What Transmap does

Transmap Corporation is a privately held infrastructure data services firm founded in July 1994 by Dr. Kurt Novak as a spin-off from the Ohio State University Center for Mapping and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company specializes in pavement condition assessment, asset inventory, GIS integration, and sign management for the surface transportation sector, serving a nationwide base of cities, counties, and municipalities.

The company's core technology stack combines a proprietary mobile data collection platform ("ON-SIGHT") — equipped with Pavemetrics Laser Crack Measurement Systems (LCMS), 360-degree panoramic cameras, thermal infrared (FLIR) cameras, LiDAR, ground penetrating radar (GPR), and high-precision GPS — with a proprietary web-based processing, analysis, and visualization suite called SLICER.SYSTEMS. Approximately $6 million has been invested in SLICER.SYSTEMS over the past decade; the platform processes distress data into quantifiable extent and severity metrics aligned to ASTM D6433-21 and ASTM E3303 protocols, using AI and machine learning to automate detection and supports web-based dashboards integrated with ArcGIS Online. Transmap's services span automated pavement condition assessments, non-destructive pavement testing, pavement management plan development, sidewalk and ADA compliance surveys, right-of-way asset inventory, and data visualization, with the company reporting more than 800,000 miles of data collected historically and 150+ projects executed over the past five years.

Transmap generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts with government transportation agencies and public works departments, delivered via a direct enterprise field-sales motion. Data is delivered through web-based dashboards and post-project hard drives, with integrations into PAVER (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pavement management software) and ADAM (ADA Data and Mapping software). The company appears to be founder/privately held with no disclosed external funding, operates Tampa, Florida offices in addition to its Columbus headquarters, and is led by President and CEO Howard Luxhoj (28 years of industry experience).

Name

Transmap

Legal name

Transmap Corporation

Website

https://transmap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transmap is a 30-year-old, privately held infrastructure data services firm that delivers mobile LiDAR, LCMS, and GPR-based pavement and asset condition assessments, along with its proprietary SLICER.SYSTEMS analytics platform, to cities, counties, and municipalities across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pavement Management Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transit, Traffic & Mobility Data Platforms (BPAMANAH)

Keywords

• Pavement management services
• Asset inventory
• GIS integration
• Mobile data collection
• Right-of-way assets

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pavement Management Services: Professional services including automated pavement condition assessments, non-destructive pavement testing and analysis, pavement management system implementation, and pavement management plan development. Services delivered to cities, counties, and municipalities nationwide.
2. Asset Management Services: Row asset inventory development, sidewalk and ADA compliance surveys, sidewalk and asset management plans, and data visualization services using dashboards, ArcGIS Online, and web applications built on GIS.
3. Data Visualization and Reporting: Web-based data delivery via dashboards allowing clients to access images and detailed data. Post-project delivery includes hard drive containing all images and data. Ongoing access through web-based environment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Transmap delivers mobile roadway data collection and pavement/asset management services to U.S. municipalities using a fleet of sensor-equipped vehicles (LiDAR, LCMS, panoramic cameras, FLIR, GPR, GPS) feeding its proprietary SLICER.SYSTEMS web-based analysis platform. Services span pavement condition assessment, non-destructive pavement testing, ROW asset inventory, sidewalk and ADA compliance surveys, and GIS-based data visualization delivered via dashboards and ArcGIS Online.

