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Geospatial @ SLU

Saint 浪花直播 University has been at the center of the nation鈥檚 geospatial enterprise since the Corps of Discovery returned to St. 浪花直播 with maps of the 浪花直播iana Territory in 1806. More than 200 years later, Saint 浪花直播 University continues to expand the frontier of geospatial science and technology through its Geospatial@SLU programs and through its leadership of the Taylor Geospatial Institute.

About the Taylor Geospatial Institute

On April 21, 2022, Saint 浪花直播 University announced the launch of the (TGI). The TGI is a consortium of eight research institutions, led by Saint 浪花直播 University, that share their expertise and an array of critical research facilities to advance geospatial science. Established by a legacy investment from Andrew C. Taylor, the TGI is a new and ambitious initiative to move our geospatial sector forward, and it will strengthen St. 浪花直播鈥檚 role as the nation鈥檚 leader in geospatial research, training, and innovation. 

About Geospatial@SLU

Geospatial@SLU brings together faculty and students from various disciplines to support and accelerate research, training and innovation in geospatial science and technology. Geospatial science is an interdisciplinary field that examines how location impacts a variety of complex issues. 浪花直播ers are applying geospatial insights to issues as broad as food and water security, climate change, economic development and inequity, and public health.

Geospatial@SLU provides students with hands-on opportunities in a variety of research areas. It also provides training opportunities to address the enormous demand for new geospatial researchers and analysts in the St. 浪花直播 area. St. 浪花直播 is poised to become a national hub of this multibillion-dollar industry. Geospatial@SLU is working alongside regional and national partners to make this a reality.

30+

undergraduate and graduate geospatial courses offered at SLU

$9.9M

active research funding and training contracts

$4.9B

in total regional economic activity of geospatial technology in St. 浪花直播

27k+

jobs related to geospatial technology in St. 浪花直播