News
How Geospatial Innovation Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Access to Nutrition
Every year, around 1.3 billion tons of food – nearly a third of total global food production – goes to waste (FAO). At the same time, 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, with one in five affected in Africa (WHO). It’s a painful paradox: tons of food are thrown away while millions go without.
Taylor Geospatial Institute & AWS Announce Winners of Generative AI for Geospatial Challenge
Twelve teams led by innovators from industry and academia will receive a total of $1 million in AWS credits to advance cutting-edge geospatial generative AI projects St. Louis, MO — The Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today unveiled a…
Taylor Geospatial Institute Announces Next Round of Planet Fellowship Program
Researchers using Earth observation data at eight institutions are encouraged to apply St. Louis, MO — The Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) is pleased to announce a new round of its Planet Fellowship program, aimed at advancing innovative research using Earth…
Recent Articles
Former NGA Director Robert Cardillo Named Chair of Taylor Geospatial Institute Governing Council
ST. LOUIS — On May 23, Mr. Robert Cardillo, who served as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from 2014 to 2019, was named the Chair of the Taylor Geospatial Institute Governing Council. Mr. Cardillo is succeeding Ken Olliff, former Vice President…
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,…
Taylor Geospatial Institute Announces Inaugural Town Hall Meeting
ST. LOUIS – The Taylor Geospatial Institute invites the geospatial community to attend the consortium’s inaugural Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The event will be held at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the eight academic and research…
Inaugural Town Hall, Climate Research Spotlight, and More! TGI Connect, the Taylor Geospatial Institute Newsletter: April 2024
TGI Seeks a Director of Research Development to Help Spark a Revolution in Geospatial Science and Technology
April 24, 2024 It is an exciting time to be in the field of geospatial science and technology. With rapid advancements in AI, AR/VR, digital twins, sensors, and more, coupled with more geospatial data being available than ever before in an unbelievable number of…
TGI-funded Project Uses Geospatial Tech to Study Permafrost, Plants, and Wildfire
By Bob Grant The arctic tundra is a surprisingly dynamic ecosystem that at first glance appears to be a windswept, frigid wasteland. But further investigation reveals that it hosts hundreds of plant species—mostly shrubs, mosses, and grasses— that jockey for space…