What Geotech Computer Systems does

Geotech Computer Systems, Inc. is a privately held, woman-owned small business founded in 1986 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The company develops the Enviro System, a suite of environmental data management software products targeted at environmental consultants, government agencies (EPA, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, tribal nations), and industrial operators in petroleum, mining, utilities, and manufacturing. Its flagship Enviro Data product is an Environmental Database Management System (EDMS) with a Microsoft Access front-end and Access, SQL Server, or Oracle back-end database; Enviro Spase provides GIS visualization within ESRI ArcGIS; Enviro Cloud delivers Azure-based deployment; and Enviro Portal enables web-based public/stakeholder data display. The system stores hundreds of millions of records across thousands of projects and includes a Fifth Normal Form data model, wizard-assisted imports for agency/lab-specific formats, regulatory-limit exceedance tracking, and validation modules for holding times, spike recoveries, and charge-balance calculations.

Geotech monetizes the platform via quote-based software licenses, optional multi-year maintenance agreements, custom development, data migration/loading services, and training programs. The go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, anchored by a direct sales team, a free live demo and seven-day trial funnel, an "Amnesty Program" for switchers from competitors (EQuIS, GIS Key, EQWin, Terrabase, HGA, ADR), and continuous presence at industry trade shows (AEHS, NGWA, TCEQ, DOE ASP, DoD workshops). Formal technology partnerships with Microsoft (Azure/Access/SQL Server) and Esri (ArcGIS) form the backbone of the product architecture, and a sales/lead-referral relationship with Geotech Environmental Equipment plus membership in the Remediation Partners consortium extend distribution. Customer logos span a 100,000-employee Army Corps of Engineers engagement, a 238,000-resident Wisconsin sewerage district, Canadian mining majors, and a long-tenured New Mexico tribal nation deployment dating to 2008.

Operating as a founder-led firm under President Dr. Dave Rich and a tight 11-50 employee headcount, Geotech has maintained continuous product development (Enviro Data 8 series from 2019 through Enviro Data 8D 2.0 in 2025), recently added PFAS-specific data handling and biological-data extensions (with Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and is not venture-backed or private-equity owned. The business profile is that of a profitable, debt-free, niche-specialist software vendor with deep customer tenure rather than a venture-stage growth company.

Name

Geotech Computer Systems

Legal name

Geotech Computer Systems, Inc.

Website

https://geotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Geotech Computer Systems, Inc. develops environmental database management software (Enviro Data, Enviro Spase, Enviro Cloud, Enviro Portal) for environmental consultants, government agencies, and industrial clients managing water, soil, and air quality data since 1986.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Database Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Data Management Platforms (EHS/EMS, LIMS, ELN, Compliance Data Hubs) (EUAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Environmental database management
• Environmental data software
• Environmental GIS display
• Laboratory data validation
• Cloud environmental data

Headquarters

HQ city

Centennial

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of Enviro Data and Enviro Spase software licenses. The Enviro software is sold with optional maintenance agreement covering new software releases and support. Software is available for desktop, client-server, and cloud deployment.
2. Maintenance Agreements: Optional maintenance agreements covering new software releases during the maintenance period and including Teams, email, or phone support for software usage issues. Does not include software enhancements or data migration services.
3. Custom Development Services: Customization and modification of the Enviro software to meet specific business needs. Enhancements and modifications may be included in regular product updates where practical.
4. Data Loading Services: Comprehensive data services including loading data into Enviro Data, historical record conversion and integration, and data migration from competing products or in-house systems. Examples include migrating millions of records from aging databases.
5. Training Services: Training programs for the Enviro software at customer locations, Geotech's Colorado office, or via web presentation. Also includes general environmental industry training on environmental data management concepts and practices in conjunction with conventions and conferences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Geotech Computer Systems develops and sells the Enviro System, an environmental database management software suite used to store, validate, report, and display environmental quality data (field and laboratory) for water, soil, and air. The core product, Enviro Data, uses a Microsoft Access front-end with Access, SQL Server, or Oracle back-ends, and is complemented by Enviro Spase (GIS display add-on for ArcGIS), Enviro Cloud (Azure-hosted deployment), and Enviro Portal (web display), sold as licensed software with optional maintenance, training, custom development, and data migration services.

Product overview

Geotech Computer Systems offers the Enviro System, a unified platform-plus-modules architecture for environmental data management. The core product is Enviro Data, an Environmental Database Management System (EDMS) that stores and displays environmental quality data such as field and laboratory data for water, soil, and air. This is complemented by Enviro Spase, a GIS display add-on that runs within ESRI's ArcGIS, and Enviro Cloud, which provides cloud-based deployment via Microsoft Azure. Enviro Portal enables web-based data display for stakeholder access. The system supports data storage in Microsoft Access, SQL Server, or Oracle databases, and is designed for use from small projects through enterprise deployments managing hundreds of millions of records.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Enviro Data: Environmental Database Management System (EDMS) for storing and displaying environmental quality data including field and laboratory data for water, soil, and air.
• Enviro Spase
• Enviro Cloud
• Enviro Portal

