Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
WARA
Station Location
Warangoi
Station Number
PSM 4000
Station Address
Warangoi Community School
Warangoi
East New Britain Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 4°29'27".44
Longitude
E 152°09'22".99
Ellipsoidal Ht
Ht
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Department of Education
Site Contact/s
Luke, School Head-teacher
Phone
Fax
Address
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Brass plaque in concrete
Inscription
4000
Reference marks
2 x GIP in conc, 1 x OIP
Witness marks
Basketball court, posts
Azimuth marks
Mt. Vazin C500
Station constructed by/date
17th July 1985
special instructions
none
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Roads
Site in next to Basketball court of the Warangoi School,
Access by bitumen road from Rabaul or Kokopo
From Rabaul (1 hour drive)
0km at Junction next to Rabaul Police Stn
Follow Kokopo Road, past Copra mill
3.8km at Malaguna turn right (unsealed junction) up Caldera onto Vuruga Rd
10.5km turn left at Bitumen junction
12.2km veer right at Bitumen junction (Malmaluan off to the left)
pass Tomaringa Barracks and Vunakanau on the left
19.5km Cross roads at top of hill, turn left
pass Toma
29.5km at the new sub-divison turn right
pass School
32.7km Turn right at Malakuna
41.1km Box girder bridge
49.5km Warangoi School and site on RHS of road
From Kokopo (40 minutes)
0km at Gazelle Motors roundabout, Vunapope, 2km east of Kokopo
follow road away from the coast, uphill past Ulatawa Plantation
16km at Malakuna, turn left at Bitumen intersection
24km Box girder bridge
32km Warangoi School and mark on RHS of 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
not checked
Shelter
tent required for receiver
Accommodation
Kokopo and Rabaul hotels / guest-houses
Security
Local men can provide security
K10 per day, K15 per night
Labour
none required
Communications
none at site, use phones at Toma, Kokopo or Rabaul
Adverse conditions
PSM has been constructed in a hedge line of hibiscus / mango trees
Some clearing and trimming will be required
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Warangoi - Rabaul 1:250,000
Site diagram
WARA Site sketch
site photographs
701 kb
Elevation mask
164-186 degrees magnetic, mask of 40 degrees
196-223 degrees magnetic, mask of 25 degrees
335-5 degrees magnetic, mask of 25 degrees
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2000 Campaign
Party leader
Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU
Contact details
r_stanaway@yahoo.com
Assistant/s
John Nohou, Surveyor, RVO
Melchior Karesa, Chainman
Labour / security
Receiver type
Ashtech Z-12
Receiver serial number
JD 210, 638
JD 217, 354
Antenna type
JD 210, Ashtech Z-12 Chokering
JD 217, Ashtech old L1/L2
Antenna serial number
JD 210, 101
JD 217, 319
Height measured to
JD 210 bottom edge of antenna
JD 217 marked notches on top of ground plane
Slant height antenna
JD 210, 1.563m
JD 217, 1.553m
Changes in antenna ht
see above
Batteries/power supply
2 x 24 amp/hr sealed lead acid batteries
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 BWARAA00.210 314kB 3 A 210/01:18:30 209/05:55:30
2 BWARAA00.217 712kB 0 A 209/03:12:30 209/11:18:00
Last updated: 26th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University