The Tropical Rain Forest Information Center (TRFIC) provides NASA data, products and information services to the science, resource management, and policy and education communities. It provides Landsat and other high resolution satellite remote sensing data as well as digital deforestation maps and databses to a range of users through web-based ... Geographic Information Systems. TRFIC also provides scientific information on the current state of the world's tropical forests, and value-added expert services.
The Tropical Rain Forest Information Center is part of the Basic Science and Remote Sensing Initiative (BSRSI) at Michigan State University in partnership with the Radar Science group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). TRFIC is also in partnership with NASA's Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) that in support of the NASA Earth Science mission provides:
- low cost access to the largest archive of Landsat data outside the federal government - low cost access to SAR data - derived products in degital formats which depict the spatial extent and rate of deforestation - data broker services for ordering Landsat and other data - mission planning and research enterprise support and services - general information services for users who have special data or information needs - special information services, including the Rain Forest Report Card and the Professor's corner
Related URL
Link:
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description:
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) home page.
Service Citation
Originators:
Basic Science and Research Sensing Initiative (BSRSI)
Title:
The Tropical Rain Forest Information Center (TRFIC)
Provider:
Michigan State University
URL:
http://www.bsrsi.msu.edu/trfic/
To view or download the maps in .pdf format you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html. You can also download the maps in .emf format (Enhanced Windows Metafile) for use with Microsoft Office products.
Name:
TRFIC USER SERVICES
Phone:
517-355-0181
Fax:
517-355-0182
Email:
samekjay at msu.edu
Contact Address:
TRFIC User Services
Michigan State University
1405 S. Harrison Ave. Suite 101 City:
East Lansing
Province or State:
MI
Postal Code:
48823-5243
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
various
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2000-12-08
SERF Last Revision Date:
2004-01-07
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