Terrasolid

What Terrasolid does

Terrasolid Ltd. is a privately held Finnish software vendor, headquartered in Helsinki and Espoo, that develops a modular suite of native CAD plugins for processing LiDAR point clouds and image data. The company was founded around 1989 and has been focused on LiDAR for more than 25 years, building what it describes as the industry-standard toolkit for geospatial, engineering, operations and environmental professionals. Its core products — TerraScan (point cloud processing and 3D vector creation), TerraModeler (TIN surface modeling and terrain mapping), TerraMatch (calibration and strip adjustment) and TerraPhoto (ortho-rectification and image processing) — run natively inside Bentley MicroStation and the Spatix CAD platform, with lighter UAV and Lite variants for drone and small-data workflows, and add-ons including TerraStereo (high-performance visualization), TerraSplat (Gaussian Splatting viewer with Nvidia GPU rendering) and TerraBatch (background macro processing). The technical stack is built around a C/C++ MDL codebase with a public function API (tscan.dll), proprietary TerraScan FastBinary storage, and broad interoperability via LAS/LAZ 1.0-1.4, E57, PLY, Leica, TopEye and EarthData formats, plus a hardware-agnostic Extra Bytes attribute framework supporting sensors from Riegl, DJI, YellowScan, Hovermap, Agisoft and Trimble.

Terrasolid monetizes through perpetual licenses (e.g., TerraScan €5,700, TerraPhoto €5,400, TerraMatch €5,400), annual subscriptions (e.g., TerraScan €1,710/yr), bundled annual maintenance (€480-€855 per product) and reduced multi-year academic subscriptions. Volume and bundle discounts of up to 50% apply, and 6-month and 2-month short-term subscriptions are available for project-based use. Go-to-market is a hybrid of direct enterprise sales ([email protected], quote request flow), inside/regional sales engineers (e.g., Ana Puttonen covering 18+ European countries), a free trial / product-led onboarding path on its website, and a global reseller/distributor channel spanning Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Africa. Customer demand is heavily event-driven — InterGEO, Geospatial World Forum, Geo Week, ISPRS, EGU, FIG, BAAM.Tech — supplemented by Virtual Training Weeks, regional training events, monthly webinars and a YouTube/GoToStage video library. The company serves eight named verticals: 3D City, Mapping, Powerline, Road and Highway, Railway and Tram, Water Resources, Forest and Urban Trees, and Mining, with enterprise geospatial professionals as the primary persona and universities/research institutions as a discounted secondary segment.

Name

Terrasolid

Legal name

Terrasolid Ltd.

Website

https://terrasolid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Terrasolid is a Finland-based software vendor that develops native CAD plugins (TerraScan, TerraModeler, TerraMatch, TerraPhoto, TerraSplat, TerraStereo, TerraBatch) for processing LiDAR point clouds and image data, serving geospatial, engineering and mapping professionals worldwide through perpetual, subscription and maintenance licensing via direct sales and a global reseller network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Point Cloud Processing Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs) (BPAMANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

LiDAR & 3D Sensing Modules (HDAHALAG), UAS Payloads (EO/IR, LiDAR, SAR, SIGINT) & Gimbals (IMABAIAI)

Keywords

• LiDAR point cloud processing
• Geospatial software solutions
• Aerial laser scanning software
• Terrain modeling software
• Orthophoto image processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Perpetual Software Licenses: One-time perpetual licenses for full, UAV and Lite versions of TerraScan, TerraModeler, TerraPhoto, TerraMatch, TerraBatch and TerraStereo, with required annual maintenance fee for upgrades and support. Net prices, ExWorks Helsinki, VAT 0%.
2. Annual Subscription Licenses: 12-month subscription licenses (annual, 6-month and 2-month) for TerraScan, TerraModeler, TerraPhoto, TerraMatch, TerraBatch, TerraStereo and TerraSplat; invoiced annually and include maintenance. Volume discounts apply per product tier.
3. Software Maintenance and Support: Annual maintenance fee (e.g., TerraScan 855€, TerraModeler 540€, TerraPhoto 810€, TerraMatch 810€, TerraBatch 480€, TerraStereo 480€) bundled with perpetual licenses, covering upgrades and user support, with volume discounts up to 50%.
4. Academic Subscription Licenses: Reduced-price annual academic subscriptions (1-15 years) for educational institutions, non-exclusive and limited to education/research; five Network Licenses per package; not for commercial or government use.
5. Training, Events and Professional Services (implied): Revenue support via paid training events (Levi, Munich, Dublin, Warsaw, etc.), Virtual Training Weeks, custom training paths, and reseller-driven support; not separately priced in source but driven by license/maintenance customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Terrasolid develops and sells a family of native CAD plugins (running inside Bentley MicroStation and Spatix) for processing LiDAR point clouds and images captured by airborne, mobile and UAV systems. Its core product line comprises TerraScan (point cloud processing and classification), TerraModeler (TIN surface modeling and terrain mapping), TerraMatch (calibration and strip adjustment) and TerraPhoto (ortho-rectification and image processing), supplemented by TerraSplat (Gaussian Splatting viewer), TerraStereo (high-performance visualization), TerraBatch (background batch processing) and lighter UAV and Lite variants for drone and small-dataset workflows.

