The Nation’s Leading Geospatial Research Collaborative Rooted in St. Louis and the Midwest
Founded in 2022, the Taylor Geospatial Institute is a first of its kind entity in the geospatial ecosystem – designed to fuel research, collaboration, and impact. With a legacy investment from Andrew C. Taylor and the commitment of 8 academic and research institutions led by Saint Louis University, TGI is the cornerstone of establishing a global center of geospatial excellence in St. Louis.
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
Food Systems Have Complicated Problems. Where Can Geospatial Help?
TGI’s Geospatial Innovation for Food Security Program is building a community to find out. Read on to learn about TGI’s growing community focused on Food Security and the upcoming publication of the Call For Proposals — week of May 19, 2025. Putting the right amount…
What If Becomes What’s Next: Inside the TGI-AWS GeoAI Challenge
What if you could stand outside a building and instantly know its emissions profile? What if your smart assistant not only told you what you’re looking at, but also knew where you were standing – and why it mattered? What if old geological records, long buried in PDF…
Unlocking the Power of AI in Geospatial Technology
Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) continue to drive innovation through its Generative AI Challenge. On March 6, 2025, TGI hosted its latest GeoAI Working Group meeting, which highlighted yet another round of practical applications of…
How Geospatial Innovation Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Access to Nutrition
From left: Nishesh Chalise, Dr. Meghan O’Hearn, Dr. Rachel Opitz, Sara Burnett, and Rhiannan Price. Every year, around 1.3 billion tons of food – nearly a third of total global food production – goes to waste (FAO). At the same time, 733 million people faced hunger in…
How Can Geospatial Innovation Promote Sustainable Agricultural Land Management?
From left: Dr. Rachel Opitz, Dr. Steven Singer, Dr. Hamed Alemohammad, and Chad Zimmerman. Despite the world’s agricultural systems producing enough food to feed the current population, global food insecurity remains a critical challenge. The scale of the gap remains…