Civ Robotics
Seed Round in 2022
Civ Robotics is a construction technology startup focused on transforming land surveying through innovative robotic solutions. The company develops drones equipped with a custom-made staking mechanism and an autopilot algorithm, enabling rapid and reliable point marking on construction sites. By integrating advanced data management software, Civ Robotics enhances site productivity and streamlines the surveying process, allowing businesses to operate more efficiently. Their autonomous systems represent a significant advancement in construction robotics, addressing the complexities of land surveying with precision and ease.
Cityworks
Acquisition in 2019
Cityworks is a company dedicated to enhancing the management of public infrastructure and property for local governments. Since its inception in 1996, it has developed an enterprise asset management system that integrates Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities with essential business logic for asset management, permitting, and licensing. By utilizing the ArcGIS Location Platform, Cityworks enables organizations to manage workflows, schedule resources, and prioritize activities efficiently. This approach facilitates better communication and operational effectiveness. The Cityworks platform, which is widely recognized and trusted, empowers over 600 organizations globally, allowing them to effectively manage and analyze their infrastructure assets.
NM Group
Acquisition in 2017
NM Group optimise the performance of electricity networks by remotely sensing and serving the position and condition of power assets. The company has grown from strength-to-strength providing custom services to the power sector. From mapping and presenting spatial data on an electrical network through to modelling and displaying a 3D virtual network environment we deliver value to electricity network operators.
Axio-Net
Acquisition in 2016
Axio-Net is a navigation and satellite positioning service provider based in Hannover, Germany. The company specializes in delivering reference networked services that offer satellite-based positioning and navigation information. Its systems are compatible with a wide range of GNSS receivers, allowing for flexible integration and use by professional users across various sectors. Axio-Net provides correction data in a standardized RTCM format, ensuring accessibility and compatibility. The company also supports tailored solutions for integrating GNSS correction data into existing applications, utilizing tools such as modems and virtual base stations. With expertise spanning multiple industries, including surveying, agriculture, forestry, railway, automotive, aviation, and geo-monitoring, Axio-Net enables customers to leverage modern satellite technology efficiently and effectively.
Fifth Element
Acquisition in 2015
Fifth Element Oy is a technology solutions provider based in Espoo, Finland, specializing in mobile enterprise software and browser user interfaces. Founded in 2005, the company focuses on developing applications for operational work processes across various industries, including forestry, logistics, transportation, and maintenance. Fifth Element offers a range of solutions that facilitate mobile field service management, damage inspection, and bioenergy transport management, among other applications. Its software is designed to enhance the efficiency of workforces by leveraging mobile technology and location information services, enabling different stakeholders within customer organizations to collaborate more effectively. The company operates additional offices in Jyväskylä and Kouvola, and it has established itself as a leader in providing innovative software solutions tailored to the needs of its clients.
WeoGeo
Acquisition in 2014
WeoGeo is an online geospatial data platform designed to facilitate the acquisition and customization of geo-content files and maps. The platform effectively unlocks data that is typically confined within proprietary formats, enabling customers to quickly access the information they need. By connecting clients with data providers, WeoGeo streamlines the sales process, ensuring customers can obtain data within minutes while providers benefit from continuous sales activity without additional effort. This innovative approach enhances the efficiency and satisfaction of both data users and providers.
The Omega Group
Acquisition in 2014
The Omega Group, Inc. is a specialized developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, primarily serving law enforcement, public safety, and education agencies across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with a regional office in Philadelphia, the company focuses on enhancing the operational efficiency of public agencies through innovative software solutions. Its product offerings include desktop crime analysis tools, mobile applications for proactive policing, fire response analysis software, and demographic solutions for educational administrators. The Omega Group's services enable clients to analyze data effectively, support decision-making, and improve community safety by providing insights into crime patterns and demographics. As a subsidiary of TriTech Software Systems Inc., the company emphasizes customization and advanced data integration to address the unique needs of its diverse clientele.
GeoDesy and GeoDesy FSO
Acquisition in 2014
GeoDesy is a European engineering and development company focused on delivering accessories for the geomatics. Established in 1876 and located in Budapest Hungary, GeoDesy is a market leader in the design, production and distribution of surveying instruments, precision mechanic optical components and accessories. GeoDesy FSO designs and produces laser-based free space optical communication devices.