Product overview

Terrasolid offers a modular software suite — rather than a single unified product — for point cloud and image processing in geospatial, engineering, operations and environmental workflows. The core platform consists of four tightly coupled applications: TerraScan (LiDAR data processing and 3D vector data creation), TerraModeler (surface modeling and terrain mapping), TerraMatch (calibration and strip adjustment) and TerraPhoto (ortho-rectification and image data visualization), all running on Bentley CAD platforms such as MicroStation and on the Spatix CAD platform. On top of this core, Terrasolid offers dedicated add-ons: TerraStereo for high-performance visualization of very large point clouds and TerraSplat for Gaussian Splatting visualization inside the CAD environment. The suite also includes TerraBatch for background batch processing of TerraScan macros. Each core product is additionally available in lighter editions for specific use cases: UAV variants (TerraScan UAV, TerraModeler UAV, TerraMatch UAV, TerraPhoto UAV) tailored to drone-collected data up to a few hundred million points, and Lite variants (TerraScan Lite, TerraModeler Lite, TerraPhoto Lite) for visualization and manual editing tasks on smaller datasets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TerraScan: Main application for managing and processing LiDAR point clouds and creating 3D vector data.
• TerraModeler
• TerraMatch
• TerraPhoto
• TerraSplat
• TerraBatch
• TerraStereo
• TerraScan UAV
• TerraModeler UAV
• TerraMatch UAV
• TerraPhoto UAV
• TerraScan Lite
• TerraModeler Lite
• TerraPhoto Lite

Products and services

• TerraScan
• TerraModeler Application for creating, editing and using TIN surface models from LiDAR points, ASCII files and design elements, producing contours, grids, profiles, volume calculations and elevation/difference models for design and terrain mapping. Used by surveyors, designers and geospatial professionals.
• TerraMatch Calibration and strip adjustment tool that improves the accuracy of raw laser point clouds by comparing overlapping flight or drive paths and computing correction values for misalignment angles and xyz location errors using surface matching or tie lines. Used by LiDAR data producers and surveyors.
• TerraPhoto Software for ortho-rectifying images captured with laser data, producing rectified images and ortho mosaics from a LiDAR-derived ground model, with tie-point adjustment, ground control points, color adjustment and true-ortho support. Used to generate orthophotos alongside LiDAR processing workflows.
• TerraSplat Add-on tool for viewing Gaussian Splatting .PLY files inside Bentley and Spatix CAD environments with NVIDIA GPU-accelerated rendering, and, when combined with TerraScan, merging LiDAR point clouds with Gaussian splats. Targeted at geospatial and 3D visualization professionals exploring novel rendering formats.
• TerraStereo Stand-alone application for high-performance, high-quality visualization of very large point clouds using dedicated graphics boards, running on 64-bit Windows. Used by LiDAR professionals who need fast rendering of massive point cloud datasets.
• TerraBatch Batch-processing component of the Terrasolid suite that runs TerraScan macros on project blocks in the background, keeping the CAD platform and TerraScan available for other work and supporting distributed processing across multiple computers. Used by production teams processing large LiDAR projects.
• TerraScan UAV Lighter version of TerraScan dedicated to processing point clouds collected by UAVs (drones) up to a few hundred million points, operating in memory without project-level capabilities. Used by UAV LiDAR operators and drone service providers.
• TerraModeler UAV Lighter version of TerraModeler dedicated to UAV-collected point clouds up to a few hundred million points, supporting TIN-based surface modeling without batch processing. Used by UAV survey teams needing surface models from drone data.
• TerraMatch UAV Lighter version of TerraMatch dedicated to UAV-collected point clouds, focused on eliminating boresight misalignment and trajectory-related inaccuracies for low-altitude drone data up to a few hundred million points. Used by UAV LiDAR operators to calibrate drone survey data.
• TerraPhoto UAV Lighter version of TerraPhoto dedicated to images collected by UAVs at a maximum altitude of 500 m above ground, not intended for mobile ground-based image processing. Used by UAV mapping teams to produce orthophotos from drone imagery.
• TerraScan Lite Lighter version of TerraScan for viewing already-classified laser points and performing manual and certain automatic processing tasks such as model/contour keypoint classification and editing automatically created building vector models. Used by surveyors and designers working with smaller LiDAR datasets.
• TerraModeler Lite Lighter version of TerraModeler with reduced functionality, optimized for designers and surveyors who mainly need to create TINs, display models and calculate volumes from small survey datasets.
• TerraPhoto Lite Light version of TerraPhoto aimed at manual preparation of high-quality orthophoto production and visualization tasks, replacing the previous TerraPhoto Viewer in 2012 with added functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 TerraScan updates released in 2024 alone, demonstrating agile release cadence
• +2 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

