Implementation Support
For state agencies navigating siloed infrastructure, shifting mandates, and limited internal capacity, finding the right support to modernize legacy water data sharing systems can be a challenge.
The Center for Geospatial Solutions (CGS) — a nonprofit organization entrusted with advancing the Internet of Water’s vision of an open, connected water data future — provides tools, guidance, and implementation expertise to make water data more discoverable, accessible, and interoperable. With services grounded in the IoW Principles and built with state agencies in mind, the IoW team at CGS offers experienced, end-do-end support for adopting modern water data practices with confidence.
This team partners with state and local governments, tribal nations, academic and research institutions, and others across the water data ecosystem to help modernize systems in ways that last and achieve their goals. Whether you’re building a regional data hub, developing a custom application, or adopting open standards, their team offers practical, tailored support to turn big ideas about how information should be shared, accessed, and turned into action.
Support Tailored to Your Needs
The IoW team at CGS offers hands-on, modular services to help your organization make water data discoverable, accessible, and interoperable. Their services are flexible and grounded in real-world needs. From foundational assessments to long-term hub development, they meet you where you are and co-create solutions that last.

Understand your current data systems, workflows, and opportunities. Get help identifying gaps, assess readiness, and build a clear roadmap toward modern, open, and usable water data.

Hubs form the backgone of an Internet of Water. For data producers looking to standardize, store, and share their data more effectively, the IoW team at CGS provides the technical and advisory support needed to create and maintain easily managed, searchable, and user-ready hubs.

Learn how to connect your data to Geoconnex — the national infrastructure for water data sharing. Their team will guide you through adopting metadata standards, applying internationally agreed upon web best practices, using persistent identifiers for hydrologic features, and integrating into a searchable knowledge graph of water data.

Water management and technology experts build custom tools — from dashboards to APIs — that address specific user needs, facilitate decision-making, and enable seamless data sharing across platforms and partners.

Effective water data infrastructure requires more than just technology — it requires people. The IoW team at CGS helps you engage key stakeholders across agencies, sectors, and communities to build shared understanding, buy-in, and long-term collaboration.

Equip your staff with the knowledge and skills to sustain your data systems, adopt open standards, and confidently manage water data modernization initiatives over time.
Expert Support to Power the IoW Vision
The Center for Geospatial Solutions is the only organization with a dedicated team focused on advancing the Internet of Water Principles through implementation. As a nonprofit partner, CGS works in the public interest — not to sell products, but to build lasting capacity and unlock long-term value.
- Mission-Driven: Nonprofit focused on public benefit
- Principles-First: Grounded in the IoW Principles
- Trusted Stewards: CGS is the home of the IoW Coalition
- Lasting Change: Tools and strategies you can own and sustain
- Collaborative by Design: Engagement and co-creation are at the core of our process
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United States Geological Survey
USGS is an invested partner in scaling our flagship technology, Geoconnex, to be used at a nationwide scale.
Arizona State University
We're working with ASU to engage water stakeholders to drive the future of water management in Arizona.
National Science Foundation
We're partnering with the NSF to help build the Open Knowledge Network to enable data-driven solutions for societal and economic challenges.
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