What Surdex does

Surdex Corporation is an aerial mapping and geospatial data services firm founded in 1954 (originally as Engineering Services, Inc., renamed Surdex three years later as a portmanteau of SURvey, Design and EXploration) and headquartered at 520 Spirit of St. Louis Blvd, Chesterfield, Missouri. The company provides digital orthoimagery, airborne LiDAR, digital mapping, and disaster mapping services to federal, state, county, and municipal government agencies alongside private-sector clients in oil and gas, energy and utilities, engineering and construction, and transportation. Customers include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (four consecutive ID/IQs dating to 2005), the U.S. Geological Survey (via the Merrick-Surdex Joint Venture on the $850M GPSC contract), the USDA Forest Service, and named enterprises across energy and infrastructure verticals.

The company operates an end-to-end aerial acquisition and processing stack: the largest known installation of Leica ADS100 Airborne Digital Sensors (five units), three Leica DMC-1 cameras, and a Teledyne Optech Galaxy LiDAR sensor, supported by an owned fleet of ten pressurized and specialized aircraft maintained by full-time FAA-certificated A&P staff. Proprietary systems include SurCheck quality control (98% first-time client acceptance, 99% satisfaction), a GPS/satellite-uplinked real-time Flight Tracker, Dynamic Flight Planning (DFP) for weather- and aircraft-aware daily routing, and value-added offerings such as Early Access Imagery and Resolution Comparison. Since late 2013, Surdex has logged over 4 million square miles of ADS100 coverage. ASPRS-certified staff and ISO-style processes underpin survey-grade deliverables.

Surdex monetizes through project-based, qualifications-driven professional services contracts, typically multi-year ID/IQ vehicles or task orders, priced by scope, area, sensor mix, and deliverable format. Revenue concentration sits in government work, particularly the federal procurement vehicles (USGS GPSC, USACE St. Louis ID/IQ). On April 4, 2024, Surdex was acquired by Bowman, a national multi-disciplinary professional services firm; Surdex continues to operate under its brand and was described in 2024 company materials as 'a Bowman company' with continued service delivery and an active promotion cadence.

Name

Surdex

Legal name

Surdex Corporation

Website

https://surdex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Surdex Corporation is an aerial mapping firm founded in 1954 and headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri. It delivers digital orthoimagery, LiDAR, and digital mapping to federal, state, and local government agencies and private clients in engineering, oil and gas, energy, and transportation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesterfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geospatial Data Services: Surdex generates revenue through providing aerial orthoimagery, LiDAR, and digital mapping services to government and private sector clients. Projects are typically large-scale contracts with federal, state, county, municipal entities and private engineering, energy, and transportation firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Surdex Corporation is an aerial geospatial data acquisition and mapping firm that collects, processes, and delivers high-resolution digital orthoimagery, LiDAR point cloud data, digital topographic and planimetric maps, and rapid-response disaster mapping products. The company operates an owned fleet of 10 aircraft outfitted with Leica ADS100 sensors and Teledyne Optech Galaxy LiDAR systems to serve federal, state, county, municipal, and private-sector clients across the United States.

Product overview

Surdex is a full-service geospatial data and mapping firm offering a portfolio of aerial survey and mapping products. The core offerings consist of Digital Orthoimagery (using Leica ADS100 and DMC-1 sensors), LiDAR (using Teledyne Optech Galaxy), Digital Mapping (topographic and planimetric), and Disaster Mapping services. These are supported by a fleet of 10 aircraft and a half-century of aerial acquisition experience. Value-added services include SurCheck (quality control), Flight Tracker (real-time monitoring), Early Access Imagery, and Resolution Comparison tools. The company serves public sector (federal, state, county, municipal) and private industries including engineering/construction, oil and gas, energy/utilities, transportation, and government.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Orthoimagery
• LiDAR
• Digital Mapping
• Disaster Mapping
• SurCheck Quality Control Service
• Flight Tracker Live Reporting

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% first-time data acceptance rate from clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BowmancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2024As of April 4, 2024, Surdex officially joined Bowman, a leading national professional services firm offering multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, surveying, geomatics, construction management, environmental consulting, landscape architecture, and right-of-way acquisition. This acquisition provides a strong foundation for merging comprehensive skillsets while maintaining commitment to delivering outstanding project results.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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