What iWater does

iWater, Inc. is a private GIS software and services company headquartered in Irvine, California, founded in 2000. It serves water, wastewater, stormwater, and gas/electrical utilities, along with public works agencies, across North America. The company's core product is the infraMAP® mobile GIS platform, originally launched in 2002 and re-released in 2025 as infraMAP Cloud, a cloud-hosted version designed for field-based geospatial data collection, asset inventory, leak detection support, distribution system maintenance, and inspection workflows. A complementary product, PowerWorkz, extends the platform to electric utility field operations. iWater is an Esri Business Partner and integrates with the broader utility operations stack including Cityworks, SAP, MaintStar, Dig-Smart, Trimble GPS hardware, and EH Wachs field equipment, with data storage against enterprise geodatabases such as Oracle SDE and SQL Server.

iWater monetizes through a combination of software licensing (including the new cloud/SaaS offering), professional services for GPS data collection, GIS services, and water distribution system maintenance performed by its own DHS-certified and Distribution-Certified field crews. Named customers include Las Vegas Valley Water District, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Golden State Water Company, Cucamonga Valley Water District, Goleta Water District, City of Santa Ana, City of Thousand Oaks, City of Newport Beach, and City of Menomonie, spanning California, Nevada, and Wisconsin. The company operates with 11-50 employees, suggesting a small niche specialist rather than a scaled platform player. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or major leadership changes are disclosed, and no AI/ML capabilities are part of the product positioning.

Name

iWater

Legal name

iWater, Inc.

Website

https://iwater.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iWater is a private Irvine, California-based GIS software and services company that provides the infraMAP mobile/cloud platform to water, wastewater, stormwater, and gas/electrical utilities across North America for field data collection, asset management, and distribution maintenance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Asset Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Utility asset management software
• Mobile GIS solutions
• Field data collection
• Water distribution services
• Valve maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. infraMAP Software Licensing and Subscription: iWater generates revenue through licensing and subscription of its proprietary infraMAP Cloud software platform. The software is sold as a commercial off-the-shelf product to utility organizations for field data collection, asset management, and maintenance operations.
2. Professional Services - GPS Data Collection: iWater provides GPS data collection services for utility infrastructure including valves, hydrants, meters, and backflows. Field crews use sub-meter GPS equipment to locate and verify assets. DHS-certified technicians perform field verification.
3. Professional Services - GIS Services: iWater offers Esri GIS professional services including data integration, spatial analysis, workflow automation, mapping edits, CAD/GIS conversion, geodatabase design, and on-going support and maintenance of GIS systems.
4. Professional Services - Water Distribution Maintenance: iWater provides valve exercising and hydrant maintenance services for water utilities. Services include GPS locating, cleaning, operating, verifying condition, providing detailed reports, and integrating with customer databases. Utilizes EH Wachs Valve Exercisers for difficult valves.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

iWater develops and sells infraMAP Cloud, a cloud-based mobile GIS software platform that enables field crews at water, wastewater, storm water, gas, and electric utilities to collect data, map assets, and manage maintenance workflows. The company complements the software with professional services including GPS field data collection, valve and hydrant maintenance, and Esri-based GIS consulting for utility organizations across North America.

Product overview

iWater offers a unified product-and-services portfolio centered on the infraMAP® Software platform, a cloud-based mobile GIS solution designed specifically for field crews in the water, wastewater, storm water, gas, and electric utility industries. The core infraMAP® Cloud product provides seamless data collection, asset mapping, and digital record keeping, while supporting direct hardware integrations with valve machines (Wachs TM-7, Pacific-Tek PT-25) and software integrations with enterprise systems (Esri ArcGIS, Cityworks, SAP, MaintStar, Dig-Smart USA). Professional services including Water Distribution, GPS Data Collection, and GIS Professional Services complement the software platform, providing end-to-end asset management solutions for utility infrastructure across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• infraMAP Cloud: Cloud-based mobile GIS solution for asset management, inspections, and field data collection designed for field crews.
• infraMAP

