Planet and Taylor Geospatial Institute Extend Contract to Provide Data and Solutions to Consortium through 2026
Planet extended its data contract with Taylor Geospatial Institute through 2026—providing PlanetScope, SkySat, archive & analytic tools to advance research in food security, AI & defense.

Founded in 2022, TGI is a first-of-its-kind entity in the geospatial ecosystem–designed to fuel research, collaboration, and impact. Bringing together a consortium of eight leading universities and research centers, TGI aims to catalyze collaboration across its consortium, to connect partners in the broader geospatial ecosystem, and to align distinctive strengths, collective expertise, and shared resources to generate innovative research and solutions.

Access to Planet’s data helps TGI researchers explore issues surrounding national security and global food security, as well as advance core geospatial science, computation, and artificial intelligence initiatives. Additionally, Planet data contributes to TGI’s mission to train the next generation of the geospatial workforce.

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About Taylor Geospatial Institute

TGI is passionate about fueling geospatial science and technology to create the next generation of solutions and policies that the whole world will depend on for sustainability and growth.

The TGI consortium includes Saint Louis University, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Harris-Stowe State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Missouri University of Science & Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Washington University in St. Louis. Collectively, these institutions cover geospatial research from ocean depths to outer space.

For more information, visit taylorgeospatial.org.

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