What Siteco Informatica does

Siteco Informatica s.r.l. is an Italian engineering and software company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Bologna, operating since 2015 as the Systems & Software unit of Sina SpA within the ASTM Group. The company develops and sells an integrated Mobile Mapping System (MMS) platform built around the Road-Scanner family of hardware (Road-Scanner 4, Road-Scanner Compact, Pave-Scanner, and Sky-Scanner UAV system) which integrate laser scanners (Faro, Z+F, Riegl, Velodyne), inertial navigation units (Applanix, Novatel), panoramic and Basler cameras, profilometers, and ground-penetrating radar into self-calibrating survey platforms. The Road-SIT software suite provides road inventory, asset management, pavement management, railway inspection, expropriation management, and accident-monitoring applications compliant with Italian (DM 1-6-2001), European (RADEF, GDF), and ASTM (D6433, D5340) standards.

The company generates revenue through three streams: one-time hardware license sales of bundled MMS systems, recurring software licenses and maintenance for the Road-SIT suite, and project-based survey and data services performed using its own Road-Scanner laboratory. Siteco sells primarily through direct enterprise engagement to Italian motorway companies, public administrations (municipalities, provinces, regions, ANAS), engineering and surveying firms, airport operators, and railway operators, supplemented by global distribution through a FARO partnership and an eight-year relationship with Nippon Insiek in Japan. Cumulative road surveys exceed 40,000 km across Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, and Uzbekistan, with a 15-person satellite office in Sofia, Bulgaria supporting road-database creation since 2007. Notable deployments include the 2024 JR East Shinkansen monitoring system (1,194.2 km) and CONSIP-framework road cadastres for Italian public administrations.

Name

Siteco Informatica

Legal name

SITECO Informatica s.r.l

Website

https://sitecoinf.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Siteco Informatica develops Mobile Mapping Systems (Road-Scanner family) and the Road-SIT software suite for road, railway, and airport infrastructure survey and asset management, serving Italian public administrations, motorway operators, engineering firms, and international railway operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Information Systems

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Fleet Tracking, Mapping & Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) (TLAEAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fleet, Asset Tracking & Telematics Location Platforms (BPAMANAF), Fleet Asset Management & Telematics (Diagnostics, Predictive Maintenance) (THAIANAH)

Keywords

• Mobile mapping systems
• Road information systems
• Pavement management software
• Railway inspection systems
• Infrastructure survey hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Siteco sells modular software suites (Road-SIT, PMS-SIT, Rail-SIT, Espro-SIT, Inci-WEB) as client-server or web-based applications. These include modules for road inventory, asset management, pavement management, railway inspection, expropriation management, and accident monitoring. Software is offered with maintenance and support services.
2. Mobile Mapping Hardware Systems (Road-Scanner): Siteco sells turnkey Mobile Mapping Systems (Road-Scanner 4, Road-Scanner C, Pave-Scanner, Sky-Scanner) as configurable, scalable hardware-software bundles. Systems include laser scanners, cameras, inertial navigation units, and proprietary software, sold as complete solutions to engineering and surveying companies, public administrations, and railway operators. Components from FARO, Z+F, Riegl, Velodyne, and Applanix are integrated into the bundled offering.
3. Survey and Data Services: Siteco performs high-yield road survey services using the Road-Scanner laboratory, producing road databases, as-built drawings, pavement distress data, and infrastructure monitoring reports for clients. Services are project-based and include consulting and custom development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Siteco Informatica designs, manufactures, and sells Mobile Mapping Systems (Road-Scanner 4, Road-Scanner Compact, Pave-Scanner, Sky-Scanner) integrated with the proprietary Road-SIT software suite for road, railway, and airport infrastructure management. The company provides turnkey hardware-software bundles for high-yield road surveys, GIS-based road inventory, pavement condition analysis, railway inspection, land expropriation management, and accident monitoring. It also delivers professional survey and data processing services using its in-house mobile mapping laboratory.

