Lounsbury & Associates

What Lounsbury & Associates does

Lounsbury & Associates, Inc., operating as Lounsbury Inc, is an Alaska-based professional services firm founded in 1949 during Alaska's territorial period, making it the state's oldest surveying and engineering company. The firm is privately held, headquartered in Anchorage, and operates from four Alaska offices (Anchorage headquarters, Wasilla, Fairbanks, and Kuparuk) with approximately 45 full-time staff. Its offering is organized into four core service lines delivered by a shared pool of surveyors and engineers: Geospatial Services (boundary surveys, right-of-way, remote sensing, GIS), Engineering Services (transportation, water resources, construction engineering for highways, intersections, water/sewer, stormwater), Site Development Services (master planning, rezoning, subdivision, ALTA surveys, wetlands permitting, community liaison), and Oil and Gas Services (well location, ice road staking, permit surveys, pad/piping layout, pipeline support, construction inspection) for projects statewide.

The firm runs on industry-standard, non-proprietary design and geospatial software — AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ESRI, GPS processing tools, Carlson Survey, and HEC-RAS for hydraulic analysis — with no disclosed AI/ML or software-product revenue stream. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project professional services basis under scope-driven pricing that is not publicly disclosed, with go-to-market executed through direct sales and relationship-based business development with government agencies (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Municipality of Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Department of Defense, smaller local governments) and private-sector clients tied to commercial development and oil and gas. Marketing is primarily via the company website and direct client engagement; no channel partnerships, resellers, or external funding are disclosed.

Customer concentration skews toward Alaska government procurement and North Slope oil and gas operators, anchored by landmark engagements including staking the Swanson River discovery well (1950s), supporting Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk oilfields (1960s-70s), the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (1960s-70s), and Alaska's first roundabout (1970s). The fully staffed Kuparuk office operates 365 days per year for oil and gas support. The business model is fundamentally relationship-driven and locally specialized, with no disclosed product expansion, M&A, or external capital events in recent years.

Name

Lounsbury & Associates

Legal name

Lounsbury & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://lounsburyinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lounsbury & Associates is an Alaska-based engineering and surveying firm, founded 1949, serving state, municipal, federal, and oil and gas clients with geospatial, civil engineering, site development, and oil and gas services from four statewide offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering & Surveying Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Surveying services
• Civil engineering
• Geospatial services
• Site development
• Oil and gas surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Project-based professional services including surveying, engineering, planning, and project management. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for government and private sector projects spanning geospatial services, engineering, site development, and oil and gas sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lounsbury & Associates provides professional surveying, engineering, planning, and project management services to government agencies and private clients across Alaska. The firm delivers four integrated service lines — Geospatial Services, Engineering Services, Site Development Services, and Oil and Gas Services — covering transportation infrastructure, water resources, site planning, and energy sector support from concept through construction.

Product overview

Lounsbury & Associates operates as a professional services firm offering an integrated portfolio of four core service lines: Geospatial Services, Engineering Services, Site Development Services, and Oil and Gas Services. These services are provided by the same firm and share common professional staff (surveyors, engineers) who work across service areas on complex multi-disciplinary projects, particularly in Alaska's challenging environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geospatial Services Comprehensive geospatial services including surveying, right-of-way, remote sensing, and GIS for complex projects statewide. Services span aviation, boundary surveys, roads/highways/rail, mining, marine, and geographic information systems, delivered to government and private sector clients.
• Engineering Services Civil engineering services covering transportation engineering, water resources, and construction engineering for highways, intersections, sites, water/sewer systems, and stormwater management. Provided to government agencies and private developers across Alaska.
• Site Development Services Full-service site development from initial concept to construction including master planning, rezoning, subdivision design, commercial site planning, ALTA surveys, wetlands permits, and community liaison for public and private development projects.
• Oil and Gas Services Surveying and engineering support for oil and gas exploration and development projects, including well location, ice road reconnaissance, permit surveys, pad/piping layout, pipeline design, and construction inspection. Supported by a fully staffed Kuparuk office operating 365 days a year.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established 75+ year track record with thousands of completed projects across Alaska

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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