Utility Mapping Service

What Utility Mapping Service does

Utility Mapping Services, Inc. (UMS / UMSI) is a Montana-headquartered, Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 2002 that provides Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services to project owners, engineering design firms, utility operators, and construction contractors on major North American infrastructure projects. The firm combines advanced geophysical, remote sensing, bathymetric, LiDAR, and survey technologies with discrete non-destructive vacuum-excavated test holes to designate and depict subsurface utility infrastructure in accordance with ASCE 38 and ASCE 75 standards. Marquee engagements include utility mapping and 3D BIM development for the LAWA LAX Landside Access Modernization Program, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation City Center Guideway and Stations project, and the ACEC-Montana-honored Sun River Connector Trail.

The firm's core technology is GeoFeature™, a proprietary, web-based utility infrastructure repository and management platform built around four modules: GeoFeature Mobile and Desktop (field-to-office data capture with offline/online sync), GeoFeature Repository (cloud-based geospatial integration, data transformation, and security), GeoFeature Cloud (project analytics and collaboration dashboards), and GeoConflict (automated utility conflict identification and conflict matrix population). All modules are OGC-compliant and feed 2D CADD/GIS and 3D BIM/CIM outputs, enabling cross-stakeholder conflict analytics prior to construction.

UMS operates a project-based, professional services revenue model with pricing determined per engagement by scope and complexity; no publicly disclosed pricing exists. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with long sales cycles tied to DOT, transit authority, and aviation infrastructure procurement timelines, supplemented by industry leadership activity (ASCE, UESI, TRB, SUE Association, ACEC, SAME), conference presentations, and technical publications. The firm holds no disclosed outside investment and is led by co-founder Phil Meis, P.E., with senior engineers holding PE licenses across multiple states.

Name

Utility Mapping Service

Legal name

Utility Mapping Services, Inc.

Website

https://umsi.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Utility Mapping Services is a Montana-headquartered subsurface utility engineering firm serving government agencies and engineering firms on major infrastructure projects, combining advanced geophysical field investigation with its proprietary GeoFeature™ data management and conflict analytics platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clancy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Utility Engineering Services: Subsurface Utility Engineering services including field investigations, utility designating and locating per ASCE 38-02 standards, conflict analytics, value engineering, cost estimates, quality control, and construction support. Revenue is project-based, typically tied to infrastructure planning and construction phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Utility Mapping Service is a utility engineering firm that provides Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services for infrastructure projects. The firm combines geophysical, bathymetric, LiDAR, remote sensing, and survey technologies with non-destructive test holes to designate and depict subsurface utility infrastructure in accordance with ASCE 38/75 standards. It also develops the proprietary GeoFeature™ platform for utility data capture, integration, conflict management, and 2D/3D BIM/CIM model delivery to project owners, designers, utility operators, and contractors.

Product overview

Utility Mapping Services offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the GeoFeature™ platform for subsurface utility engineering. The core offering includes GeoFeature™ for data collection/management, supplemented by specialized modules: GeoFeature Mobile and Desktop™ for field-to-office data capture, GeoFeature Repository™ for cloud-based data management, GeoFeature Cloud™ for project collaboration, and GeoConflict™ for conflict management. Services include Field Operations (geophysical investigations) and Engineered Solutions (conflict analytics and engineering resolutions). All offerings comply with ASCE 38/75 standards and OGC-compliant GIS technologies for 2D/3D BIM and CIM model development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GeoFeature™: Collaborative, secure, web-based utility infrastructure repository and management application with live GIS mapping and viewing, and data integration. Includes GeoFeature Mobile and Desktop, GeoFeature Repository, GeoFeature Cloud, and GeoConflict modules.

