Geospatial

The Downtown North Community Improvement District would formalize some of the actions taken by individual property owners to promote the area of downtown as an emerging geospatial and entrepreneurial hub.

St. Louis election officials launched a real-time map that shows how many voters are in line at polling stations during early voting and on Election Day. St. Louis County also has an interactive map.

These events help reinforce the region’s position as a geospatial hub, as the NGA’s new headquarters are set to open by early 2026.

The prospect of precision agriculture has existed for decades, but many of the technologies and techniques that will enable it have been slow to catch on.

To keep St. Louis’ existing tech talent, some regional leaders are pushing for more support for startups. But it’s not a quick or easy fix.

The Technology2030 report commissioned by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce shows the state ranks just 30th in tech job growth over the past five years, but that’s higher than all neighboring states.

The region’s growing geospatial and established agriculture and plant sciences sectors put it in a unique position to drive the innovations that will help farmers adapt to new climate conditions while reducing carbon emissions at the same time.

The Taylor Geospatial Institute has appointed Nadine Alameh, president and CEO of the international Open Geospatial Consortium, as its first executive director.

As the St. Louis region moves toward being a hub for the geospatial industry, leaders are looking at K-12 schools to help build the workforce.

“St. Louis put in the effort years ago to have this new facility built here and then recognized that that was not the end of the journey, that was the beginning of the journey,” said the former leader of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.