What Globema does

Globema is a privately held Polish geospatial IT solutions provider founded in 1998 and headquartered in Warsaw, serving approximately 800 institutional customers worldwide across telecommunications, energy distribution, district heating, oil and gas, transport and logistics, retail and government verticals. The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in the Czech Republic (Prague), Romania (Bucharest) and Serbia (Belgrade), and has extended its sales reach into the United States and Canada through an expanded GE Smallworld Value-Added Reseller (VAR) agreement. Since June 2022 it has been majority owned by the Polish private equity fund Avallon MBO.

The company's product portfolio is organized around four solution pillars: (1) Network Asset Management — built on the resold and integrated GE Vernova Smallworld GIS platform with proprietary overlays including NetStork (network inventory for small and mid-sized operators), GlobIQ (data acquisition and maintenance), Fiber Design Engine (automated FTTx/PON design in seconds), NetVersant Designer (HFC/FTTx design, acquired in March 2024 from Versant Solutions Group) and FTTH Investment Planner/Tracker; (2) Field Work Management — GeoTask, the vertical Mobilny Ciepłownik for district heating, and GeoTraxx route optimization; (3) Professional Map Use — Google Maps Platform services (delivered under Premier Partner status with Location-Based Services specialization) and the GeoGrid interactive map analytics platform; and (4) Effective Data Processing — Safe Software FME platform services for data integration and migration (including GIS-to-SAP use cases such as the Stoen Operator deployment), the AI-driven iDoc Platform (iDoc Archive, iDoc Inspector, custom iDoc business apps), and the LocDoc spatial document database. Beyond these pillars Globema operates the 4RES renewable energy production forecasting service backed by the public prognOZEr viewer and runs EU/NCBR co-financed R&D under Polish R&D Center status granted in 2012.

Globema monetizes through software licensing (one-time and subscription), professional services (custom software development, GIS data audits, digitalization, technical support, training), VAR commissions on the three foundational partner platforms (GE Smallworld, Google Maps, FME), and managed/subscription services (4RES/prognOZEr forecasts, hosted GeoGrid deployments, support contracts). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based on scope, modules, data volume and integration complexity. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales, primarily direct in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia and North America, supplemented by channel-led VAR-led bundling of partner platforms with Globema's proprietary modules. Certifications include ISO/IEC 27001 (information security) and ISO 9001 (quality, obtained March 2008).

Name

Globema

Legal name

Globema spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

Website

https://globema.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Globema is a Warsaw-headquartered Polish geospatial IT firm serving ~800 telecom, energy, district heating and public-sector customers worldwide with network inventory, FTTx design, field service management and AI document processing solutions built around GE Smallworld, Google Maps and FME partner platforms. Privately held and majority owned by Avallon MBO since 2022, it operates subsidiaries across the CEE region and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Network Asset Management Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Geospatial (GIS) & Network Digital Twin Analytics (EUAJALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD), Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL), GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

Keywords

• Geospatial software
• Network inventory systems
• Fiber network design
• Field service management
• AI document processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software licensing & product sales: Sale and licensing of proprietary products (NetStork, Fiber Design Engine, GeoTask, iDoc, LocDoc, GeoGrid, 4RES, FTTH Investment Planner/Tracker) on top of partner platforms (GE Smallworld, Google Maps Platform, FME). Includes outright product acquisition such as the 2024 purchase of NetVersant Designer from Versant Solutions Group.
2. Professional services & consulting: Software development services (Usługi programistyczne), technical support (Wsparcie techniczne), GIS data and systems audits, technical training, and digitalization of network asset data (GlobIQ data acquisition/maintenance). Custom AI/ML implementation projects with two-phase verification-of-hypothesis + production deployment model.
3. Value-Added Reseller commissions: Resale of GE Smallworld (GE Vernova) software as the only Polish VAR (expanded to USA & Canada), Google Maps Platform under Premier Partner status, and Safe Software FME under Silver Partner status — generating margin/reseller revenue.
4. Subscription / managed cloud services: Subscription-based managed services such as the prognOZEr forecasting map service, GeoGrid hosted deployments, support contracts, and recurring product maintenance/support (System Obsługi Zgłoszeń).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Globema develops and resells software for telecom, energy, district heating, and gas operators, organized around four pillars: network asset management (built on the resold GE Smallworld GIS platform, with proprietary extensions such as NetStork, Fiber Design Engine, NetVersant Designer, FTTH Investment Planner/Tracker, and GlobIQ data services), field work management (GeoTask, Mobilny Ciepłownik, GeoTraxx), professional map use (Google Maps Platform resale and GeoGrid), and data processing (FME resale, AI/ML-driven iDoc document platform, LocDoc). The company also operates the 4RES renewable energy forecasting service and its prognOZEr public viewer.

