Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site

Site ID
TRNG
Station Location
Tring
Station Number
GS 32085
Station Address
Tring village old airstrip (disused in 1980), East Sepik Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude            S 3°47'32".13
Longitude         E 143°50'10".43
Ellipsoidal Ht     243m

SITE OWNERSHIP

Owner / Authority
Customary land of Tring village
Site Contact/s
Abel Saragem, village councillor

Address
c/- PO Box 493
WEWAK
ESP

STATION DESCRIPTION

Station marker
Brass plaque in concrete
Inscription
GS 32085
Reference marks
3 star pickets set in concrete
Witness marks
star picket painted white
Azimuth marks
none placed
Station constructed by/date
RSES 15th July 2000
special instructions
K300 of building materails should be donated on each occupation to assist with aid post, village amenities
Site soil / Geology
Compacted clay on uplifted coral sea bed
SITE ACCESS

Airport
Wewak Airport
Roads
54km from Wewak (32km past bitumen intersection past high school), road may be impassable after very heavy prolonged rain
1.5-2 hrs depending upon road conditions

Ask for Abel, on arrival in village
Station is 400m walk from village across kunai grass plain

Vehicle rental
Hertz - Wewak ph. 856 2023 fax 856 2693
Avis - Wewak ph. 856 2041
SITE FACILITIES

Power
Solar panels required

Shelter
tents required for receiver & security
Accommodation
very basic village accommodation available (K10 per night or so)
Alternatively, Angoram Hotel (very basic)
Wewak hotels


Security
site is secure, no permanent security required


Labour
village men can provide assistance
Communications
satellite phone / radio required

Adverse conditions

SITE DIAGRAMS

Access map
Tring from Wewak 1:250,000
Tring 1:100,000

Site diagram
Tring site sketch 2000

site photographs 2002
TRNG Station mark
TRNG looking SE
TRNG looking west

Elevation mask
10 degrees, site clear
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2000 Richard Stanaway, RSES
2002 Richard Stanaway, RSES
2002 September, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech

Last updated: 26th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University