Useful information for the potential user
The information here is directed at researchers who are contemplating to work with either of the STRI cranes. Please see also our FAQ page.
Registration at STRI
Please follow this link to register on-line at STRI. The office of visitors will then help you to organize your stay at STRI.
Permits
Please apply on-line at STRI to request relevant permits to the Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM)
Regulations
- No admittance is granted to persons under the age of 12
- The cranes can be used anytime: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, it is requested that use on Sundays and holidays be kept at a minimum
- All regular crane users are asked to take a safety course for evacuation of the crane gondola in case of emergency. Regular users are those that use the crane without trained Smithsonian personnel in the gondola.
- Collecting plant material is limited. Collection of flora and fauna must have been approved by ANAM and relevant permits issued.
- Research requiring destructive sampling is not allowed.
Contacts
Yves Basset
PhD, Scientific coordinator, Tropical Biology Canopy Program
Phone: +507 212-8233
Fax +507 212-8148
E-mail: bassety@si.edu
Yves Basset
Mirna Samaniego
Phone: +507 212-8177
Fax +507 212-8148
E-mail: samaniem@si.edu
Crane Operator