Unleashing the Power of Geospatial Science

Research Collaborative

Led by Saint Louis University, the Taylor Geospatial Institute is a consortium of eight research institutions that share their expertise and an array of critical research facilities. 

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Research Strengths: Geospatial science core (GIS, remote sensing, geoinformatics, photogrammetry, geospatial computer vision) and emerging technologies (AI/ML, cloud computing) to address food security, health, and environmental challenges

DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

Research Strengths: Plant science, precision agriculture, data science, above ground and below-ground plant imaging, plant phenotyping under controlled and field conditions

Harris-Stowe State University

Research Strengths: Sustainability and urban ecology, community engagement and urban planning, environmental justice, and social justice and equity

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Research Strengths: Robotics, automation, near-surface/deep-earth geophysics, and AI/ML technologies focused on disaster/infrastructure resilience and national security

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Research Strengths: CyberGIS, advanced cyberinfrastructure, geospatial AI and data science, geospatial science and technology solutions to climate change and sustainability challenges, and high-performance computing

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

Research Strengths: National security, digital/rural/environmental health, agriculture-forestry, biosecurity, climate, computational intelligence, and AI/ML foundations

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–ST. LOUIS

Research Strengths: GIS and community-based work (political geography, national security, public safety, poverty, education, history, and human rights from neighborhood to global scales)

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Research Strengths: Imaging science/medical imaging; remote sensing for extraterrestrial geological and atmospheric investigations; environmental health and justice; public health

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