Products and services

• Field Operations Professional subsurface utility engineering service in which UMS conducts complex utility investigations using advanced geophysical, remote sensing, bathymetric, LiDAR, and survey technologies combined with non-destructive test holes to designate and depict utility infrastructure and produce accurate 3D models with standardized metadata for design and construction needs. Targeted at project owners, designers, utility operators, and contractors on major infrastructure projects.
• Engineered Solutions Professional engineering service that delivers multilateral conflict analytics and sophisticated engineering resolutions to integrate utility infrastructure within transportation projects. Reduces project risk and schedule critical path using UMS's state-of-the-art utility conflict management module. Targeted at project owners and designers facing complex utility conflicts.
• GeoFeature™ Platform Proprietary collaborative, secure, web-based utility infrastructure repository and management application that develops 2D and 3D BIM and CIM models with accurate utility delineations for project owners, designers, utility operators, and contractors.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI of 10:1 or more when SUE is applied early in planning and design process
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TD&H EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with TD&H Engineering on Sun River Connector Trail project. UMS was part of the TD&H Engineering team awarded the Small Projects Category Honor Award from ACEC-Montana for adding width to the I-15 Sun River Bridge for non-motorized community use.
• MAPLAX (Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. and STV Inc. joint venture)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContract with MAPLAX joint venture (Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. and STV Inc.) to support preliminary design and program development for LAWA and LAX LAMP. Provided SUE services for APM project corridor.
• MGJV (Myers & Sons/Griffith and TYLIN International joint venture)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContract with MGJV joint venture (Myers & Sons/Griffith in association with TYLIN International) for LAX Utilities LAMP Enabling Project (LULEP), supporting preliminary design for LAWA and LAMP.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMS is a member organization of ASCE. President Phil Meis chairs the ASCE/CI/UESI Committee Standard Guideline for Recording and Exchanging Utility Infrastructure Data and serves on the ASCE 38-02 Standard committee.
• Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMS is an Organizational Member of UESI with direct access to over 2,800 UESI members. Phil Meis chairs the UESI Risk Management Division. UMS contributed to ASCE/CI/UESI 75-22 Standard development.
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMS is a member of TRB, part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Phil Meis participates in SHRP2 R15B research on utility conflicts and solutions and serves on TRB AFB70 Utilities Committee.
• SUE Association of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonald Haines of UMS serves as a director of the SUE Association of America, a not-for-profit trade association promoting SUE practice and best practices.
• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMS is a member of ACEC, joining 5,400 engineering firms advocating for sound public policy and promoting the value of engineering to the public.
• Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMS is a member of SAME, which builds leaders and enables collaboration among government and industry to develop solutions to national security infrastructure challenges.
• Buried Asset Management Institute - International (BAMI-I)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAMI-I partnered with NYU Tandon School of Engineering and ASCE UESI to conduct the 18th ASCE UESI/BAMI-I Utility Investigation School. UMS team members participated as instructors.
• New York University Tandon School of EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYU Tandon School of Engineering partnered with BAMI-I and ASCE UESI to conduct the 18th Utility Investigation School in Brooklyn, NY in May 2023.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with infrastructure and utility services. Competes with UMS on infrastructure projects and has expanded SUE capabilities through acquisitions including Cardno's utility services business.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering professional services firm with significant transportation, water, and utility infrastructure practices. Competes with UMS on large public infrastructure programs, often incorporating SUE within broader commissions.
• Jacobs: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with infrastructure, water, and environmental services. Competes with UMS on large transportation and utility infrastructure projects, frequently bundling SUE within larger engineering programs.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with major utility infrastructure, transportation, and water practices. Competes with UMS on large infrastructure projects where SUE is bundled within broader engineering contracts.

Emerging players

• NV5 Global: NV5 Global provides technical engineering and consulting services with infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial practices. Has grown SUE and utility mapping capabilities through acquisitions, with partial overlap with UMS in surveying and utility services.
• Penhall Company: Penhall is a national provider of concrete scanning, utility locating, and geophysical services primarily for the construction industry. Partial overlap with UMS in subsurface utility locating, though typically serving construction-phase rather than planning-phase SUE needs.

Direct peers

• SAM, LLC (Surveying And Mapping): SAM is a national provider of surveying, mapping, and geospatial services with strong SUE capabilities. Competes with UMS on transportation and infrastructure projects requiring utility investigations and geospatial data management.
• GPRS (Ground Penetrating Radar Systems): GPRS is the largest US provider of utility locating, concrete scanning, and 3D laser scanning using GPR and related technologies. Competes directly with UMS in subsurface utility mapping, especially for construction-phase utility locating needs.
• T2 Utility Engineers: T2 Utility Engineers (T2ue) is a specialized subsurface utility engineering firm providing utility locating, mapping, and conflict analysis. Direct competitor to UMS in the SUE discipline, serving similar infrastructure clients with comparable ASCE 38/75-compliant services.
• McKim & Creed: McKim & Creed is an employee-owned multi-discipline engineering firm with a sizable SUE, surveying, and geospatial practice. Competes with UMS on infrastructure projects, particularly across the southeastern US, offering SUE within broader engineering services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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