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

• Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. (DMP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2025MOU signed at Geospatial World Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Madrid. Terrasolid (renowned industry-standard point cloud software) and DMP (centimetre-class HD maps provider) collaborate to democratize access to precise 3D data, with DMP providing HD maps/point cloud data and Terrasolid providing software and user base for road asset management, surveying, engineering and consulting. Quote from Terrasolid CTO Arttu Soininen and DMP CEO Shuichi Yoshimura.
• Bentley Systems (Bentley CAD platforms)coreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with Bentley CAD platforms, including a dedicated 'Streamline Workflows on Bentley CAD platforms' announcement in July 2025. Terrasolid products run inside Bentley CAD with configuration variables (TERRA.CFG, TSCAN.CFG) defined for the environment.
• Spatix CAD platformcoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with the Spatix CAD platform, with a 'Streamline Workflows on Spatix CAD platform' announcement in July 2025. TerraSplat supports viewing inside both Bentley and Spatix CAD environments.
• Terrasolid reseller network (Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTerrasolid maintains a partner page listing regional resellers across five continents; reseller contact persons are listed as a data subject category in the privacy notice. Resellers receive personal data of potential customers for outreach and support.
• Estonian Land Board (Estonia national 3D building model)minorOthersTerrasolid highlights that 'the first national 3D building model created using Terrasolid's TerraScan' was released (referenced in Estonia 3D news post). This is a reference deployment rather than a commercial alliance.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bentley Systems: Bentley's ContextCapture and Descartes (within OpenRoads / iTwin) compete inside the same MicroStation environment where Terrasolid's plugins run, posing a platform-level bundling threat to TerraScan/TerraPhoto.
• Esri: ArcGIS Pro LAS Dataset, Point Cloud and 3D Analyst tools compete with Terrasolid for municipal, national mapping and 3D city projects, leveraging Esri's dominant GIS installed base.
• Autodesk: ReCap, Civil 3D and InfraWorks provide point cloud ingestion, classification and surface modeling within Autodesk's AEC ecosystem, competing broadly with TerraScan, TerraModeler and TerraPhoto for infrastructure customers.

Direct peers

• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon): Leica Cyclone and HxGN SDx are direct enterprise LiDAR point cloud processing suites from the dominant sensor manufacturer, competing head-to-head with TerraScan in surveying, infrastructure and 3D city workflows.
• Trimble: Trimble Business Center, eCognition and Trimble RealWorks are direct competitors for terrestrial and mobile LiDAR processing in surveying, road/rail and construction, overlapping with TerraScan/TerraMatch/ TerraModeler.
• Riegl: Riegl's RiPROCESS, RiMINING and RiSCAN PRO are LiDAR-centric processing tools bundled with Riegl sensors, competing with Terrasolid for the same Riegl-based airborne, mobile and UAV LiDAR customers.
• Pix4D: Pix4Dmatic and Pix4Dsurvey process drone and terrestrial point clouds for surveying, mapping and construction, competing directly with TerraScan UAV and TerraModeler UAV in the drone LiDAR and photogrammetry workflow.

Emerging players

• Agisoft: Agisoft MetaShape is a photogrammetry and LiDAR processing suite used by surveying and forestry professionals; Terrasolid supports Agisoft Confidence as an Extra Byte, reflecting partial workflow overlap and direct competition in UAV/mapping.
• Blue Marble Geographics: Global Mapper and Global Mapper Pro are general-purpose geospatial and LiDAR processing tools that compete with TerraScan in mid-tier mapping, forestry and infrastructure projects at lower price points.
• CloudCompare: Open-source 3D point cloud processing and visualization platform used by geospatial professionals as a free alternative to TerraScan/TerraStereo for viewing, editing and analyzing point clouds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@terrasolid (referenced via embedded YouTube videos such as https://youtu.be/RuPQODRj0so and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdNF4KOMxTk)
• Xx.com/terrasolid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/terrasolid-oy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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