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.
Project Manager: Murray Wilson
Mapping: Paul Rowe (Therion), Karl Burt (ESRI)
Supporting organisations:
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
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)