Product overview

Globema offers a platform-plus-modules portfolio of IT solutions and services for telecom operators, energy, district heating, oil & gas, transport/logistics, and retail/e-commerce customers, organized around four solution pillars plus an R&D arm: (1) Network Asset Management — built on the resold and integrated GE Smallworld Network Inventory platform, with NetStork as the lighter-weight inventory product for small and mid-sized operators, GlobIQ for data acquisition and maintenance, and the design and planning tools NetVersant Designer (acquired in 2024), Fiber Design Engine, FTTH Investment Planner, and FTTH Investment Tracker; (2) Field Work Management — GeoTask, the vertical Mobilny Ciepłownik for district heating, and GeoTraxx for route optimization; (3) Professional Map Use — Google Maps Platform services (delivered via Globema's Google Premier Partner status with Location-Based Services specialization) and the GeoGrid interactive map analytics platform; and (4) Effective Data Processing — FME platform services (resold from Safe Software, used for migrations, validation, and the GIS–SAP integrations shown in the Stoen Operator case study), the AI-driven iDoc Platform with its iDoc Archive, iDoc Inspector, and custom iDoc business application modules, and the LocDoc spatial document database. Beyond these pillars, Globema operates the 4RES renewable energy production forecasting service and its public prognOZEr viewer, and runs EU/NCBR co-funded R&D projects. The portfolio is delivered together with implementation, technical support, GIS data and system audits, training, and digitalization services, and is used by approximately 800 institutions and companies worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NetStork: Network inventory / passporting solution for small and medium telecom operators.
• GlobIQ
• NetVersant Designer

Products and services

• NetStork
• Fiber Design Engine
• FTTH Investment Tracker
• FTTH Investment Planner
• NetVersant Designer
• GeoTask
• Mobilny Ciepłownik
• GeoTraxx
• GeoGrid
• iDoc Platform
• LocDoc
• 4RES
• prognOZEr
• GE Smallworld Network Inventory (resold and integrated)
• Google Maps Platform services (resold)
• FME platform services (resold)
• GlobIQ data acquisition and maintenance services

