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The GEO Project

The Geospatial Education and Outreach (GEO) Project provides geospatial education, outreach, and tools to increase resilience in coastal communities within the Gulf of Mexico Region.

Who We Are

The GEO Project, funded by NOAA’s National Ocean Service’s Office for Coastal Management, is a collaborative effort of Mississippi State University Extension Service, Geosystems Research Institute (GRI), and the Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) that focuses on strengthening coastal communities through geospatial education, outreach, and research.

We are a diverse team of faculty, researchers, and geospatial specialists working to build GIS capacity in coastal communities to help them identify and mitigate risks associated with climate change, natural disasters, and other coastal-related issues.

What We Do

Outreach

Outreach

We support coastal communities in the use and application of geospatial technologies.

Research

Research

We develop research based geospatial tools and applications to address issues facing coastal regions.

Our Impact

Since it’s inception in 2006, the GEO Project has had a tremendous impact in building geospatial capacity across the Gulf Coast region.

Training

450

Trainings
Participants

5,000

Participants
Agencies

150

Agencies Served

The GEO Project is one of the largest GIS education and outreach projects in the U.S., providing more than 450 GIS training workshops, educating over 4,500 government employees, and assisting 150 agencies in the adoption of GIS technologies.