Product overview

Siteco Informatica offers an integrated platform combining Mobile Mapping Systems (Road-Scanner family) and the Road-SIT software suite for road, railway, and airport infrastructure management. The core portfolio centers on the Road-Scanner 4 and Road-Scanner Compact MMS hardware equipped with laser scanners (Faro, Z+F, Riegl), cameras, and inertial navigation; the Pave-Scanner for automated pavement inspection; and the Sky-Scanner for UAV-based LiDAR. The software stack includes Road-SIT Survey for MMS data editing and photogrammetry; Road-SIT Catasto Strade / Asset Management for road inventory; Rail-SIT for railway inspection; PMS-SIT and Road-SIT PMS Aeroporti for pavement management on roads and airports respectively; Espro-SIT for land expropriation; Inci-WEB for accident monitoring; and RS Web-Survey for web-based data distribution. All systems integrate with ESRI ArcGIS, Autodesk AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation, Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL/PostGis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Road-Scanner 4 Fourth-generation portable, self-calibrating mobile mapping system supporting up to three laser scanners, up to eight Basler cameras or a LadyBug panoramic camera, and modular inertial navigation. Designed to be adaptable to any vehicle for high-yield road surveys exceeding 40,000 km of accumulated deployment, and targeted at surveying companies, public administrations, and railway operators needing high-precision georeferenced imagery and 3D point clouds.
• Road-Scanner C (Compact) Compact entry-level mobile mapping system co-developed with FARO, integrating a MEMS-based IMU and one or two removable Faro Focus laser scanners that can be used in standalone 3D mode. Marketed through FARO's global sales network and targeted at railways, tunnels, and surveying firms needing an accessible mobile mapping entry point.
• Pave-Scanner Integrated laser mapping and pavement inspection system built on Pavemetrics LCMS Vision, performing automated crack detection, rutting measurement, macro-texture analysis, and IRI profiling at speeds up to 400 km per day. Targeted at road and airport pavement managers needing rapid, high-density pavement condition data integrated with PMS-SIT software.
• Sky-Scanner Lightweight (3.5 kg) UAV-mounted LiDAR system integrating Velodyne VLP-16 Puck-Lite, Applanix AP15 INS, and Sony A5000 camera, with five-hour flight autonomy, dual-return vegetation filtering, and ±5 cm absolute accuracy on regular surfaces. Targeted at aerial surveying for road, terrain, and infrastructure mapping.
• Road-SIT Survey Desktop application for editing MMS geodatabases, performing photogrammetric measurements, laser point snapping, feature extraction, edge detection, 3D city modeling, and as-built drawing production from Road-Scanner point clouds and georeferenced imagery. Available as a standalone application or as a plug-in for AutoCAD, MicroStation, and ArcGIS, for surveying companies and engineering consultancies.
• Road-SIT Catasto Strade Road Information System for road inventory management compliant with Italian DM 1-6-2001, European RADEF standard, GDF format, and CONSIP specifications. Covers road graph, signage, concessions, ordinances, infrastructure works, accidents, and maintenance. Targeted at Italian Public Administrations (municipalities, provinces, regions, ANAS) that need a 'riuso'-certified cadastral solution.
• Road-SIT Asset Management Comprehensive road asset management suite integrating inventory, maintenance monitoring, and decision support, covering road graphs, signage, licensing, infrastructure works, accidents, and integrating with PlaNET WEB for Global Service road management. Targeted at motorway concessionaires and large road operators managing complex asset portfolios.
• Rail-SIT Railway inspection module for Laser Mobile Mapping that performs automatic rail detection, track and catenary geometry extraction, clearance interference analysis, cylindrical tunnel vault views, and automatic generation of sections and reports. Targeted at railway operators such as JR East, Czech Railways, and regional rail networks.
• PMS-SIT (Road-SIT PMS Strade) Pavement Management System for roads and highways that integrates Road-Scanner survey data with ESRI ArcGIS for distress analysis, Pavement Condition Index (PCI) calculation per ASTM D6433/2003, maintenance intervention planning, cost simulation, and decision support. Targeted at road operators and concessionaires needing data-driven pavement maintenance.
• Road-SIT PMS Aeroporti Airport pavement management system with hierarchical grid organization (runways, taxiways, aprons) including distress analysis, PCI calculation per ASTM D5340, bearing capacity evaluation, and multi-year maintenance planning with decay curve simulation. Targeted at airport operators and civil aviation authorities managing runway, taxiway, and apron pavements.
• Espro-SIT Land expropriation management software for project design and administrative phases, compliant with Italian Testo Unico Espropri. Includes EsproARX (AutoCAD-based cadastral mapping) and EsproBD (administrative/financial management) modules for calculating indemnities and modeling expropriation workflows. Targeted at infrastructure project owners and engineering firms managing Italian expropriation procedures.
• Inci-WEB Web-based road accident monitoring and institutional cooperation system for regional data collection, managed by local police and national traffic police, with GIS-based incident localization and INCI-RIL client software for rapid accident scene documentation. DigitPA 'riuso'-certified for Italian Public Administrations.
• RS Web-Survey

