EMC Survey

What EMC Survey does

EMC Survey, legally EMC, Inc., is a privately held, multi-discipline surveying and mapping firm founded in 1984 and headquartered in Grenada, Mississippi. The company provides six integrated service lines — topographic and land surveys, hydrographic surveys, high-definition LiDAR, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), aerial/UAV surveys, and ground penetrating radar (GPR) — for federal, state, and local government agencies as well as private-sector clients in energy, oil & gas, construction, and manufacturing. EMC has delivered thousands of surveys across more than 45 US states, including active projects in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, and Texas.

The firm's technical stack combines commercial-off-the-shelf instrumentation from strategic partners (Trimble GNSS, Riegl terrestrial and mobile LiDAR, Odom fathometers, Reson multibeam sonar, Applanix positioning, Hypack processing) with internal methodology it positions as industry-leading: it was among the first US firms to commercially deploy multibeam sweep and DGPS for hydrographic surveys and to own a Riegl terrestrial scanner. EMC holds FAA Section 333 Exemption No. 11764 (granted June 5, 2015) authorizing commercial UAV operations. Named customers include NOAA, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife, NRCS, DOT, Entergy, Duke Energy, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell Pipeline, EOG Resources, Toyota Manufacturing North America, Nissan North America, Kiewit, and Black & Veatch.

EMC operates a project-based professional services model with custom, quote-based pricing under multi-year contracts and government procurement vehicles. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales — no resellers, no self-serve channel — and marketing relies on project portfolio, technical brochures, and federal/referral relationships rather than digital demand generation. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, parent entity, or capital structure, and operates from a single headquarters with no disclosed subsidiaries.

Name

EMC Survey

Legal name

EMC, Inc.

Website

https://emcsurvey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMC Survey is a privately held, multi-discipline surveying and mapping firm founded in 1984 in Grenada, Mississippi, delivering topographic, hydrographic, LiDAR, SUE, aerial, and GPR services to federal, state, and local government agencies and enterprise clients across more than 45 US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Surveying and Mapping Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services (BPAHALAJ)

Keywords

• Professional surveying services
• Hydrographic surveying
• Topographic land surveys
• Subsurface utility engineering
• High-definition LiDAR scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Survey Services: Project-based professional surveying and mapping services including topographic, hydrographic, LiDAR, aerial, and subsurface utility engineering surveys for government and private sector clients
2. Government Contracts: Multiple government contracts consisting of hundreds of delivery orders totaling millions of dollars in fees for specialized survey projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMC Survey provides multi-discipline, turnkey professional surveying and mapping services from its headquarters in Grenada, Mississippi. Its six service lines cover topographic and land surveys, hydrographic surveys of waterways and harbors, high-definition terrestrial and mobile LiDAR, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), UAV-based aerial surveys, and ground penetrating radar, delivered to federal, state, and local government agencies as well as private enterprises across more than 45 U.S. states.

Product overview

EMC Survey provides multi-discipline, turnkey surveying and mapping solutions from its headquarters in Grenada, Mississippi. The company offers six core service lines: Topographic and Land Surveys (ground-based LiDAR, RTK GPS, total station, boundary surveys), Hydrographic Surveys (multibeam, single beam, geophysical), High-Definition LiDAR (terrestrial and mobile 3D laser scanning), Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Aerial Survey using UAV technology, and Ground Penetrating Radar. Established in 1984, EMC serves federal, state, and local government entities as well as private companies across over 45 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Topographic and Land Surveys Ground-based land surveying services including LiDAR, RTK GPS, automated total station surveys, boundary surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, and GPS control surveys performed for government and private entities.
• Hydrographic Surveys Waterway surveying services covering major waterways, oceans, beaches, and bays using DGPS/RTK systems, multibeam, single beam fathometers, magnetometer, side-scan sonar, and sub-bottom profiler technologies.
• High-Definition LiDAR 3D terrestrial and mobile laser scanning services using V-Line 3D and Riegl VMX-450 systems for high-speed, non-contact data acquisition with full waveform processing for surveying and mapping of roadways, bridges, rail corridors, waterways, ports, and harbors.
• Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Subsurface utility engineering services covering all four quality levels (A through D), specializing in Quality Level A utility locating using non-destructive vacuum excavation to precisely map underground utilities for design, construction, and relocation projects.
• Aerial Survey (UAV) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle surveying services providing high-resolution aerial imagery with precision survey data, including aerial topo surveys, digital elevation models, cut/fill volume calculations, 3D modeling, construction monitoring, utility inspection, and precision agriculture applications.
• Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Ground penetrating radar surveying technology for subsurface investigation and utility detection.