Product overview

Transmap is a nationwide provider of pavement and asset management services offering an integrated technology platform combining ON-SIGHT mobile data collection with SLICER.SYSTEMS analysis software. The core offering includes mobile mapping vehicles equipped with panoramic cameras, LiDAR, and LCMS for comprehensive pavement, sidewalk, and asset data collection, processed through SLICER/SLICER.SYSTEMS for AI-powered distress analysis and visualization. Services span pavement management, sidewalk management, asset management, ROW asset inventory, and data visualization using ArcGIS Online and custom web applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ON-SIGHT Mobile Data Collection Platform Mobile data collection technology platform combining laser crack measurement (LCMS/Pavemetrics), 360-degree cameras, thermal infrared (FLIR) cameras, LiDAR, and high-precision GPS to capture comprehensive pavement and asset data across all lanes at normal driving speeds.
• SLICER.SYSTEMS Web-Based Analysis Suite Proprietary web-based suite that processes roadway distress data into quantifiable extent and severity metrics using AI and machine learning, designed around ASTM D6433-21 and ASTM E3303 protocols, with web-based dashboards for data visualization.
• Pavement Management Services Professional services providing automated and semi-automated pavement condition assessments, non-destructive pavement testing and analysis, pavement preservation focus migration, and pavement management plan development and training for cities, counties, and municipalities nationwide.
• Sidewalk Management Services Sidewalk and ADA compliance surveys along with sidewalk and asset management plans designed to help communities reduce liability risks and enhance walkability.
• Asset Management Services Comprehensive management of public works assets including signs, signals, pavement, curbs, road markings, and streetlights with data visualization dashboards for municipal clients.
• ROW Asset Inventory Right-of-way asset inventory development using 360-degree imagery and mobile LiDAR to produce comprehensive infrastructure maps of municipal rights-of-way.
• Data Visualization Services Web-based dashboards, ArcGIS Online integration, and custom GIS web applications used to present collected pavement and asset data to municipal clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Every $1 invested in pavement preservation can save $4–$10 in future rehabilitation costs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered foundational and core.

• Tech Columbus / Ohio State UniversityfoundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Transmap was founded in July 1994 as a spin-off from the Ohio State University Center for Mapping. In 2002, Transmap graduated from the Tech Columbus business incubator at Ohio State University, having developed from a university spin-off into an industry-leading provider of pavement and asset management services.
• Machine Vision, LiDAR, and Pavement Scanner CompaniescoreTechnology or IntegrationTransmap maintains strong partnerships with machine vision, LiDAR, and pavement scanner companies to develop industry-leading data acquisition technologies. These partnerships enable the advanced ON-SIGHT mobile data collection platform combining laser crack measurement, panoramic imaging, thermal cameras, and LiDAR.
• PavemetricscoreTechnology or IntegrationPavemetrics provides the Laser Crack Measurement System (LCMS) technology used in Transmap's mobile data collection vehicles. The LCMS family of systems has revolutionized mobile data collection by providing highly accurate, reliable measurements of pavement distress, generating accurate PCI ratings.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering and asset management consultancy that delivers pavement management, GIS, and infrastructure planning services to municipalities, often competing against Transmap on multi-disciplinary public works contracts.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering professional services firm with a strong transportation and pavement management practice that competes with Transmap for municipal and DOT roadway asset work.
• Iteris: Iteris provides intelligent transportation systems, traffic data, and roadway analytics to public agencies, overlapping with Transmap's mobility data collection and transportation asset intelligence services.
• AECOM: AECOM is a large infrastructure consulting firm that provides transportation, pavement, and asset management services to government clients, representing a broader-scope competitor for municipal roadway programs.
• Fugro: Fugro is a global geodata and asset integrity firm that performs roadway and infrastructure surveys, including pavement and asset data collection, competing with Transmap on large-scale transportation mapping projects.

Emerging players

• Roadbotics: Roadbotics uses computer vision and AI to assess road conditions from smartphone or dash-cam imagery for municipalities, representing an emerging AI-native alternative to Transmap's sensor-heavy pavement assessment approach.
• Cartegraph: Cartegraph provides asset and infrastructure management software used by municipalities to track pavements, signs, and right-of-way assets, overlapping with Transmap's SLICER dashboard and asset management service offering.

Direct peers

• Mandli Communications: Mandli provides mobile LiDAR, pavement, and roadway data collection services to DOTs and municipalities, directly overlapping Transmap's ON-SIGHT-style mobile mapping and PCI-grade pavement distress assessment offering.
• Dynatest: Dynatest supplies pavement evaluation equipment and services, including falling weight deflectometer and automated pavement testing, competing directly with Transmap's non-destructive pavement testing and structural assessment capabilities.
• Applied Pavement Technology (APTech): APTech is a pavement engineering consultancy that delivers pavement management plans, condition assessments, and training to public agencies, serving the same municipal customer base with similar pavement management services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/transmap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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