Quantifiable outcome

• Stoen Operator reduced contract/easement archive processing time by over 60% using iDoc AI-based document processing.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers54 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability12 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• GE Vernova (formerly GE Smallworld / GE Energy / GE Digital)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner since the late 1990s when Globema began working with UK-based Smallworld (acquired by GE in 2000). Globema is the only Value Added Reseller for GE Smallworld GIS software in Poland, expanded to USA and Canada in 2022/2023. GE Digital testimonial describes the firms as 'partners and almost sister companies' evolving together over 25 years to deliver joint customer value.
• Google (Google Maps Platform / Google Cloud)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobema has been a Google Maps Value Added Reseller since 2012, elevated to Google Premier Partner in 2014 (renewed every year since), and since 2020 has held the Google Location-Based Services specialization. Globema bundles Google Maps Platform licences with its GeoGrid, LocDoc and FME-based integration offerings for enterprise customers (e.g., Allegro, Centrum e-Zdrowia).
• Safe Software (FME)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor15+ year partnership with Safe Software, producer of the FME data integration platform. Globema has been a Silver Partner since 2010, and its team includes FME Certified Professionals, FME Server Certified Professionals and an FME Certified Trainer. Co-organizes FME World Tour events in Warsaw and Bucharest.
• Interdyscyplinarne Centrum Modelowania Matematycznego i Komputerowego, Uniwersytet Warszawski (ICM UW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for over a decade, focused on R&D collaboration around renewable energy production forecasting (4RES / prognOZEr). Co-developed weather-based ML models used in Globema's commercial forecasting product.
• AGH University of Science and Technology (Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned a cooperation agreement with AGH to drive innovation in the energy and Smart Grid sectors, leveraging university research and Globema's commercial deployment capabilities.
• Versant Solutions GroupcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerIn March 2024 Globema acquired the NetVersant Designer product from Versant Solutions Group, expanding its telecom OSS portfolio with HFC and FTTx design tooling. Globema now owns and develops this product line as part of its own portfolio.
• Fiber Broadband Association (FBA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organized the 'Winning the BEAD Race: Automated Fiber Design & Integrated Network Inventory' webinar with the FBA in 2026 to address US BEAD-funded broadband build-out challenges. Joint marketing channel for Globema's NetStork and Fiber Design Engine solutions in the North American market.
• Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza Elektroniki i Telekomunikacji (KIGEiT)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry chamber partnership: Globema's CEO Marek Gondzio was elected Vice-Chair of KIGEiT's Council in November 2015; Globema regularly partners with FG TIME (Forum Gospodarcze TIME) organized by KIGEiT. Recognition from KIGEiT was granted on the company's 15th anniversary.
• Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji (PIIT)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry chamber partnership; Globema was recognized by PIIT in September 2023 for its engagement in founding and developing the chamber on its 30th anniversary.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• VETRO FiberMap: VETRO FiberMap offers a SaaS-based fiber network mapping, design, and asset management platform for broadband providers; it competes with Globema's Fiber Design Engine and NetStork, particularly for BEAD-funded US fiber rollouts.
• IQGeo Group: IQGeo provides geospatial network management software for telecom and utility operators, including fiber network design, inventory, and field operations — closely overlapping with Globema's NetStork and Fiber Design Engine offerings and serving the same FTTx operator buyer.
• 3-GIS: 3-GIS delivers fiber network management and FTTH design software (Web GIS-based) for telecoms and utilities, directly competing with Globema's NetStork, Fiber Design Engine, and FTTH Investment Planner/Tracker product family in the US and European broadband markets.

Broad incumbents

• Netcracker Technology: Netcracker provides end-to-end telecom OSS/BSS suites including network inventory and design modules to tier-1 telcos like Deutsche Telekom and Orange — competing with Globema in the same large operator accounts but at a vastly broader functional scope.
• Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure (formerly Intergraph G/Technology): Hexagon's G/Technology is a long-standing network inventory and GIS platform used by electric, gas, and telecom utilities globally; it competes with Globema's Smallworld-based and GeoGrid offerings as a broader incumbent in utility network asset management.
• Esri: Esri's ArcGIS platform is widely used by utilities, telecoms, and governments for spatial asset management and network mapping — overlapping with Globema's GeoGrid and LocDoc products and providing an alternative to Globema's Smallworld-anchored GIS stack.
• GE Vernova (GridOS / Smallworld): GE Vernova owns the Smallworld Network Inventory platform that Globema resells and extends; it competes at the platform layer with its own direct sales force while also partnering with Globema, making it simultaneously a partner and an indirect competitor.
• Comarch: Comarch is a Polish-headquartered IT vendor offering telecom OSS/BSS, field service management, and GIS-adjacent solutions, competing with Globema across Central/Eastern European telco accounts from a similar regional base but with much broader product breadth.

Others

• SAFE Software: Safe Software produces the FME data integration platform that Globema resells and integrates; it is a flagship technology partner but also the upstream vendor whose direct enterprise sales could compete with Globema's FME services revenue.

Emerging players

• ABBYY: ABBYY provides AI-based document processing, OCR, and intelligent capture platforms overlapping with Globema's iDoc AI/ML document categorization and extraction capabilities, especially for utility contracts and enterprise document workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Globema
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Globema
• Facebookfacebook.com/globemapl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globema
• Instagraminstagram.com/globemapl

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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