When the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced its intention to build a $1.75 billion headquarters in St. Louis, the region enthusiastically doubled down on the geospatial sector. Today, a full geospatial ecosystem is shaping the sector from talent pipeline to cross-sector alignments with major industries like agtech, advanced manufacturing, and transportation.
Beginning in 2026, a new backbone organization called GeoSTL will steward implementation of the GeoFutures Strategic Roadmap and Implementation Plan, 2025 – 2028.
St. Louis is clearing the way for the future of geospatial — and the businesses that have the tenacity and vision to evolve alongside it.
Home to NGA St. Louis and Other DOD Partners
Military and military support installations across the St. Louis metro depend on collaborative industry partners – large and small – to help them meet their mission-critical needs with advanced technology solutions.
A Network of Tech Innovation Districts
Whether you’re a startup or locating an established company, you’ll find your place in a vibrant tech community with big-thinking problem solvers, state-of-the-art resources, flexible SCIF space, and programming to inspire collaboration. T-REX in Downtown St. Louis, for example, houses a Geospatial Innovation Center alongside Moonshot Labs, a collaboration with the NGA — the first ever unclassified innovation space for NGA professionals to work with community colleagues. Learn more about our startup ecosystem.
Powerhouse Universities and Research Institutions
The first-of-its-kind Taylor Geospatial Institute advances geospatial science, innovation, and commercialization through a targeted collaboration of universities, corporations, startups, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Learn more about TGI.
A Diverse and Expanding Talent Pipeline
To meet the growing needs of the geospatial sector, our school systems, colleges and universities are collaborating with industry partners to expand K-16 and adult workforce geospatial education and training.
Generation Geospatial
At Harris-Stowe State University, Dr. Freddie E. Wills, Jr., Ph.D., is training students from historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. for futures in geospatial science.