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Staff at TRFIC have domain specific expertise encompassing a wide variety of science applications, research topics and regional foci. Using state-of-the-art computing facilities, remote sensing and GIS techniques, the Tropical Rain Forest Information Center is one of the leading science institutions conducting research on Global Climate Change, Tropical Deforestation, and Land Use and Land Cover Change. Opportunities exist for others to take advantage of more than just the TRFIC Landsat data holdings through partnering or consulting.

Partnering:Our domain specific expertise has been used by the American Museum of Natural History (biodiversity study in Vietnam), World Resources Institute (in support of their Global Forest Watch program) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (in support of their participation in the Forest Resource Assessment 2000). TRFIC is supporting the international space agencies Global Observation of Forest Cover program (e.g. Leading the high resolution design team and the Forest Cover Implementation Team) and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (e.g. A regional CD-ROM for S.E. Asia datasets). TRFIC has also provided documentation and Landsat illustrations for publication (World Watch, Vol. 18 No.2). TRFIC encourages collaboration with others and welcomes the possibility of building partnerships. If you are interested in exploring partnering opportunities with TRFIC please contact us at: partnering@bsrsi.msu.edu


Consulting and Contract Services
: TRFIC has the facilities, technical expertise and experience in remote sensing and GIS to assist you. For instance, TRFIC provides contract support to Raytheon in their development of the Brazilia SIVAM information system. If you are interested in employing TRFIC for specific consulting or contract work, please contact us at: consulting@bsrsi.msu.edu

Data Brokering:Let TRFIC assist you in identifying and ordering Landsat data for your science and applications needs. Take advantage of our expertise in searching and ordering high quality data from national and international archives. We have long-standing working relationships with the ground stations throughout the tropics, in Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, and elsewhere. To learn more click here.

Technical Support: If you have technical questions regarding any Landsat scene or product from the TRFIC archive please feel free to contact us at: userservices@bsrsi.msu.edu.