Trimble MAPS
Acquisition in 2013
Trimble MAPS specializes in transportation management software that enhances routing, scheduling, visualization, and navigation for commercial vehicles. The company's solutions are tailored for various industries, including agriculture, construction, food delivery, and oil and gas. By leveraging map data and map-centric technology, Trimble MAPS provides tools for commercial routing, mileage calculation, site mapping, and geocoding. These capabilities enable users to improve efficiency by reducing out-of-route mileage, ultimately saving on time, tolls, and fuel costs. The company focuses on delivering trusted products that cater to diverse workforces and fleets of all sizes, aiming to transform the journey experience in the transportation sector.
Spime specializes in supplying white-label location-based software solutions to diverse clients such as mobile operators, OEM/ODM providers, application store platforms, developers, and semiconductor companies. Their primary product suite, Northstar, empowers these clients with location intelligence tools to facilitate application development and delivery across various devices including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and notebooks.
Gatewing
Acquisition in 2012
Gatewing, founded in 2008, specializes in providing innovative remote sensing solutions for the surveying and mapping industry. The company manufactures lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles, most notably the X100, which facilitate rapid terrain mapping through efficient image acquisition and fully automated digital image processing. By prioritizing accessibility in terms of price and user-friendliness, Gatewing aims to transform traditional surveying and mapping practices, enabling professionals to enhance their operational efficiency and accuracy.
MyTopo
Acquisition in 2011
MyTopo, established in 1998, specializes in delivering custom printed navigation-ready maps tailored for both professional and recreational users. The company offers a range of products including topographic maps, aerial photos, and digital maps, along with mapping software designed for outdoor enthusiasts. By focusing on high-quality mapping solutions, MyTopo serves a diverse clientele seeking reliable navigation tools for various activities.
Dynamic Survey Solutions
Acquisition in 2011
Dynamic Survey Solutions Inc. is a specialized software developer focused on the seismic survey industry. The company's primary product, GPSeismic, is a comprehensive suite of applications designed for data processing and management. These tools cater to the evolving needs of the oil and gas exploration sector, facilitating the development of new survey technologies and meeting various geophysical requirements. Through its innovative software solutions, Dynamic Survey Solutions plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of seismic surveys.
Cengea Solutions
Acquisition in 2010
Cengea Solutions is a prominent provider of spatially-enabled business operations and supply chain management software, primarily serving the forestry, agriculture, and natural resource sectors. With a 21-year history, the company offers innovative solutions that enhance raw material supply chain execution and optimization, addressing critical challenges in quality, productivity, compliance, and operational efficiency. Cengea's clientele ranges from large, well-known organizations in the forest products and agribusiness sectors to small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as government agencies. By leveraging its extensive experience and technology, Cengea Solutions aims to help clients achieve sustainable cost reductions and add value to their products, positioning itself as a key partner for resource-based enterprises in North America and globally.
Definiens - Earth Sciences Business Assets
Acquisition in 2010
Definiens AG’s Earth sciences business assets and licensing its eCognition geospatial imaging analysis software platform.
TopoSys Topographische Systemdaten
Acquisition in 2008
TopoSys, founded in 1995, commercialized the airborne fiber optic laser scanner together with a line camera to obtain information of the topography. Today, TopoSys has customers in service companies as well as state authorities and municipalities who use its aerial data collection solutions and services for coastline protection, floodplain control, city modeling, opencast pit mining, and corridor mapping.
RolleiMetric
Acquisition in 2008
RolleiMetric specializes in the development and commercialization of camera systems and software tailored for aerial imaging and terrestrial close-range photogrammetry. Founded in 1986 as a division of Rollei, the company has a long-standing expertise in metric imaging and photogrammetry, focusing on small format metric camera systems. Through its innovative solutions, RolleiMetric addresses the needs of professionals in various industries that require precise imaging for measurement and analysis.
Geo- 3D
Acquisition in 2008
Géo-3D develops and commercializes solutions to improve the productivity and reliability of data acquisition processes as part of linear right-of-way inventory and monitoring operations. Géo-3D has been involved in the field of geographic information technologies since the company was founded in 1995. Solutions focus on the use of high-resolution digital imagery, positioning systems and photogrammetry for the transportation, energy, municipal engineering as well as environmental industries. In addition, Géo-3D provides services to complement its mobile mapping solutions.
