Geo1

What Geo1 does

Geo1 (branded as GEO1:1) is a specialized aerial geospatial data capture service operating as a brand/solution within NV5 Global, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: NVEE) Geospatial division. The company provides ultra-high resolution aerial data capture for virtual production, entertainment, gaming, and film industries, enabling unlimited camera angles, camera moves, and lens options from captured aerial plates — a capability beyond traditional single-perspective aerial cinematography. Its core technology platform combines Phase One 150 megapixel cameras (capturing in RAW format for color-grading workflows) with LiDAR sensors in custom multi-camera array configurations featuring forward, rear, left, right, and nadir angles, fused through LiDAR + imagery processing for precise geopositioning. The capture system is platform-independent, deployable via rotary wing aircraft, fixed wing aircraft, drones/UAS, and ground vehicles (on and off-road), with gyro-stabilized mounts for quality control in remote environments.

Geo1's business model is project-based professional services, with crews of up to 5 people (helicopter pilot, remote sensing operators, data wrangler, and pre-processing analyst) deployed to client locations worldwide for multi-day capture operations. Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed, delivered through multi-year contracts with enterprise clients reached via direct sales engagement. The company is headquartered at Hawthorne Airport in California, providing proximity to Los Angeles International Airport and enabling rapid international mobilization. CEO and founder Ron Chapple leads a team with 15 years of award-winning aerial cinematography heritage and 5,000+ flight hours per crew member, serving clients across 30+ countries. The company leverages NV5's broader enterprise infrastructure of 100+ offices for distribution and operational support.

Name

Geo1

Legal name

Geo1:1 (Brand/Solution of NV5 Global, Inc.)

Website

https://geo1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Geo1 provides aerial geospatial data capture services combining Phase One 150MP cameras with LiDAR + imagery fusion for virtual production, entertainment, gaming, and film industries, deploying platform-independent multi-camera arrays globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerial Geospatial Data Capture Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK), UAS Payloads (EO/IR, LiDAR, SAR, SIGINT) & Gimbals (IMABAIAI), LiDAR & 3D Sensing Modules (HDAHALAG)

Keywords

• Aerial geospatial services
• LiDAR data capture
• Virtual production data
• Aerial cinematography
• 3D environment mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Hawthorne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aerial Data Capture Services: Professional aerial geospatial data capture services providing ultra-high resolution imagery and LiDAR data for virtual production, entertainment, gaming, and film industries. Services include custom camera configurations, efficient image acquisition, and expedition-ready deployment capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Geo1 (also branded as Geo1:1) provides large-scale aerial geospatial data capture services that combine ultra-high resolution Phase One 150 megapixel cameras with LiDAR sensors to deliver precise geopositioned aerial plates for virtual production, entertainment, gaming, and film industries. The service uses custom multi-camera array configurations (forward, rear, left, right, and nadir) deployed via helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, drones, or ground vehicles, enabling unlimited camera angles and lens options from a single capture mission.

Product overview

Geo1:1 is a single unified aerial data capture service offered by NV5 Geospatial. The offering centers on a proprietary platform that combines ultra-high resolution Phase One 150 megapixel camera systems with LIDAR + imagery fusion technology. The service is platform-independent, supporting capture via rotary wing aircraft, fixed wing aircraft, drones/UAS, and ground vehicles (on and off-road). Crew typically consists of up to 5 people including helicopter pilot, remote sensing operators, data wrangler, and pre-processing analyst. The service enables virtual production storytelling with precise geolocation data for unlimited perspectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geo1:1 Aerial Geospatial Data Capture Service Professional aerial data capture service that uses Phase One 150 megapixel cameras in custom multi-camera array configurations combined with LiDAR sensors to deliver precisely geopositioned, ultra-high resolution aerial plates for virtual production, entertainment, gaming, and film industries. The service supports platform-independent deployment (rotary wing aircraft, fixed wing aircraft, drones/UAS, and ground vehicles) and is delivered by a professional crew of up to five people. It is sold to enterprise clients including film production companies, virtual production studios, and video game developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unlimited camera angles and lens options versus traditional single-perspective aerial plates

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nearmap: Provides high-resolution aerial imagery and 3D content (aerial LiDAR-derived digital twins/meshes) at scale, competing with Geo1 for photoreal environment capture use cases across mapping, planning, and visualization.
• Aerometrex: Specializes in high-resolution aerial imagery, LiDAR, and 3D mesh/digital twin products, with comparable multi-platform aerial capture (fixed wing and drone) and similar target use cases in visualization, simulation, and entertainment-adjacent mapping.
• Vexcel Imaging: Operates a global fleet of aircraft capturing ultra-high-resolution aerial imagery and LiDAR data (including UltraCam sensors and the Vexcel Data Program), directly comparable to Geo1's Phase One 150 MP camera array approach for large-scale geospatial capture.

Emerging players

• Pix4D: Photogrammetry and drone-mapping software platform used to process aerial imagery into 3D models and orthomosaics; competes with Geo1's processing layer by enabling customers to derive 3D environments themselves from raw captures.
• DroneDeploy: Cloud-based drone mapping and inspection platform combining aerial capture, photogrammetry, and analytics — overlapping with Geo1's UAS-based capture and digital twin/inspection use cases (pole-top inspection, archaeology, clash detection).

Regional players

• Bluesky International: UK-based aerial survey company delivering high-resolution aerial photography, LiDAR, and 3D mapping data; comparable in technology stack (LiDAR + imagery fusion) and end markets, but primarily serving UK/European customers rather than competing head-to-head with Geo1 in US entertainment.

Broad incumbents

• Woolpert: Large US geospatial, engineering, and architecture firm with aerial LiDAR, photogrammetry, and digital twin services spanning defense, infrastructure, and environment — overlaps Geo1 in capture capability and increasingly in digital twin delivery, though Woolpert is broader and infrastructure-focused.
• Esri: Dominant GIS/spatial data management platform (ArcGIS) that ingests, manages, and distributes the kinds of aerial geospatial datasets Geo1 produces; complementary on the data consumption side but represents the platform layer Geo1's deliverables feed into.
• Maxar Technologies: Provider of satellite imagery, 3D earth models, and geospatial analytics at planetary scale; competes with Geo1 at the high-resolution environment-capture layer (especially for VFX and simulation use cases) with a different (satellite-first) acquisition model.

Others

• NVIDIA (Omniverse / Unreal ecosystem): While not a direct service competitor, NVIDIA's Omniverse platform and partner ecosystem (including Unreal Engine, used by virtual production stages) define the downstream software stack that consumes Geo1's capture data — making them a critical ecosystem dependency and potential substitute as in-pipeline capture tools mature.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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