Products and services

• infraMAP Cloud Cloud-based mobile GIS (Geographic Information System) solution designed for field crews managing utility infrastructure. Provides seamless data collection, asset mapping, digital record keeping, GPS-enabled mapping, and real-time data synchronization for water, wastewater, storm water, gas, and electric utility organizations.
• Water Distribution Services Professional services including valve maintenance and exercising programs, GPS location, condition verification, and detailed reporting for water distribution systems. Includes valve seizure prevention, functionality assurance, and lifespan extension delivered by DHS-certified Distribution Certified field crews.
• GPS Data Collection Services Field GPS services providing real-world coordinates for utility assets, sub-meter GPS field verification, true positional accuracy for GIS and maps, and full visual status reports of surveyed facilities including valves, hydrants, meters, and backflows.
• GIS Professional Services Professional services including data integration, spatial analysis, workflow automation, mapping edits, CAD/GIS conversion, Esri ArcGIS application development, and ongoing maintenance and support of GIS systems delivered as an Esri Business Partner.
• Hydrant Maintenance Services Fire hydrant maintenance services including GPS, repair, painting, flushing, unidirectional flushing (UDF) plans, and immediate notification of leaking or out-of-service hydrants for water utilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% efficiency improvement reported by City of Thousand Oaks after infraMAP implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature15 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trimble NavigationcoreTechnology or IntegrationiWater's partnership with Trimble Navigation enables sub-meter GPS accuracy for asset location data collection. The partnership provides iWater with access to advanced GPS equipment for field data collection operations, ensuring the most accurate real-time GPS positions for utility infrastructure assets.
• EsricoreTechnology or IntegrationiWater is an Esri Business Partner providing professional services for the ArcGIS Platform. iWater assists utilities with migrating existing GIS systems to ArcGIS, developing new applications, data integration, spatial analysis, workflow automation, and mapping edits.
• POWER EngineerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPOWER Engineers served as implementation partner for SDG&E PowerWorkz vegetation management system. POWER Engineers led system upgrade implementation, developed software customizations, reports, and system integrations. Chris Erpelding served as POWER's project manager on the PowerWorkz project.
• Cityworks (Azteca)coreTechnology or IntegrationCityworks CMMS is integrated with infraMAP software. Users can create and display work orders and service requests directly within the infraMAP interface, enabling seamless workflow between GIS and maintenance management systems.
• EH WachscoreTechnology or IntegrationEH Wachs Valve Exercisers are utilized for valves that cannot be turned by hand. infraMAP software integrates with Wachs hydraulic valve machines to record turns, direction, position, and torque data directly into the geodatabase.
• HD Supply WaterworksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHD Supply Waterworks staff worked with iWater and City of Menomonie stakeholders to design digital forms in infraMAP Form Designer. Partnership supports water utility industry distribution and customer engagement.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cityworks (Azteca Systems, a Trimble company): Cityworks provides GIS-centric asset, work-order, and infrastructure management software for utilities and public agencies on the Esri ArcGIS platform. It is the most directly overlapping peer to iWater's infraMAP, and iWater has pre-built CMMS integration with Cityworks — making it both a partner and a competitor for the same municipal utility buyer.
• Lucity: Lucity provides asset and work-order management software for utilities and public works, often deployed alongside Esri GIS. It competes directly with iWater for municipal and utility asset-management opportunities with a similar field-crew workflow focus.
• Sedaru: Sedaru delivers operational and asset-management software for water and wastewater utilities, including outage response and field-crew coordination. It targets the same utility buyer as iWater with overlapping use cases around valve, hydrant, and pipeline operations.
• Cartegraph (a Trimble company): Cartegraph offers asset management and work-order software for public works and utilities, including Esri-integrated mobile workflows. It competes with iWater for the same municipal asset-management buyer and is now part of the same broader Trimble utility-software portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Esri is the dominant GIS platform vendor serving utilities, municipalities, and public agencies globally. iWater is an Esri Business Partner and builds directly on ArcGIS, making Esri both a foundational platform and a broad incumbent whose own utility capabilities could encroach on iWater's niche.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric offers ArcFM and other GIS-based utility operations software for electric and gas utilities. It overlaps with iWater's gas/electric utility customer base as a broader, well-capitalized incumbent with adjacent field-workflow capabilities.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a large public-sector software provider serving municipalities with ERP, permitting, and asset-management suites. While not focused on field-crew GIS, it competes for the same municipal budget allocations and represents a broader-suite alternative to iWater.
• Innovyze (an Autodesk company): Innovyze, now part of Autodesk, delivers water and wastewater infrastructure modeling and asset analytics software to utilities. It competes with iWater at the upper end of the utility asset-management market with broader modeling capabilities but less focus on field-crew usability.
• Trimble: Trimble provides GPS hardware, utility-field solutions, and owns both Cityworks and Cartegraph. iWater partners with Trimble for sub-meter GPS equipment while simultaneously competing with Trimble-owned software suites in the utility asset-management space.

Others

• Badger Meter: Badger Meter is a leading manufacturer of smart water meters and AMI/analytics solutions for utilities. It is thematically adjacent rather than directly competitive, but it overlaps with iWater's water utility buyer and could expand into broader asset-data platforms that include valve and hydrant management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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