The Nation’s Leading Geospatial Research Collaborative Rooted in St. Louis and the Midwest
The most comprehensive and holistic geospatial research community is now in St. Louis and comprised of eight of the Midwest’s outstanding research institutions. Everything happens somewhere, and the science of location is more critical now than ever in our digital age. We’re harnessing the power of partnership with industry, government agencies, and research entities to not only grow talent but develop core geospatial science and adjacent fields that enable positive impacts on some of the world’s greatest challenges.
OUR AREAS OF GEOSPATIAL IMPACT
CORE
GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE
Address national gaps in foundational geospatial research
FOOD
SYSTEMS
Improve sustainable agriculture through location science
GEOSPATIAL
HEALTH
Address health and social equity for more of the population
NATIONAL
SECURITY
Help create a secure and safe landscape around the U.S.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Institute provides funding to advance geospatial science, including support for postdocs, visiting scholars, faculty, and collaborative research.
GEOSPATIAL EVENTS
See our calendar of geospatial-related events throughout the year. Make plans to engage with your geospatial community in person and virtually at all kinds of happenings.
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LATEST NEWS
Taylor Geospatial Institute Awards $1.7 Million in Seed Grants to Advance Collaborative Research
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS – The Taylor Geospatial Institute today awards its first $1.7 million in Geospatial Institute Seed Grant Program to stimulate Collaborative Research (GISCoR) grants to research faculty across its partner institutions. These seed grants…
Saint Louis University Receives $1 Million Grant to Form TGI Academy
Grant will help SLU and Taylor Geospatial Institute build infrastructure to train the region’s geospatial workforce ST. LOUIS — A $1 million grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) to Saint Louis University will create…
Reda Amer Named New Director of UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative
The University of Missouri–St. Louis has a new director for its Geospatial Collaborative as it works to strengthen its connections to St. Louis’ blossoming geospatial sector and take a leading role in building the future workforce. UMSL tapped Reda Amer to lead the…
SLU to Host a Symposium to Explore Social Media and National Intelligence
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS – How safe is social media? In 2022, over 58.4% of the world’s population used social media and the details shared by social media users provides analysts and scammers alike with vast amounts of data in real-time. An upcoming symposium at…
Q&A with Enbal Shacham
By: USGIF Trajectory Magazine caught up with Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., a professor and associate dean of research in the college for public health and social justice at Saint Louis University and the Acting Associate Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, about her…