Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
OMSI
Station Location
Omsis
Station Number
ST 31025
Station Address
Omsis Works Depot
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°40'24".2
Longitude
E 146°49'48".3
Ellipsoidal Ht
98m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Omsis village
Site Contact/s
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Galvanised iron pipe set in concrete
Inscription
Reference marks
none
Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
Colleen Stevens, UCSC, 1993
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Roads
OMSI is 22.5 km west of the Bugandi Shell (Lae city gate roundabout) by Road
0 km Roundabout at Bugandi
9 km turn left towards Bulolo
13.3 km End of the Markham Bridge
22.5 km OMSI 8m to right of road at Omsis works Station
Vehicle rental
Avis Lae ph 4724644 or 4724354
Avis Nadzab airport ph 4724929
Hertz Lae ph 4725982
Hertz Nadzab ph 4723650
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
tent required for receiver
Accommodation
Unitech Guesthouse
Security
Local men can assist (K15 per day/night)
Labour
Communications
Lae has telephones / fax
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Lae / Omsis 1:100,000
Site diagram
Station sketch 2002
site photographs 2002
OMSI station mark
OMSI looking south
OMSI looking NE
Elevation mask
Elevation mask 2002
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2002 Richard Stanaway, RSES, Sylvester Tiki, Unitech
2003 Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
Last updated: 26th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University