Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
YAPS
Station Location
Yapsiei
Station Number
AA 670
Station Address
Yapsiei Airstrip, Sandaun Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates (from GPS display)
Latitude
S 4°37'45".9
Longitude
E 141°05'44".3
Ellipsoidal Ht
253m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Sandaun Provincial Govt.
Site Contact/s
Benedict Thankyuba
PO Box 205, St. Anna Parish, Yapsiei/Telefomin District,
Vanimo Diocese, Sandaun Province
also,
Jack Nawaria
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Division
PO Box 334, Vanimo, Sandaun Province
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Standard brass plaque, centrepunched, set in cement peg
Inscription
AA 670
Reference marks
3 star iron pickets, driven into ground, protruding 10cm above
ground level
Witness marks
gone (before 2003)
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
Australian Army, Royal Australian Survey Corps, February 1978, Doppler Stn.
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
alluvium?
SITE ACCESS
Air
By air from Vanimo, Tabubil and Telefomin
MAF fly twin-otters from Vanimo (K284) (Tuesday & Thursday) via Green River en-route to/from Tabubil (K164)
MAF Vanimo (contact Poge or Albert) email mafvnob1@online.net.pg phone/fax 857 1091
MAF Tabubil phone 548 9025
MAF fly larger twin-otters from Telefomin 2-3 times a week
Dove Air (Catholic mission flight service) operate out of Vanimo
Roads
n/a
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Solar panels required
Shelter
Tent required for eqpt.
Accommodation
Catholic Mission has guesthouse (no charge in 2003)
Trade store in Yapsiei has limited range and is expensive
Bring own food in
Security
K50 paid for 5 nights security in 2003
Labour
Communications
MAF agent has radio access to Vanimo/Tabubil and Telefomin
Adverse conditions
No adverse conditions in Yapsiei. Local people are friendly, and there is no
crime problem of note. Very heavy rain falls in the afternoon. Generally hot and humid.
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
Yapsiei location map 1:250,000
Yapsiei location map 1:100,000
YAPS location sketch 2003
YAPS old location sketch
Site diagram
YAPS RM diagram
YAPS RM survey 2003
site photographs (October 2003)
YAPS Station mark
YAPS looking north
YAPS looking SE
Elevation mask
YAPS Horizon Mask
Last updated: 26th November 2003
Richard Stanaway
Information gathered by Sylvester Tiki stiki@survey.unitech.ac.pg
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University