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