What 3vGeomatics does

3vGeomatics is a Vancouver-headquartered InSAR-specialist firm founded in 2007 that provides remote detection and monitoring of ground displacement, subsidence and geohazards using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar technology. Its core capability is processing radar satellite phase and intensity data to detect millimeter-scale ground and infrastructure movement over large areas, leveraging historical SAR archive data spanning from the early 1990s and proprietary dual-target processing that maintains coverage when conventional InSAR loses coherence. Primary customers are enterprise mining operators (slope stability, tailings storage facilities, underground monitoring), oil and gas companies (dam, levee and pipeline corridor monitoring), and urban infrastructure programs (urban subsidence and construction safety). The firm ships a product suite including Satellite Monitoring, Displacement DataStream (rapid post-acquisition displacement updates), the Motionary web-based analysis platform, Historical Analysis, and Geotechnical Specialist Services.

The business operates a subscription-and-services monetization model with recurring InSAR monitoring contracts supplemented by specialist consulting engagements. Since becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orica Limited, 3vGeomatics is embedded within Orica's Digital Solutions Geosolutions division alongside GroundProbe, Measurand, RST Instruments, and Syscom Instruments, giving it access to a global mining-customer distribution network and supporting customers across 40+ countries with thousands of InSAR reports delivered annually. Go-to-market is enterprise-direct: a Vancouver-based specialist team supported by a regional office in Belo Horizonte engages mining, oil and gas, and civil infrastructure buyers through direct sales, case-study-led content, and industry-event participation under the Orica brand. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Operating leadership sits with President Adrian McCardle. No independent funding, awards, patents, regulatory actions, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

3vGeomatics

Legal name

3vGeomatics

Website

https://3vgeomatics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

3vGeomatics, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Vancouver, provides InSAR satellite-based remote monitoring of ground displacement, subsidence and geohazards for enterprise mining, oil and gas, and urban-infrastructure customers across 40+ countries, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orica Limited.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Satellite Geotechnical Monitoring (InSAR)

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alternative Data Providers (Web, Satellite, Geolocation, ESG Signals) (FSAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Satellite InSAR monitoring
• Ground displacement detection
• Geohazard monitoring services
• InSAR satellite analytics
• Geotechnical remote sensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. InSAR Monitoring Services: Subscription-based satellite monitoring services providing recurring displacement measurements and analysis reports for geohazard detection. The company delivers thousands of InSAR reports annually to customers across 40+ countries, indicating a recurring revenue model based on monitoring contracts.
2. Geotechnical Specialist Services: Expert consulting services for managing geotechnical risk and slope stability across mining and civil operations, provided as professional services alongside the core monitoring technology.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

3vGeomatics provides Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) based satellite monitoring services and a web analytics platform for remote detection and measurement of ground displacement, subsidence, and geohazards across large areas. The core offering is a satellite monitoring service delivered through InSAR processing of radar satellite imagery, enhanced by Displacement DataStream (rapid near-real-time updates), the Motionary web platform for data visualization and analysis, Historical Analysis using satellite archives, and Geotechnical Specialist Services for expert slope stability and risk support.

