GeoTrek

What GeoTrek does

GeoTrek Land Survey Ltd. (operating as GeoTrek) is a private, Alberta-based full-service engineering, geomatics, and geotechnical firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Calgary. The company delivers land surveying, mapping, and spatial data services to enterprise clients primarily in the oil and gas industry, with a secondary land development practice. Its core product is a Mapping & GIS service line that bundles pre-site planning, 3-D desktop LiDAR scouting, aerial LiDAR full-feature and bare-earth imagery, route selection and slope studies, cut/fill diagrams and material volumes, watershed and storm event analysis, constraints mapping, vegetation height and timber salvage analysis, georeferenced mobile PDF maps, and customized online mapping integrated with Google Maps and Google Earth KMZ basemaps.

The underlying technology stack is conventional professional surveying hardware and software: aerial and ground-based LiDAR capture, GIS processing, and standard mapping outputs delivered through dedicated client login portals for each major account. Compliance pre-qualification is maintained with ISNetworld, Avetta, and ComplyWorks to remain vendor-eligible for major energy operators. The firm reports 6,000+ projects completed over 30+ years and was recognized on The Best Calgary's List of Best Surveyors in 2024.

The business model is project-based professional services sold through enterprise field sales to named oil and gas accounts in Alberta, including Suncor, Syncrude, Obsidian Energy, CNOOC, Athabasca Oil Corp., Aspenleaf Energy, and Brion Energy. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company operates from a single Calgary office with 11-50 employees and shows no evidence of external institutional investment, M&A activity, geographic expansion, or new product launches within the available data.

Name

GeoTrek

Legal name

GeoTrek Land Survey Ltd.

Website

https://geotrek.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GeoTrek is a Calgary-based engineering, geomatics, and geotechnical firm founded in 1995 that delivers LiDAR, GIS, and land surveying services primarily to oil and gas operators in Alberta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Surveying and Geomatics Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD), Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK), Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs) (BPAMANAB)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Geomatics engineering
• LiDAR mapping
• Geotechnical services
• GIS consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Geomatics Services: Professional services revenue from geomatics, surveying, and geotechnical engineering services for oil and gas and land development projects. Services are project-based, typically contracted through enterprise relationships with major energy companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GeoTrek is a full-service Engineering, Geomatics, and Geotechnical company that delivers land surveying, mapping, GIS, LiDAR-based aerial imagery, and geotechnical services to clients in Alberta. The firm supports pre-site planning, facilities layout, route selection, slope studies, watershed analysis, and cut-fill/material volume calculations for oil and gas operators and land developers, with outputs delivered as customized online maps, georeferenced mobile PDFs, and bare earth terrain models.

Product overview

GeoTrek is a full-service Engineering, Geomatics and Geotechnical company operating in Alberta, providing professional surveying services. The company offers a unified service portfolio centered on Mapping & GIS Services, supplemented by Geomatics and Geotechnical engineering capabilities. Services include land surveying, aerial and LiDAR imagery capture, site planning, spatial analysis, and mobile mapping solutions for clients in the land development and petroleum industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mapping & GIS Services Comprehensive mapping and geographic information system services that support pre-site planning, facilities and site layouts, route selection, slope studies, cut fill diagrams, material volumes, watershed and storm event analysis, constraints mapping, and timber salvage area identification. Delivered to oil and gas operators and land developers in Alberta using LiDAR, aerial imagery, GIS, and Google Maps / Google Earth integration, with mobile-accessible georeferenced PDF outputs for field use.
• Land Surveying Services Land surveying services delivered to oil and gas operators and land developers in Alberta, supporting site planning, facilities layout, route selection, slope studies, cut fill diagrams, and material volume calculations.
• Geotechnical Engineering Services

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ISNetworldcoreOthersHealth and safety pre-qualification partner for written programs, analytics and performance reporting. GeoTrek uses ISNetworld for contractor safety compliance verification.
• AvettacoreOthersHealth and safety pre-qualification partner for written programs, analytics and performance reporting. Avetta provides contractor management and compliance services.
• ComplyWorkscoreOthersHealth and safety pre-qualification partner for written programs, analytics and performance reporting. ComplyWorks provides contractor compliance management services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• TULLOCH Engineering: Canadian geomatics, engineering, and surveying firm serving energy, infrastructure, and land development clients — directly comparable service portfolio to GeoTrek with broader geographic reach.
• Caltech Surveys: Alberta-based land surveying firm serving oil and gas, construction, and municipal clients — same core customer base and service scope as GeoTrek.
• Challenger Geomatics: Alberta-based surveying and geomatics firm serving oil and gas, construction, and land development — closely comparable in geography, customer base, and service offering to GeoTrek.
• McElhanney: Western Canadian engineering, surveying, and geomatics consultancy with a strong energy and infrastructure practice; comparable in service mix and regional focus to GeoTrek, though larger in scale.

Emerging players

• Propeller Aero: Drone-based surveying and mapping platform used extensively in mining, aggregates, and construction; represents a technology-driven alternative to traditional surveying firms like GeoTrek.
• DroneDeploy: Cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform for construction, energy, and infrastructure; enables in-house aerial surveying that can substitute for traditional geomatics service providers.

Others

• Trimble Geospatial: Provider of surveying, LiDAR, and GIS hardware/software that GeoTrek relies on as enabling technology; an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor but increasingly important as software platforms expand downstream.

Regional players

• MidCanada Survey and Engineering: Manitoba-based surveying and engineering firm serving energy and infrastructure clients with a similar geomatics service offering, though operating in a different Canadian region than GeoTrek.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial geomatics and surveying practice serving Alberta energy and infrastructure clients; competes for the same enterprise engagements as GeoTrek but at significantly larger scale.
• WSP Global: Large international engineering and professional services firm with a Canada-wide geomatics and surveying practice; overlaps with GeoTrek on enterprise O&G and infrastructure mapping projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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