National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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.

The facility will include a first-ever innovation center, where people without security clearances can work alongside NGA staff on problems or issues the agency regularly grapples with.

The roughly 3,100 people who work for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis will likely start moving into new space in late 2025, with that move completed in early 2026.

The Globe Building’s new “sensitive compartmented information facility” brings new opportunities to St. Louis-based geospatial intelligence firms that require a classified environment to conduct business.

St. Louis County is also considering how to spend federal coronavirus relief money. County Executive Sam Page outlined some proposed plans Monday.

A career services nonprofit will launch a geospatial careers program to increase the number of women, particularly women of color, in the industry.

Developed by Lindenwood University and the St. Louis Zoo, the GeoZoo curriculum received a grant.

The 2021 GEOINT Symposium is taking place in downtown St. Louis this week, and local leaders say it’s an opportunity to showcase the region's emerging geospatial industry.

Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies is partnering with engineering company Leidos. They aim to add more students to Gateway Global’s “Entry to Executive” program, which prepares students for entry-level geospatial jobs.