32.5km Turn right on road towards "Country Club"
33.5km LAES Weather Station on the right.

LAES is located within the meterological station compound.
Vehicle rental

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

125km free per day then 99t per km (inc VAT)
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Mains power is available at LAES (though unreliable)
Shelter
Receiver can be housed in small, purpose built locakable hut, nearby.
Accommodation
Rabaul and Kokopo Hotels
Security
none required, Receiver and batteries can be housed in lockable cabinet 3m south of mark.
Labour
none required
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
LAES 1:250,000 map
Site diagram
LAES site diagram 1998
site photographs 1998
LAES station mark
LAES looking north
LAES looking south, and lockable cabinet
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
Party leader
1998 Paul Tregoning, RSES, ANU
2000 Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU
2001-2003 Steve Saunders, RVO
Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University