Quantifiable outcome

• Surveys over 40,000 km of road infrastructure using Mobile Mapping Systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• ESRIcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Siteco is an authorized ESRI developer (ArcInfo/ArcView) and integrates Road-SIT software with ESRI ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE. The Pavement Management System is fully integrated into ESRI ArcGIS for GIS-based pavement monitoring and decision support.
• AutodeskcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Siteco is an authorized Autodesk developer and offers Road-SIT Survey and Road-SIT CAD as AutoCAD plug-ins. Espro-SIT is installed within AutoCAD for cadastral mapping and expropriation workflows.
• Oracle and MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Siteco is an authorized developer for Oracle and Microsoft and builds its applications on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases in client-server and web architectures.
• FAROflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Siteco collaborates with FARO to market the Road-Scanner Compact globally. FARO's extensive worldwide sales network handles distribution, sales, maintenance, and warranties in most countries. Siteco remains the primary contact for customers in terms of sales, maintenance, and warranties. The Road-Scanner Compact integrates FARO Focus laser scanners and is co-branded.
• Pavemetrics LCMS VisioncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Pave-Scanner is fully integrated with Pavemetrics LCMS Vision technology, which provides the high-resolution pavement imaging sensors for automated crack detection, rutting measurement, and macro-texture analysis. This integration enables the combined hardware-software solution for pavement inspection.
• ASCO-DAITO Co. Ltd. (Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ASCO-DAITO Co. Ltd., a Japanese engineering company and leader in surveying and inspections, collaborated with Siteco and LTS on the development of Sky-Scanner for UAV-based LiDAR data and image acquisition.
• Applanix (Trimble)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Applanix inertial navigation systems (including POS LV and AP15) are integrated into Road-Scanner, Pave-Scanner, and Sky-Scanner systems for high-precision GPS+inertial trajectory estimation.
• Sina SpA (ASTM Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Since 2015, Siteco has been the Systems & Software unit of Sina SpA, a company belonging to the ASTM Group, one of Italy's largest industrial groups. This corporate relationship provides Siteco with a strong parent organization, enabling access to ASTM's infrastructure management expertise and financial backing. Siteco's mission is to analyze and develop technologies (tools, equipment, and software applications) for surveying and inspection engineering.
• STS-Mobile / Ing. Stefano TattolominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2014STS-Mobile, led by Ing. Stefano Tattolo, provides bearing capacity surveys and structural analyses for airport pavements, complementing Siteco's Road-Scanner and Road-SIT PMS for the airport pavement management solution.
• Nippon Insiek (Japan)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Siteco and Nippon Insiek have maintained an 8-year partnership for the development and deployment of Road-Scanner systems in Japan. The collaboration was strengthened with the supply of two new Road-Scanner systems to JR East. Nippon Insiek acts as the local partner for integration, sales, and support in the Japanese market.
• University of Parma (DICATA) and University of Bologna (DISTART/DICAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Siteco developed the Road-Scanner Mobile Mapping System in collaboration with the University of Parma's Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (DICATA) and Department of Information Engineering, and the University of Bologna's Department of Infrastructure (DISTART) and Department of Civil, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM). The University of Bologna's DICAM contributed to the Pavement Management System methodology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mandli Communications: Mandli Communications is a US-based mobile mapping and road inventory services provider offering vehicle-based LiDAR pavement and corridor data collection, with software for asset management and PCI analysis — directly comparable to Siteco's Road-Scanner + Road-SIT platform for road and highway authorities.
• Amberg Technologies: Amberg Technologies (Switzerland) specializes in mobile and rail-based tunnel, track, and infrastructure surveying systems. Siteco's Rail-SIT for railway inspection and Czech Railways deployment closely parallels Amberg's railway scanning solutions, and the two have even partnered on the RIL-Svizzera project.
• Riegl: Riegl is an Austrian manufacturer of LiDAR sensors and mobile mapping systems used for road, rail, and corridor surveying. Riegl both supplies sensors integrated into Siteco's Road-Scanner and sells competing end-to-end MMS solutions to similar engineering and public-sector customers.
• Cyclomedia: Cyclomedia provides vehicle-based street-level imagery and LiDAR mobile mapping with associated GIS data services for government, infrastructure, and utility customers in Europe and North America, overlapping significantly with Siteco's road asset and cadastral mapping offerings.
• Pavemetrics: Pavemetrics (Canada) provides the LCMS Vision pavement imaging sensors that power Siteco's Pave-Scanner and also offers automated pavement inspection systems to airports and road authorities — directly competing with Siteco's integrated hardware-software pavement platform.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble / Applanix: Trimble (which owns Applanix, whose inertial navigation systems are integrated into Siteco's products) is a large positioning and geospatial incumbent offering mobile mapping, asset management, and rail/road solutions globally, competing with Siteco at the platform level while also serving as an underlying technology supplier.
• Hexagon / Leica Geosystems: Leica Geosystems (part of Hexagon) provides a broad portfolio of laser scanners, mobile mapping systems (Leica Pegasus), and GIS/asset management software targeting road, rail, and survey professionals, competing with Siteco's integrated MMS + software approach at global scale.
• Topcon Positioning: Topcon Positioning offers mobile mapping, road and rail surveying, and pavement management solutions alongside its positioning and GNSS product lines, serving similar public-sector and engineering customers to Siteco across Europe and globally.
• FARO Technologies: FARO is both a key technology partner (its Focus laser scanners power Siteco's Road-Scanner Compact) and a broader incumbent in 3D measurement and mobile mapping, offering its own MMS solutions that overlap with Siteco's positioning in the road and rail surveying market.

Emerging players

• StreetScan: StreetScan provides vehicle-based pavement condition assessment and asset inventory services to municipalities and airports using 3D sensors and automated distress detection — a comparable but smaller-scale emerging player in the same niche as Siteco's Pave-Scanner and Road-SIT platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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