HHK Datentechnik
Acquisition in 2008
HHK Datentechnik GmbH, established in 1984 and based in Braunschweig, Germany, specializes in providing tailored software solutions for the cadastral survey market. The company develops and markets a range of office management, computer-aided design (CAD), and geographic information system (GIS) software specifically designed for municipal and cadastral offices, utility suppliers, and engineering organizations. With additional offices in Berlin, Bergheim, and Munich, HHK Datentechnik focuses on meeting the specific cadastral requirements of various German states, facilitating administration, planning, design, and area-oriented data collection and documentation for its clients.
Crain Enterprises
Acquisition in 2008
Crain Enterprises is a manufacturer of accessories for the geomatics, surveying, mapping, and construction industries.
Ingenieurburo Breining
Acquisition in 2007
Ingenieurbüro Breining GmbH, established in April 1992 and based in Kirchheim, Germany, specializes in developing and marketing specialized software solutions tailored for the German survey and cadastral market. The company's products are designed to support a range of tasks including area surveying, data acquisition, construction planning, and geoinformatics. Breining's software is closely integrated with field survey hardware, such as Trimble's Integrated Surveying portfolio, ensuring seamless operation in various applications like cadastral surveying, engineering surveying, and planning. The company serves key markets within Germany, notably Baden-Württemberg.
Inpho GmbH
Acquisition in 2007
Inpho GmbH is a leader in photogrammetry and digital surface modeling for aerial surveying, mapping and remote sensing applications. INPHO is an end-to-end photogrammetry solutions supplier. INPHO's portfolio covers the entire workflow of photogrammetry projects, including aerial triangulation, stereo compilation, terrain modeling, orthophoto production and image capture. In addition, INPHO offers innovative software solutions for processing digital terrain models, including advanced filtering and editing of LIDAR data. Typical users of INPHO products are service companies offering geospatial data collection by photogrammetry and LIDAR, as well as all state authorities involved in supplying geospatial information. Founded in 1980, INPHO is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
@Road integrates the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, wireless communications, and the internet to enable companies to efficiently manage their mobile resources with location-relevant and time-sensitive information. The company offers an internet-based service for vehicle management that provides location, reporting, dispatch, messaging, and management services. It allows customers to use the company website to track the movement of their vehicles, employees, and goods and services, as well as provides two-way messaging services for its customers and their mobile workers. @Road is based in Fremont, California.
VS Visual Statement
Acquisition in 2006
VS Visual Statement, founded in 1999 in Kamloops, B.C., specializes in developing software solutions for law enforcement and public safety agencies. The company initially gained recognition with its incident scene diagramming solution in 2000 and subsequently introduced a crash reporting application in 2002. Its products are utilized by over 4,000 police departments across North America and have also found international acceptance, particularly following the launch of a Spanish language version in 2005. The software enables real-time mapping and diagramming of traffic accidents and crime scenes, integrating directly with various electronic measuring tools. By enhancing reporting and analysis capabilities, VS Visual Statement supports public safety and security services in improving their crime-solving effectiveness.
Quantm International
Acquisition in 2006
Quantm International is a leader in transportation route optimization software used for planning highways, railways, pipelines and canals. The Quantm system for route alignment selection addresses the challenges of the conventional approach to transportation route planning. By integrating the large amounts of environmental, engineering, cost and community data into a single analysis Quantm helps customers achieve the objective of demonstrating that all reasonable alternatives have been considered as required by NEPA and Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act. The system has been successfully applied on road and rail projects worldwide, including California, Texas, Alaska, North Carolina, Indiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Louisiana, Delaware, Michigan and Idaho along with Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia and China. Quantm has offices and agents located in U.S, Mexico, Europe, Spain, Australia, Malaysia and China.
XYZs of GPS
Acquisition in 2006
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dickerson, Maryland, The XYZs of GPS develops real-time Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reference station, integrity monitoring and dynamic positioning software for meter, decimeter and centimeter applications. In addition, the XYZs of GPS also develops algorithms and software applications for the real-time monitoring of bridges, dams, buildings, landslides, volcanoes, earthquakes, subsidence and oilfields. For more information visit: http://www.xyzsofgps.com.