SLU, NGA to host annual Geo-Resolution Conference focusing on climate change ST. LOUIS – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Saint Louis University (SLU) will co-host the annual Geo-Resolution conference Wednesday, Sept. 28, at SLU. Geo- Resolution...
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Mizzou Engineers Using Geospatial AI to Map Remote Settlements in East Africa
There’s a large swath of land in east Africa populated by homesteads known as bomas. While it’s estimated that more than a million Maasai people occupy this area, these bomas are made up of between 10 and 200 occupants, many of whom lack access to health care,...
New Taylor Geospatial Institute Hailed as ‘Big Deal’ for St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Bolstering the city’s bid to become a hub for geospatial technology, economic development and academic leaders announced Thursday the creation of a new research center that will help build an industry officials see as key to St. Louis’s economic future....
Funded by Prominent St. Louis Businessman, New Research Institute Launches to Focus on Geospatial Technology
Eight research institutions are joining forces to create the Taylor Geospatial Institute, a new entity based locally and aimed at expanding St. Louis’ position as a hub of geospatial research and innovation. With the newly created center envisioned as becoming a key...
8 research orgs form new geospatial institute in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – With the financial backing of billionaire businessman Andrew C. Taylor, eight Midwest research institutions have joined with the goal of turning St. Louis into the world’s center for geospatial research and innovation. The Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI)...
Missouri S&T joins Taylor Geospatial Institute
Missouri S&T is joining with other leading research institutions from Missouri and Illinois to form a geospatial research collaborative, the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI). The institute is designed to affect foundational research, food systems, health care,...
St. Louis Comes Together to Announce the Taylor Geospatial Institute
Institute Brings Together Eight Midwest Research Institutions, Implements Key Component of GeoFutures Strategic Roadmap “This institute will cement St. Louis as the world’s true center for geospatial excellence” – Andrew C. Taylor ST. LOUIS — Leaders from St. Louis’...
New Web Resource Provides Health, Socioeconomic, Other Geospatial Data
A Mizzou Engineering team has developed a web resource that allows users to sort and view health, socioeconomic, accessibility and population data by county. The Geospatial Analytical Research Knowledgebase (GeoARK) was supported by a RAPID grant from the National...
How Can St. Louis Bolster Its Startup Economy? 3 Local Leaders Weigh In
For St. Louis to continue to position itself as a city where startups can flourish, industry leaders say the region must continue to lean into its strengths and build upon them. Specifically, they believe St. Louis must continue to differentiate itself from other...
SLU’s Ness Sandoval Featured on NPR
The St. Louis region has a stable population, according to new estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 14-county region hovered around 2.8 million people, only shedding about 10,000 between 2020 and 2021, but the changes weren’t evenly distributed....
UMSL’s Emily Blackburn deploying vast geospatial intelligence expertise in new role at UMSL
The University of Missouri–St. Louis continues to build its connections with the rapidly developing geospatial ecosystem that’s been sprouting up throughout St. Louis alongside construction of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s new west campus northwest of...
A River Runs Through It
Jordan Neeley, a junior studying environmental earth science at Washington University in St. Louis, once asked the same question that many visitors ask: What is a shut-in? Rock formations called shut-ins confine a section of a river, forcing water to flow between the...