Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
LUWN
Station Location
Luwenzi
Station Number
LUWN
Station Address
200m South of Luwenzi hamlet
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°32'06".2
Longitude
E 147°03'03".6
Ellipsoidal Ht
1096m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Customary Land
Site Contact/s
Benjamin from Luwenzi hamlet
Phone
n/a
Fax
n/a
Address
n/a
Email
n/a
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Iron rod set in concrete
Inscription
LUWN 2002
Reference marks
3 GI bolts set in concrete, with hemispherical heads
Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
Richard Stanaway, Sylvester Tiki, Zaccheus Karambara
RSES 28th March 2002
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
Conglomerate
SITE ACCESS
Airport
n/a
Roads
LUWN is 20.1 km north of Unitech
0 km Turn right at Unitech gate
4.3 km Turn left at Bumayong
5.0 km Cross the Busu River bridge
6.3 km Turn left onto the Hobu road
7.1 km Pass Posie village and POSI on left
7.7 km Turn right past Posie
10.2 km Pass Gobari Plantation buildings on left
11.1 km Pass GOBA
12.7 km Pass BUKO
14.4 km Turn left onto vehicular track going uphill just before Hobu school
18.3 km CAUTION Steep landslide on right
18.8 km ABSOLUTE CAUTION, 30m landslide on right, now undercutting road. DO NOT PASS WITH CAR
Continue on foot with equipment
20.1 km LUWN is just below an old army field camp on right side of track
Vehicle rental
Avis Lae ph 4724644 or 4724354
Avis Nadzab airport ph 4724929
Hertz Lae ph 4725982
Hertz Nadzab ph 4723650
Hilux twin-cab 4WD is required
2002; Special Avis rate for ANU K210 per day including VAT, CDW and 50 km free
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Generator or Solar panels required
Shelter
tents required for receiver & security, as army camp
might be in disrepair
Accommodation
Tent required as above
Security
Site needs to be supervised
Labour
Men may be available from Luwenzi village, or Posie (hepled in 2003)
Communications
satellite phone / radio required
Adverse conditions
Dangerous landslides close to road past Hobu
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
LUWN 1:100,000 topo
Site diagram
LUWN RM Survey 2002
site photographs 2002
LUWN station mark
LUWN RM1
LUWN RM2
LUWN RM3
LUWN from air (looking north)
LUWN from RM1
LUWN from RM2
LUWN looking east
LUWN looking east(2)
LUWN looking east (3)
LUWN looking north
LUWN looking NE
Elevation mask
LUWN Elevation mask 2002
35 degrees mask from North to West
10 degrees other directions
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
April 2002 Richard Stanaway (RSES)
October 2003 Richard Stanaway (RSES)
Last updated: 16th June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University
Last updated: 23rd October 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University