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Former NGA Director Robert Cardillo Named Chair of Taylor Geospatial Institute Governing Council
With more than four decades in the geospatial field, Mr. Cardillo brings a wealth of experience and a passion for collaboration to TGI.
TGI Spotlight: Rethinking Multimodal Localization
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 localization,…
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NCSA’s Blue Waters Supercomputer Helps Map the Earth
One of the earliest projects to ramp up after NCSA launched the Blue Waters supercomputer in 2013 was a project from the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center. They wanted to make high-quality digital elevation models, or DEMs, for the polar ice. Their…
As St. Louis’ Reputation Grows in the Geospatial Industry, Leaders Stress Workforce Development
St. Louis – Local civic leaders are pinning their hopes on the geospatial sector to help boost the region’s economy and create jobs. As the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency constructs its $1.7 billion western headquarters in north St. Louis, a four-day…
NGA, UMSL partnering to develop STEM professionals and educators
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and University of Missouri–St. Louis are partnering to create a geospatial talent pipeline that supports student learning from kindergarten through college and beyond. Under a new educational partnership agreement, UMSL…
Danforth Center Wins $1.5M EDA Grant to Lead New Center for AgTech and Applied Location Science and Technology
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Centerhas won a $1.5 million competitive Build to Scale grant from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support theCenter for AgTech and Applied Location Science and Technology (CATALST). The…
U of I Leads New $15 Million Institute to Understand Climate Change and Disasters
Institute will focus on innovative cyberGIS and cyberinfrastructure A new national initiative to enable geospatial data-driven scientific discovery will create a $15-million institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to better understand the risks and…
SLU, NGA Host Geo-Resolution 2021 Conference
Geo-Resolution 2021: Building a 21st Century Geospatial Ecosystem From Hard Problems to Opportunities was co-hosted by Saint Louis University and the National Geospatial Agency (NGA). The conference returned to the Wool Ballrooms at Busch Student Center on SLU campus…