Quantifiable outcome

• $4.62 savings generated for every $1 spent on SUE towards a project (Purdue University study commissioned by FHWA)

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TrimblecoreTechnology or IntegrationEMC utilizes Trimble GPS systems including Trimble R8 GNSS, Trimble SPS855w/RTK systems, and Trimble base stations for RTK and static GPS data collection across hydrographic and topographic surveys
• OdomcoreTechnology or IntegrationEMC operates twelve Odom hydrographic fathometers including Odom MKIII with 3-degree transducer for single beam bathymetric surveys
• RieglcoreTechnology or IntegrationEMC uses Riegl VZ-400 Terrestrial Scanner and Riegl VMX-450 Mobile LiDAR system for high-definition laser scanning and survey data acquisition
• HypackcoreTechnology or IntegrationEMC uses Hypack software for project planning, data collection and post-processing of hydrographic survey data
• ApplanixcoreTechnology or IntegrationEMC uses Applanix POS-MV positioning system for hydrographic survey applications including multibeam sonar positioning
• ResoncoreTechnology or IntegrationEMC utilizes Reson T-20P multibeam sonar system for high-resolution bathymetric mapping of seafloors

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KCI Technologies: KCI is an engineering, planning, and surveying firm serving transportation, utilities, and federal clients in the eastern U.S. It overlaps with EMC on SUE, topographic, and corridor surveying scopes for DOTs and utility owners.
• NV5 Global: NV5 is a publicly traded infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial services firm that provides surveying and mapping as part of a much broader technical services portfolio. It competes with EMC on federal and utility surveying scopes but operates at materially larger scale.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with substantial U.S. surveying, hydrographic, and water-resources practice areas. It competes with EMC on NOAA, USACE, and DOT work but delivers these within a much broader environmental and engineering portfolio.
• TRC Companies: TRC is a national engineering, environmental, and infrastructure services firm with a surveying practice supporting utilities, transportation, and energy clients. It competes with EMC on transmission, pipeline, and DOT-related surveying work.
• Fugro: Fugro is a global geotechnical and surveying specialist with deep hydrographic, multibeam, and offshore capability. It overlaps with EMC on hydrographic and waterways work, especially for federal navigation and offshore clients.

Direct peers

• Surveying And Mapping (SAM): SAM is a U.S.-headquartered surveying and mapping firm providing LiDAR, hydrographic, SUE, and aerial services to federal, state, and private clients. It is one of EMC's closest direct competitors for federal contract wins such as USACE and DOT work.
• Aerial Cartographics of America (ACA): ACA is a U.S. aerial surveying and mapping firm providing LiDAR, photogrammetry, and GIS services to government and private clients. It is comparable to EMC's aerial/LiDAR service line and competes for similar federal and state contracts.
• Halff Associates: Halff is a mid-sized U.S. engineering and surveying firm providing topographic, hydrographic, SUE, and LiDAR services across the South and Texas. It competes with EMC on DOT, municipal, and private infrastructure surveys in overlapping geographies.
• Woolpert: Woolpert is an architecture, engineering, geospatial, and surveying firm offering aerial LiDAR, hydrographic, and SUE services to government and commercial clients. It competes with EMC for federal geospatial and infrastructure surveying contracts.

Regional players

• Tierra Right-of-Way Services: Tierra provides right-of-way, surveying, and SUE services primarily in the western U.S. for utilities, pipelines, and DOTs. It overlaps with EMC's utility corridor and SUE practices but operates in a different geographic core.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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