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Fields of The World
Geospatial Innovation for Food SecurityOur Vice President of Strategic Innovation Programs Jennifer Marcus and Director of AI/ML Isaac Corley sit down for a conversation with Taylor Geospatial strategic partner Jed Sundwall, Executive Director of Radiant Earth, creator of Source Cooperative.
Jed has been a co-conspirator on Fields of The World since the beginning, so we were excited to celebrate and discuss our most recent milestone together: mapping agricultural field boundaries at global scale.
March 16, 2026
Taylor Geospatial spins off from SLU to become independent, adds AI research to list
Total Information AM, KMOX
August 3, 2026
Introducing the Fields of The World User Advisory Group
Fields of The World is growing beyond its global launch, and we're inviting practitioners to help shape what comes next. Applications for our first User Advisory Group are open through August 14.
June 18, 2026
SatSummit Comes to St. Louis
Taylor Geospatial to co-host conference for leaders in the satellite industry and experts in global development November 18-19, 2026, at The Post Building.
October 27, 2026
No One Knows the State of the Art in Geospatial Foundation Models
Geospatial foundation models hold promise for disaster response, land-cover mapping, and earth-observation tasks, yet inconsistent evaluation and limited access to weights hinder practical deployment. This post audits 152 papers to reveal reproducibility gaps and proposes six actionable recommendations to standardize benchmarks, release practices, and comparisons across the field.
June 8, 2026
Convening a National Roadmap on Agricultural Nitrous Oxide MMRV Research
Taylor Geospatial was honored to help guide this effort alongside colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council, bringing together researchers from universities, federal agencies, industry, and the nonprofit sector to reach consensus on the research needed to develop fit-for-purpose tools and methods to measure, model, and ultimately reduce the nitrous oxide emissions that come from the ways we grow our food.
June 25, 2026
Co-investment with AWS expands GIFS program
Geospatial Innovation for Food Security (GIFS) program adds 10 pilot projects
July 15, 2026
How geospatial AI is helping aid groups predict famine and deliver food
Devex — A St. Louis nonprofit is investing in AI to help WFP, FEWS NET, and other groups build and improve open-source tools for humanitarians to deliver food aid much more quickly and efficiently to people in need.
September 25, 2026
Community Experts Help Fields of The World Flourish
Taylor Geospatial convenes international experts to improve usability of Fields of The World, the first open ecosystem for global agricultural field boundary detection from satellite imagery.
June 25, 2026
Hannah Kerner Named U.S. Nominee for the APEC ASPIRE Prize
Taylor Geospatial research advisor Hannah Kerner recognized for advancing scientific research in AI and data science to promote industrial innovation and economic resilience.
May 5, 2026
Boundaries of agricultural fields worldwide now publicly available
McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis; May 5, 2026