What Axim Geospatial does

Axim Geospatial is a U.S.-based provider of geospatial data analytics and GIS services, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary within NV5 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVEE), a publicly traded engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Delaware. Founded in 1991 and based in Sun Prairie with 251–500 employees, Axim delivers cloud-based GIS infrastructure, geospatial software solutions, hyperspectral imaging, topobathy lidar, and predictive modeling for vegetation and water resources. Its core technical offering is the migration and operation of Esri ArcGIS environments on AWS, demonstrated by a 2016 deployment at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that achieved 99.9% uptime and reduced new web-map deployment cycles from days to hours.

The company monetizes primarily through professional services for GIS cloud migration, asset management, climate change analysis, and natural resources projects, targeting defense, intelligence, utilities, transportation, hydrospatial, and government customers. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with the ATL airport engagement serving as the model direct engagement for large-scale infrastructure clients. Axim's product surface has expanded beyond traditional GIS into predictive analytics, computer vision (hyperspectral imaging), and what NV5 brands as GeoAI, indicating a deliberate push from pure services toward analytics-enabled platforms.

Strategically, Axim has pursued growth through acquisitions — TSG Solutions in October 2020 and GISi Indoors in February 2021 — while sitting inside a parent that itself expanded via the 2024 NV5–Acuren merger. Partnerships with AWS (2016) and Esri anchor its cloud-GIS delivery model, and embedded access to NV5's 100+ offices across 11 countries provides geographic distribution that Axim would not possess on a standalone basis.

Name

Axim Geospatial

Legal name

NV5 Global, Inc.

Website

https://aximgeo.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Axim Geospatial, a subsidiary of NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE), provides cloud-based GIS services, geospatial analytics, hyperspectral imaging, and predictive modeling for government, defense, utilities, transportation, and natural resources clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Data Analytics & GIS Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• GIS cloud migration
• Geospatial data analytics
• Aerial lidar mapping
• Hyperspectral imaging analysis
• Vegetation management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Sun Prairie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. GIS Cloud Migration Services: Professional services revenue from helping organizations migrate legacy GIS infrastructure to cloud platforms, including assessment, planning, implementation, and deployment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Axim Geospatial delivers geospatial data analytics, mapping, and GIS cloud migration services for government agencies and infrastructure operators. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of NV5 Global, Inc., it provides GIS services, geospatial software solutions, predictive modeling for vegetation management, hyperspectral imaging analysis, and topobathy lidar capabilities to defense, intelligence, utilities, hydrospatial, natural resources, and transportation sectors.

Product overview

Axim Geospatial provides GIS cloud migration and geospatial solutions. Based on available sources, Axim Geospatial assisted ATL airport in migrating its GIS infrastructure to AWS cloud with Esri ArcGIS. Under the NV5 Geospatial umbrella, the company offers geospatial software solutions, GIS services, predictive modeling platforms for vegetation management, hyperspectral imaging technology, and topobathy lidar capabilities for asset management, climate change, and natural resources applications across defense, utilities, transportation, and government sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geospatial Software Solutions
• GIS Services
• AWS Cloud GIS Migration
• Predictive Modeling Platform for Vegetation Management

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% uptime achieved for Esri ArcGIS applications post-migration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Axim Geospatial partnered with AWS to migrate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's geographic information systems infrastructure to Amazon Web Services. The partnership leverages AWS cloud services including Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3 for scalable, cost-effective GIS operations with dynamic scaling and pay-as-you-go infrastructure.
• EsricoreTechnology or IntegrationAxim Geospatial works with Esri ArcGIS platform, having helped ATL airport achieve 99.9% uptime for Esri ArcGIS applications after migrating to AWS cloud infrastructure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Esri is the dominant enterprise GIS platform on which Axim builds, and also operates its own professional services and partner network. It is a partner but also a broad incumbent whose strategic moves shape Axim's service economics.
• AECOM: AECOM delivers engineering and environmental consulting with embedded geospatial, GIS, and remote sensing capabilities across transportation, water, and federal markets — competing for the same government infrastructure engagements as Axim.
• WSP: WSP provides engineering and geospatial advisory services for transportation, environment, and infrastructure clients worldwide. Like Jacobs and AECOM, it competes with Axim in GIS-enabled infrastructure modernization programs.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a global engineering and consulting firm with extensive geospatial, GIS, and asset management services for government, water, and transportation clients. Comparable to Axim at the program-management level rather than the niche specialist level.

Direct peers

• Trimble: Trimble provides geospatial, surveying, mapping, and GNSS-based software and hardware solutions across construction, agriculture, and infrastructure. It is a direct peer in the geospatial data analytics and mapping services space where Axim competes.
• Cyient: Cyient delivers geospatial engineering, lidar processing, and GIS services to utilities, transportation, and defense customers globally. A more direct services-only comparable to Axim's delivery model and customer mix.
• Bentley Systems: Bentley offers infrastructure engineering software with deep geospatial capabilities (Open Utilities, OpenCities, iTwin) for utilities, transportation, and government — the same verticals Axim targets with GIS services and predictive modeling.
• Fugro: Fugro provides geospatial survey, hydrographic, and remote sensing services for offshore, coastal, and infrastructure clients globally. Overlaps with Axim's topobathy lidar, hydrospatial, and asset-management analytics.
• Hexagon (Leica Geosystems / Intergraph): Hexagon's Geosystems and Safety & Infrastructure divisions deliver geospatial sensor hardware (Leica), GIS software (Intergraph/Erdas), and enterprise spatial analytics directly comparable to Axim's GIS services, hyperspectral, and lidar offerings.

Emerging players

• Maxar Technologies: Maxar combines satellite imagery, 3D terrain data, and geospatial analytics for defense, intelligence, and commercial clients. Comparable on the remote sensing and Earth observation analytics dimension of Axim's hyperspectral and lidar work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AximGeo
• Facebookfacebook.com/AximGeo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aximgeo
• Instagraminstagram.com/nv5_inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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