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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.
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.
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.
July 27, 2026
Satellites for Peace: Why the Vatican Cares About Earth Observation
International experts and humanitarian leaders recently convened at a Vatican workshop to explore how democratizing access to satellite imagery can create a transparent, community-governed public infrastructure for global humanitarian efforts.
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.
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.
June 25, 2026
Co-investment with AWS expands GIFS program
Geospatial Innovation for Food Security (GIFS) program adds 10 pilot projects
June 23, 2026
AI project aims to help humanitarian organizations identify food security risks in conflict zones
A new initiative at Arizona State University seeks to provide earlier, more accessible insights into emerging food security risks by combining artificial intelligence, or AI, satellite observations and natural-language tools.
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.
June 11, 2026
Mapping The World at Taylor Geospatial
Robin Cole from the Satellite Image Deep Learning podcast interviews Jennifer Marcus, VP for Strategic Innovation Programs and Isaac Corley, Director of AI/ML Research, about Fields of The World.
June 10, 2026
Mapping Every Field on Earth
Spatial Stack's Matt Forrest interviews Jennifer Marcus, VP for Strategic Innovation Programs and Isaac Corley, Director of AI/ML Research, about Fields of The World.
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.