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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…
TGI Director Demonstrates Power of Collaborative Science to Shape National Policy and Funding on Global Positioning
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS – A resolution crafted by Vasit Sagan, Ph.D., acting director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and associate professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Saint Louis University, has spurred action by a federal…
Taylor Geospatial Institute Awards $1.7 Million in Seed Grants to Advance Collaborative Research
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS – The Taylor Geospatial Institute today awards its first $1.7 million in Geospatial Institute Seed Grant Program to stimulate Collaborative Research (GISCoR) grants to research faculty across its partner institutions. These seed grants…
Saint Louis University Receives $1 Million Grant to Form TGI Academy
Grant will help SLU and Taylor Geospatial Institute build infrastructure to train the region’s geospatial workforce ST. LOUIS — A $1 million grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) to Saint Louis University will create…
Reda Amer Named New Director of UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative
The University of Missouri–St. Louis has a new director for its Geospatial Collaborative as it works to strengthen its connections to St. Louis’ blossoming geospatial sector and take a leading role in building the future workforce. UMSL tapped Reda Amer to lead the…
SLU to Host a Symposium to Explore Social Media and National Intelligence
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS – How safe is social media? In 2022, over 58.4% of the world’s population used social media and the details shared by social media users provides analysts and scammers alike with vast amounts of data in real-time. An upcoming symposium at…
Q&A with Enbal Shacham
By: USGIF Trajectory Magazine caught up with Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., a professor and associate dean of research in the college for public health and social justice at Saint Louis University and the Acting Associate Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, about her…
Taylor Geospatial Institute Taps Former LaunchCode Executive to Direct Government, Industry Partnerships
by Maggie Rotermund ST. LOUIS — Jeff Mazur, former executive director of LaunchCode, is joining Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) as the inaugural director of government and industry partnerships. In this role, Mazur will help the Saint Louis University-led Institute…
Former NGA Director Robert Sharp joining UMSL Geospatial Collaborative
The University of Missouri–St. Louis announced today that it has tapped retired Vice Admiral Robert Sharp, the former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, to serve as a research fellow with the UMSL Geospatial Collaborative. In this new role, Sharp…
Taylor Geospatial Institute Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Create Regional AI Learning System
ST. LOUIS – A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will create the Taylor Geospatial Institute Regional AI Learning System. Launched in April 2022 and led by Saint Louis University, the Taylor Geospatial Institute brings together eight Midwestern…