Products and services

• Enviro Data Environmental Database Management System (EDMS) that stores and displays environmental quality data, including field and laboratory data for water, soil, and air. Uses a Microsoft Access front-end with Access, SQL Server, or Oracle back-end databases, menu-driven interface, wizard-assisted operations, data validation, regulatory limit tracking, and flexible import/export.
• Enviro Spase Environmental GIS display software that runs within ESRI's ArcGIS 10.1 or newer, providing wizard-based tools such as Data Selection, Callout Wizard, Stiff Diagram Wizard, StickLogs with Lithology, Graph Wizard, Radar Plots, Post Station Symbols, and Station Name Callouts to display and analyze site environmental data on GIS maps.
• Enviro Cloud Cloud deployment option for the Enviro Data system, hosted on Microsoft Azure (Virtual Machine, Azure Virtual Desktop, or Windows 365 Cloud PC), enabling remote access to the full Enviro Data system from any location without local software installation, with automated failover and backup capabilities.
• Enviro Portal Web-based tool that displays data from Enviro Data on web pages, enabling public and stakeholder access to environmental data and reports through a GIS-portal interface.
• Enviro Data Custom Development and Data Migration Services Custom development and data services including customization of Enviro Data to meet specific business needs, historical record conversion, data integration, and migration from competing products or in-house systems.
• Enviro Data Training Services Training programs for Enviro Data software delivered at customer sites, Geotech's Colorado office, or via web presentation, plus general environmental industry training on environmental data management.
• Enviro Data Maintenance Agreement Optional maintenance agreement providing access to new Enviro Data software releases during the maintenance period plus Teams, email, or phone support for software usage issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings of 50% or more along with significant improvements to quality documented from more efficient data management and display
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EsricoreTechnology or Integration · 11 December 2020Esri is an international supplier of geographic information system software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications. Geotech's Enviro Spase software runs within Esri's ArcGIS software, allowing Enviro Spase to display and analyze site environmental data. This is a flagship partnership essential to the Enviro Spase product functionality.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft partnership includes Azure cloud deployment for Enviro Cloud, Windows Virtual Desktop integration, and Microsoft 365 Access .ACCDB format support. Geotech is a Microsoft Partner. Enviro Data uses Microsoft Access as the user interface and supports SQL Server and Azure SQL.
• Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-time sales partnership with Geotech Environmental Equipment (GEE), a Denver-based environmental equipment manufacturer. GEE refers sales leads, shares exhibition booth at trade shows, and collaborated on building awareness among GEE's clients about GCS products. Products complement each other as GEE's field equipment interacts well with GCS's environmental software.
• Remediation Partners ConsortiumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsortium of environmental companies including Geotech, Terra Systems, Defiant Technologies, GZA GeoEnvironmental, C3 Environmental, and MECX that work together to provide comprehensive environmental and remediation solutions. Members share exhibition booth at AEHS conferences and collaborate on presentations.
• Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerITRC is a state-led coalition working to reduce barriers to innovative environmental technologies. Geotech's Dr. Dave Rich participates in the ITRC Environmental Data Management Team, contributing to developing environmental data management best practices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EarthSoft (EQuIS): EarthSoft's EQuIS is the dominant Environmental Information Management System used by exactly the same customer set (environmental consultants, EPA, DoD, state agencies) and is named by Geotech as a primary competitor it actively targets for migration. Both offer EDMS, lab data validation, and regulatory reporting workflows.
• Chemtech Environmental Data Management: Chemtech provides EDMS and laboratory data management software for the environmental sector, directly overlapping with Geotech's Enviro Data in lab EDD imports, validation, and reporting for environmental consultants and industrial clients.
• Schlumberger Hydro GeoAnalyst (HGA): Schlumberger's HGA is explicitly named on Geotech's website as a competitor it targets for migration. HGA is used by environmental and groundwater professionals for storing, analyzing, and visualizing environmental and hydrogeological data.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Esri is the GIS platform partner whose ArcGIS hosts Geotech's Enviro Spase, but it also offers its own environmental data layers and partner extensions. Esri is both an enabler and a competitive threat if it expands first-party environmental data management capabilities.
• Sphera (formerly Optera / Enablon): Sphera is a large EHS software platform serving industrial environmental, safety, and sustainability programs. While broader in scope, it competes for the same industrial environmental data management budgets that Geotech targets with Enviro Data.
• Cority: Cority offers a cloud EHS platform with environmental data, compliance, and analytics modules that increasingly overlap with Geotech's environmental data management use cases for industrial and utility customers.
• VelocityEHS: VelocityEHS provides environmental compliance, water quality, and air emissions software to industrial customers — overlapping with Geotech's industrial vertical, especially for manufacturing and utilities compliance use cases.
• Ideagen (EHS/Quality): Ideagen (formerly including Qualsys and other EHS assets) is a broader EHS/quality/regulatory software platform that overlaps with Geotech's compliance and audit trail use cases, particularly in regulated industrial environments.
• Trimble Water / Environmental: Trimble's environmental and water portfolio (including legacy Trimble Unity) addresses water quality, environmental monitoring, and asset management for utilities and municipalities, overlapping with Geotech's water/wastewater utility segment.

Regional players

• Quentic: Quentic is a European-headquartered EHS platform with environmental management modules, serving as a regional comparison for Geotech's environmental data management capability set in markets where Geotech has limited direct presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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