Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
TOKU
Station Location
Tokua
Station Number
GS 9822
Station Address
Tokua Airport
East New Britain Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 4°20'27".78
Longitude         E 152°22'45".81
Ellipsoidal Ht     Ht
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Department of Civil Aviation,
Site Contact/s
Tokua Airport Manager
Phone
983 9301
Fax
983 9301
Address
PO Box 218, Kokopo
ENBP
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Brass plaque in concrete
Inscription
9822 GS
Reference marks
3 x RMs
Witness marks
Windsock
Azimuth marks
unknown
Station constructed by/date
special instructions
Obtain clearance from Airport Control
Remember key for the lockable cabinet
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Roads
Site is accessible from Tokua Airport, by a back road
Vehicle rental

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

125km free per day then 99t per km (inc VAT)
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Power available at airport
Shelter
Lockable cabinet next to station mark
Accommodation
Kokopo and Rabaul, hotels and guesthouses
Security
Security not required, airport is patrolled by airport security
Labour
none required
Communications
Public phone at airport
Adverse conditions
none
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Site diagram
site photographs
344 kb
210 kb
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2000 Campaign
Party leader
Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU
Contact details
r_stanaway@yahoo.com
Assistant/s
Adam Heffernan, UCSC
Labour / security
Receiver type
Ashtech Z-12
Receiver serial number
637
Antenna type
Ashtech Z-12 Chokering
Antenna serial number
099
Height measured to
bottom edge of antenna
Slant height antenna
1.602m
Changes in antenna ht
Batteries/power supply
2 x 24 amp/hr sealed lead acid batteries
1 x 40 amp/hr sealed lead acid battery
1 x 50 amp/hr wet cell
Occurences (stoppages/earthquakes/antenna disturbances and adjustments)
Occupation summary
  FILE         SIZE       START        END
  NAME         Bytes  T S DAY/TIME(UT) DAY/TIME(UT) DNLD TIME STATUS
1 RTOKUA00.217 596992 3 A 217/06:30:58 217/23:59:28 00:02:56 COMPLETE
2 RTOKUA00.218 807936 3 A 218/00:00:28 218/23:59:28 00:03:59 COMPLETE
3 RTOKUA00.219 801792 3 A 219/00:00:28 219/23:59:28 00:03:57 COMPLETE
4 RTOKUA00.220 807936 3 A 220/00:00:28 220/23:59:28 00:03:59 COMPLETE
5 RTOKUA00.221 181248 3 A 221/00:00:28 221/06:32:28 00:00:55 COMPLETE
Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University