Product overview

3vGeomatics is a subsidiary of Orica Digital Solutions offering a suite of InSAR-based monitoring products and services. The core offering centers on Satellite Monitoring using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology, which is enhanced by Displacement DataStream for rapid near-real-time updates and Motionary as the web platform interface. Additional services include Historical Analysis leveraging archive radar data from the 1990s onwards, and Geotechnical Specialist Services (GSS) providing expert support for slope stability and geotechnical risk management. The company also offers industry-specific solutions for slope stability monitoring, tailings storage facility monitoring, underground monitoring, and dam/levee monitoring across mining, oil and gas, and urban infrastructure sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Satellite Monitoring (InSAR) Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) satellite remote sensing technology for mapping ground displacement, used by mining, oil and gas, and urban infrastructure customers to detect subsidence, uplift, and other ground movements across large areas. SAR satellites emit radar pulses towards the Earth's surface and record reflections including intensity and phase data per pixel.
• Displacement DataStream Advanced satellite InSAR monitoring service from 3vGeomatics that rapidly updates displacement measurements after each new image acquisition, representing a new class of early risk identification for geohazards affecting mining, oil and gas, and urban infrastructure customers.
• Motionary Web-based platform for viewing and analyzing InSAR monitoring data, described as user-friendly with attributes that facilitate daily geotechnical work and make tasks easier for mining and infrastructure monitoring practitioners.
• Historical Analysis Analysis of historical radar satellite data from the early 1990s onwards, enabling retrospective ground movement analysis for urban and rural locations worldwide to support mining, oil and gas, and civil infrastructure customers.
• Geotechnical Specialist Services (GSS) Expert geotechnical services for managing geotechnical risk and slope stability across mining and civil operations, including remote monitoring capabilities, offered alongside 3vGeomatics' core satellite InSAR monitoring technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Validated InSAR monitoring results matching precision levels of other geotechnical instruments

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3vGeomatics is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orica Limited, operating within the Orica Digital Solutions Geosolutions division. This acquisition provides 3vGeomatics with access to Orica's global mining customer base, 150+ years of technical expertise, and extensive distribution network spanning mining and civil infrastructure operations worldwide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NPA Satellite Mapping: UK-based provider of satellite-based ground deformation and InSAR monitoring services for oil & gas, mining, and infrastructure customers. NPA's vertical overlap and emphasis on Sentinel-1-based analyses make it a directly comparable pure-play InSAR service competitor.
• SkyGEO: Netherlands-based InSAR monitoring service provider offering ground deformation analytics for infrastructure, mining, and oil & gas operators. SkyGEO's subscription-based displacement monitoring products compete head-to-head with 3vGeomatics' Satellite Monitoring and Displacement DataStream offerings.
• TRE Altamira: Founded as an Altaminera spin-off and now part of the CLS Group, TRE Altamira is one of the most established commercial InSAR monitoring service providers globally, offering persistent scatterer and distributed scatterer analyses to mining, oil & gas, and civil infrastructure customers — directly overlapping 3vGeomatics' core offering.
• SatSense: Sweden-based InSAR specialist providing ground motion monitoring services for cities, infrastructure, and mining. SatSense operates a similar technology-stack-as-a-service model with web-based delivery, positioning it as a direct European-headquartered peer to 3vGeomatics.

Emerging players

• Capella Space: US-based operator of commercial SAR satellites delivering high-resolution, taskable radar imagery increasingly used for ground displacement analytics. Capella's vertical integration of SAR capacity and analytics is a forward-looking competitive factor for InSAR service businesses.
• GroundProbe: A direct sibling brand within Orica Digital Solutions' Geosolutions division offering slope stability radar monitoring. While GroundProbe's core offering is ground-based (slope stability radar), it competes with 3vGeomatics at the customer level for monitoring budgets at mining sites.
• ICEYE: Operator of a constellation of small SAR satellites offering both direct imagery and derived displacement-monitoring products. ICEYE's verticalization of SAR into monitoring services represents a potential competitive threat to InSAR service providers like 3vGeomatics.

Broad incumbents

• Fugro: Dutch-headquartered global geotechnical and geospatial services firm with significant site characterization, monitoring, and satellite-derived analytics capabilities. Fugro overlaps with 3vGeomatics in oil & gas, mining, and infrastructure asset integrity monitoring via its Roames and similar satellite analytics offerings.
• Sixense: Vinci Construction subsidiary offering geotechnical and structural monitoring services, combining terrestrial instrumentation with satellite-based deformation monitoring. Sixense competes in the same enterprise mining and infrastructure accounts as 3vGeomatics but from a broader instrumentation portfolio.
• Trimble: Global positioning, geospatial, and monitoring technology provider with broad presence in surveying, mapping, and infrastructure monitoring. Trimble's portfolio overlaps with 3vGeomatics on geospatial data products and infrastructure integrity monitoring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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