Volcanological Survey of Indonesia

The Volcanological Survey of Indonesia, based in Bandung on the island of Java, is the government agency responsible for monitoring the country's many active volcanoes and warning residents of eruptions.

About the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia

Known in Indonesian as the Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi, or PVMBG, the agency sits within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. It investigates, records and issues warnings about volcanic activity across Indonesia, and carries out wider geological hazard mitigation work.

History

The agency traces its roots to the Netherlands East Indies Volcanological Survey, established during the Dutch colonial period, and has long published its findings in the journal Berita Berkala Vulkanologi alongside historical catalogues of Indonesian volcanic eruptions.

Location & getting there

The agency is headquartered in Bandung, the capital of West Java, one of Indonesia's largest cities and a hub for the country's geological and volcanological research.

Visiting

As a government scientific and monitoring agency rather than a public attraction, opening arrangements are not widely documented; anyone wishing to visit should contact the agency directly beforehand.

See your named star from here

The Volcanological Survey keeps watch on Indonesia's volcanoes rather than its night sky, but a star you name through Star Register can still be found from Bandung, or anywhere else on Earth, using its coordinates. Browse the catalogue to see how it works.