Auckland Speleo Group (ASG) was approached by TRC Consultants, working on behalf of NZ Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade (MFAT) to explore and map a lava cave in the A'opo region on the island of Savaii, Samoa with a view to local eco-tourism.   Just over 5 km of passage was surveyed on their initial trip in May 2019.  Read all about it in the ESRI StoryMap in the media section below.

Custodians and key players:

Project Manager: Murray Wilson

Mapping: Paul Rowe (Therion), Karl Burt (ESRI)

Supporting organisations:

• MFAT
• NZ Aid
• TRC Consultants (Alistair Henchman)

Datasets:

Survey and mapping information is managed by Paul and Karl on behalf of NZSS

Finished maps can be accessed from the Members Web Portal.  Head to Samoa - search term(s) Laauoleola

Software applications used include Therion, Gimp, ESRI ArcMap

Raw survey notes and sketches will be held in ...Samoa_Survey Notes

Media:

Laauoleola Cave, Samoa May 2019 – The Auckland Speleo Group (New Zealand) ESRI StoryMap by Karl Burt 6 Oct 2019 (In the Members Web Portal, head to Maps Samoa - search term(s) Laauoleola)