by Kristina DeYong, Communications Specialist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center New Ground for Growth It has been just over a year since the Danforth Center acquired the 140-acre farm that became the home of the new Danforth Center Field Research Site....
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Saint Louis University Receives $1 Million NGA Grant to Establish Midwestern Satellite Calibration Network
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS — Earthquake fault lines. Abandoned mines. Transportation infrastructure. Dams and Levees. Location of Goods and Supplies. Government agencies, researchers and public entities rely on geospatial technology to locate existing geographic...
SLU, NGA Host AI-Focused Geo-Resolution Conference on September 28
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS, MO – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Saint Louis University will co-host the Geo-Resolution 2023 conference, “Digital Transformations: Navigating a World of Data from Seabed to Space,” Thursday, Sept. 28, at SLU’s Busch...
TGI Names Deputy Director and SLU Appoints Inaugural Associate Vice President for Geospatial Science
by Bob Grant ST. LOUIS – Vasit Sagan, Ph.D., will become Deputy Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and Associate Vice President for Geospatial Science at Saint Louis University, effective September 1, 2023. Sagan has served as TGI’s Acting...
World-Renowned Geospatial Expert Selected as Inaugural Executive Director of Taylor Geospatial Institute
Nadine Alameh, Ph.D., has been selected as the inaugural executive director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI), a consortium of eight research institutions led by Saint Louis University. Her appointment is effective Sept. 1. “Dr. Alameh is a champion of...
SLU/TGI-hosted Headwall Hyperspectral Imaging Workshop Distills Knowledge, Attracts Talent
by Bob Grant ST. LOUIS - “Welcome to the geospatial capital of the world.” That was how Vasit Sagan, Acting Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, kicked off a two-day hyperspectral imaging workshop put on by Headwall Photonics and hosted by TGI at Saint Louis...
The Faces of TGI – J.S. Onésimo “Ness” Sándoval and Precision Geospatial Tracking of Societal Inequities
by Bob Grant ST. LOUIS - Dr. Ness Sándoval’s experience with spatial inequality runs deep. The Saint Louis University demography and sociology professor was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, a small town with a large Mexican-American community where his family put down...
Taylor Geospatial Institute Announces Inaugural Class of TGI Fellows
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS – The Taylor Geospatial Institute today announces the inaugural group of TGI fellows. The program enables TGI member institutions to recruit and retain distinguished researchers in geospatial science fields, develop the next generation of...
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)...
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’...