Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
POSI
Station Location
Posie
Station Number
POSI
Station Address
Posie Hamlet
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°37'44".7
Longitude
E 147°01'12".3
Ellipsoidal Ht
243m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Posie Village
Site Contact/s
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
star iron picket set in concrete
Inscription
POSI
Reference marks
none
Witness marks
none
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
Russell Jackson, Unitech, 1997
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
quarternary alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Roads
POSI is 7.1 km north of Unitech by Road
0 km Unitech Gate, turn right
1.4 km pass turn-off to left (Igam Barracks)
4.3 km Turn left at Bumayong
5.0 km Cross the New Busu River bridge
6.3 km turn left at Junction
7.1 km turn left down small vehicle track into Posie village
7.2 km POSI in small open area east of church
Vehicle rental
Avis Lae ph 4724644 or 4724354
Avis Nadzab airport ph 4724929
Hertz Lae ph 4725982
Hertz Nadzab ph 4723650
Hilux twin-cab 2WD/4WD is required (to cross Bupu River)
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 villages will keep an eye on the setup
Labour
Communications
Unitech has telephones / fax
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Posie 1:25,000
Posie 1:100,000 access info
Site diagram
Station sketch 1999
Station sketch 2002
site photographs 2002
POSI station mark
POSI looking east
POSI looking north
POSI looking NW
POSI looking south
POSI and church
Elevation mask
Elevation mask 2002
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2001 Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
2002 Richard Stanaway, RSES, Sylvester Tiki, Unitech
2003 Richard Stanaway, RSES
Last updated: 26th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University