George McCarthy Our Center for Geospatial Solutions's analysis shows that investor activity in the Empire State is concentrated regionally and in low-income, predominantly minority, and disinvested neighborhoods — deepening housing inequities and threatening community stability.

Happy #InternationalOpenDataDay! We’re thankful for all of our partners who create strategies and technology to empower us to share #WaterData across geographic and organizational boundaries. New to open data? Check out our blog and other IoW resources: internetofwater.org/blog/the-geoco…

Where can we locate affordable housing? And how do we pay for it? In a recent webinar hosted by the Lincoln Institute, experts from Center for Geospatial Solutions, MassHousing, Cincinnati Port, and Guidehouse discussed solutions to these thorny fundamental problems: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2025-…

Technology is a powerful tool—it can drive rent hikes, or empower cities to preserve housing stock. At CGS, we’re helping local leaders harness data and geospatial tools so they can act quickly with community-first policy to address #AffordableHousing. stateline.org/2025/03/28/cit…

At CGS, we've leveraged technology to uncover exactly #WhoOwnsAmerica—but why ask that question to begin with? CGS Director Jeff Allenby joined WCET to discuss how this knowledge has the potential to impact the #HousingCrisis. Check out the podcast: cetconnect.org/zeroing-in-on-…

Happy #InternationalDroneDay! We use #RemoteSensing in a lot of our work—from identifying wetland landscapes and flora to creating systems to monitor remote sites. But we also get to use drones just for fun. Check out these gorgeous shots our own Jake Czawlytko captured in Maui!

On June 20, Center for Geospatial Solutions experts are previewing their parcel-level water data in a webinar hosted by the APA Water and Planning Network and APA Ohio Chapter. Register for the 1 p.m. ET event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Planners: From drought to development, smarter water planning starts with knowing who owns the land. Join us and the American Planning Association for a webinar on how parcel-level land ownership data can help planners connect land use and water systems. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Representatives from CLU and the Lincoln Institute’s Center for Geospatial Solutions will be available in the exhibit hall throughout the conference. Learn more about our presence at the conference: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2025-…

In Pinal County, we partnered with Arizona Water Company to replace fragmented data and paperwork with clear, parcel-level insight comparing actual water use to 100-year allocations. See what this could look like in your region: cgsearth.org/land-and-water…

Lincoln Institute in the The Washington Post: Michael J. Coren cited our President and CEO George McCarthy's President’s Messages and Center for Geospatial Solutions's analysis in his recent column on America's housing shortage. Read the piece: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

NEW: report from Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and CGS identifies land ownership across the US, revealing where 20+% of residential land is corporate-owned. 🏢8.9% of residential land nationwide is corporate-owned 📍25 county hot spots reveal neighborhood disparities lnkd.in/gTCZ_R3y

INBOX: From Lincoln Institute of Land Policy & Center for Geospatial Solutions, a new study shows the erosion of property ownership by people -- and growth of corporate ownership in the US. 1/4