What Geodata does

Geodata AS is Norway's leading provider of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), founded in 2008 and headquartered in Oslo with 101-250 employees. The company operates as the exclusive distributor of Esri's ArcGIS platform in Norway, reselling and supporting the world's leading GIS technology across all major Norwegian industries. Beyond distribution, Geodata has built proprietary platforms including Geodata Origo (a SaaS platform purpose-built for Norwegian municipalities covering planning, construction, municipal engineering, and emergency management) and Geodata Online (Norway's most comprehensive geographic data warehouse). The company also offers specialized solutions such as GEOS (Unreal Engine-based BIM-GIS visualization), Origo Drømmeplan (citizen-accessible regulatory plans), and Petroleum Online Services for the offshore sector.

The company generates revenue through multiple streams: ArcGIS software licensing and subscriptions, proprietary SaaS subscriptions (Origo, Online, e-learning), and professional services delivered by 100+ consultants and project managers. Customers span municipalities (100+), government agencies (12 using the Norge i bilder portal), transportation infrastructure (Bane NOR, Avinor), energy (Statnett, Hafslund, Equinor, Aker BP), telecommunications (Telenor), public safety, and construction (Veidekke). Reported revenue was 530 MNOK in 2024. Geodata is privately held under parent company Geogroup AS, which expanded into renewable energy analytics with a 20% stake in WindSim in 2025.

The business model combines a contractually protected distribution monopoly (exclusive Esri rights) with vertical-specific proprietary software and high-touch consulting, creating sticky enterprise and government relationships across Norway's GIS-dependent sectors.

Name

Geodata

Legal name

Geodata AS

Website

https://geodata.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Geodata AS is Norway's leading GIS provider and exclusive distributor of Esri's ArcGIS platform, serving municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises across transportation, energy, telecom, and defense with proprietary SaaS platforms and 100+ GIS consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geocoding, Search & Place Data Platforms (BPAMANAC), Geospatial (GIS) & Network Digital Twin Analytics (EUAJALAM), Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Geographic information systems
• GIS software distribution
• Municipal GIS platforms
• Spatial data infrastructure
• GIS consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Grønland

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Distribution (ArcGIS): As exclusive Norwegian distributor of Esri's ArcGIS products, Geodata generates revenue from software licensing, subscriptions, and related services. ArcGIS product packages allow customers to connect complex data and maps to see new relationships and make better decisions.
2. SaaS Subscriptions (Geodata Origo & Geodata Online): Geodata Origo is a SaaS solution delivered from the cloud for municipalities. Geodata Online is a cloud platform providing access to geographic data warehouse. Both are delivered as annual subscription services.
3. Consulting and Professional Services: More than 100 consultants and project managers deliver geographic information system consulting, implementation, and customization services across public and private sectors.
4. E-learning Subscriptions: Annual subscription-based e-learning platform providing access to video lessons covering ArcGIS and other software solutions. Two tiers: Basis and Premium, priced per user per year with multi-user discounts available.
5. Course and Training Services: Geodata offers physical classroom courses, digital courses, webinars, and the annual GEOTEK conference for GIS professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Geodata AS is Norway's leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provider and the exclusive Norwegian distributor of Esri's ArcGIS platform. The company sells and supports proprietary cloud-based SaaS platforms — Geodata Origo (a municipal innovation platform) and Geodata Online (Norway's most comprehensive geographic data warehouse) — alongside ArcGIS licensing, professional consulting services delivered by 100+ consultants, e-learning and classroom training, and the annual GEOTEK conference.

Product overview

Geodata is Norway's leading GIS provider and exclusive distributor of Esri products. The product portfolio centers on the ArcGIS platform from Esri, with two proprietary cloud platforms built on top: Geodata Origo (municipal innovation platform) and Geodata Online (geographic data warehouse). Additional specialized solutions include GEOS (game engine visualization), Origo Drømmeplan (regulatory planning), Origo Beredskap (emergency management), Petroleum Online Services, and contextual data for Autodesk Forma. The company also offers professional services with over 100 consultants, training courses (classroom, digital, e-learning), and an annual GEOTEK conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Geodata Origo: Innovation platform for Norwegian municipalities to manage and develop geographic data and services.
• Geodata Online
• GEOTEK

