Mark Korver, Former Worldwide Tech Lead for Geospatial at AWS, Joins TGI as Director of Geospatial Data and Analytics

by TaylorGeoAdmin | Jun 14, 2024 | News, News Release, News Templates, Template Headshot

ST. LOUIS — Mark Korver, former Worldwide Tech Lead for Geospatial at Amazon Web Services (AWS), has joined TGI as the organization’s Director of Geospatial Data and Analytics. Mark will help build out shared data and analytic services to help stakeholders get to...

Former NGA Director Robert Cardillo Named Chair of Taylor Geospatial Institute Governing Council

by TaylorGeoAdmin | Jun 11, 2024 | News Release, News Templates, Template Headshot, News

ST. LOUIS — On May 23, Mr. Robert Cardillo, who served as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from 2014 to 2019, was named the Chair of the Taylor Geospatial Institute Governing Council. Mr. Cardillo is succeeding Ken Olliff, former Vice President...

TGI Spotlight: Rethinking Multimodal Localization

by TaylorGeoAdmin | May 23, 2024 | Uncategorized, Core Geospatial Science, Saint Louis University, News Templates, Template Wide Top Image with Caption

By Bob Grant Localization, precisely pinpointing the position of a person, autonomous vehicle, or anything else on planet Earth, is one of the holy grails of geospatial technology. There are various localization methods, including GPS, beacon-based...

Taylor Geospatial Institute Announces Inaugural Town Hall Meeting 

by TaylorGeoAdmin | May 10, 2024 | News, St. Louis, News Release, News Templates, Template Wide Top Image with No Caption

ST. LOUIS – The Taylor Geospatial Institute invites the geospatial community to attend the consortium’s inaugural Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The event will be held at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the eight academic and research...

TGI Seeks a Director of Research Development to Help Spark a Revolution in Geospatial Science and Technology

by TaylorGeoAdmin | Apr 24, 2024 | News, News Templates, Template Wide Top Image with No Caption

See the full job posting for the TGI Director, Research and Development and apply by May 15 April 24, 2024 It is an exciting time to be in the field of geospatial science and technology. With rapid advancements in AI, AR/VR, digital twins, sensors, and more,...

TGI-funded Project Uses Geospatial Tech to Study Permafrost, Plants, and Wildfire

by TaylorGeoAdmin | Apr 24, 2024 | University of Illinois, News Templates, Template Wide Top Image with Caption

By Bob Grant The arctic tundra is a surprisingly dynamic ecosystem that at first glance appears to be a windswept, frigid wasteland. But further investigation reveals that it hosts hundreds of plant species—mostly shrubs, mosses, and grasses— that...