Sandra Jackson offers free containers of Ted Drewes frozen custard at the St. Louis Ecosystem booth during the 2021 GEOINT Symposium on Oct. 6, 2021, at the America's Center. It was the first time St. Louis hosted the geospatial intelligence annual conference for those working in the national security sector.
ST. LOUIS — Business leaders have worked for years to attract and grow geospatial companies in the region. Now, industry leaders say, St. Louis is at an "inflection point."
Hansford Cutlip, left, and David Action, with Ball Aerospace, check out the 1:1 ratio model of a small satellite at the Satellogic booth at the 2021 GEOINT Symposium on Oct. 6, 2021, at the America's Center. At the time, Satellogic said it had 17 of the small satellites in the air.Â
T-Kartor CEO (USA) Simon Bailey, left, and Chief Growth Officer Brian Monheiser pose at the Globe Building in downtown St. Louis where T-Kartor has their offices on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
T-Kartor geospatial analyst Dela Awadzi works in the company’s offices on the third floor of the Globe Building in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Funders and employees at Gateway Global cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the new education center, in the Hyde Park neighborhood, on Aug. 9, 2024, in St. Louis. The former Most Holy Trinity Catholic School is now home to Gateway Global's education center. The school is the first in the nation to offer accreditation in geospatial intelligence at the high school level.
Gooey Louie's new storefront on Chippewa Street marks its return to the city after leaving in 2020.
Sandra Jackson offers free containers of Ted Drewes frozen custard at the St. Louis Ecosystem booth during the 2021 GEOINT Symposium on Oct. 6, 2021, at the America's Center. It was the first time St. Louis hosted the geospatial intelligence annual conference for those working in the national security sector.
Hansford Cutlip, left, and David Action, with Ball Aerospace, check out the 1:1 ratio model of a small satellite at the Satellogic booth at the 2021 GEOINT Symposium on Oct. 6, 2021, at the America's Center. At the time, Satellogic said it had 17 of the small satellites in the air.Â
T-Kartor CEO (USA) Simon Bailey, left, and Chief Growth Officer Brian Monheiser pose at the Globe Building in downtown St. Louis where T-Kartor has their offices on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
T-Kartor geospatial analyst Dela Awadzi works in the company’s offices on the third floor of the Globe Building in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Funders and employees at Gateway Global cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the new education center, in the Hyde Park neighborhood, on Aug. 9, 2024, in St. Louis. The former Most Holy Trinity Catholic School is now home to Gateway Global's education center. The school is the first in the nation to offer accreditation in geospatial intelligence at the high school level.