Products and services

• ArcGIS (from Esri)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~20% reduction in citizen inquiries
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments8 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 capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EsricoreTechnology or IntegrationEsri is the exclusive Norwegian distributor of Esri's world-leading ArcGIS platform and geographic information system technology. Geodata is the sole authorized distributor of Esri products in Norway and hosts multiple Esri conferences annually. As part of this relationship, Geodata promotes Esri's anti-corruption guidelines and uses official Esri training materials for its courses.
• Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA), working with Geodata AS and Esri technology, launched the Norge i bilder portal to digitize, manage, and share Norway's national archive of nearly 700 terabytes of aerial imagery spanning from 1935 to the present. The portal serves over 2,000 registered users across 12 government agencies.
• WindSimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeogroup AS (parent company of Geodata) took a 20% ownership stake in WindSim, a Norwegian technology company developing software for optimizing wind farms since 2003. Geodata and Geocap AS will become close collaboration partners with WindSim following the acquisition, with the goal of professionalizing and further developing wind analysis services and connecting the company to the Esri network.
• ArkwizminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArkwiz is the startup behind GEOS, the game engine-based 3D visualization platform. Geodata partnered with Arkwiz to develop the GEOS platform, which combines GIS data from ArcGIS with Unreal Engine for photorealistic visualization of construction and infrastructure projects.
• Oslo WorksminorOthersOslo Works was a pilot customer for the contextual 3D building data that Geodata delivers to Autodesk Forma. The architectural firm provided feedback on using accurate building geometry and heights for solar, wind, and noise analyses directly in the design platform.
• Directorate for Building Quality (DiBK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiBK originally developed the Drømmeplan concept in collaboration with KS and the Ministry of Local Government. Geodata's Origo Drømmeplan continues this work, enabling municipalities to migrate existing Drømmeplan data directly into the Geodata Origo platform.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Geospatial: Provides surveying, mapping, and GIS hardware and software used in infrastructure, construction, and agriculture. Comparable in the surveying-and-mapping plus GIS category, especially for transportation and infrastructure customers that overlap with Geodata's portfolio.
• Hexagon Geospatial: Division of Hexagon AB providing geospatial software (ERDAS, GeoMedia, Luciad) for imagery, point clouds, and spatial analytics. Broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise GIS budgets that Geodata serves through ArcGIS.
• Esri: World-leading GIS platform vendor and Geodata's exclusive technology partner. Relevant because Esri's strategic priorities shape Geodata's product roadmap and distribution economics, while Esri itself sells directly into large enterprises globally.
• HERE Technologies: Global location data and mapping platform serving automotive, logistics, and enterprise customers. Comparable to Geodata Online's data-warehouse function and to location-analytics use cases such as Coop's retail site selection work.

Emerging players

• Mapbox: Cloud-native location and mapping platform serving developers and enterprises with geospatial APIs and visualization. Comparable to the Geodata Online data warehouse and developer-facing aspects of Geodata's platform, though more oriented to digital-native use cases.

Others

• Safe Software (FME): Developer of FME, the spatial data integration and ETL platform that Geodata distributes and trains on in Norway. Adjacent/ecosystem relationship: Safe's product is part of Geodata's stack but the two compete only at the training layer.

Direct peers

• Norkart: Norwegian GIS and cadastre software company providing municipal mapping, property data, and geospatial solutions. Directly competes with Geodata Origo and related municipal offerings in the Norwegian kommune market.
• Geocap AS: Norwegian GIS software company and sister entity under Geogroup AS, focused on spatial analysis tools and energy-sector GIS applications. Comparable offering and customer overlap with Geodata's energy and oil & gas segments.
• Norkart Geodata AS (NO): Listed separately for completeness: Norkart's GIS and property-data offerings compete head-to-head with Geodata Origo for Norwegian municipal contracts and remain the closest comparable in the domestic market.

Regional players

• Geodata (Sweden): Swedish geospatial consultancy serving Nordic infrastructure, environment, and planning customers. Comparable service offering but operates in Sweden rather than Norway, so primarily a regional rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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