GeoSearch

What GeoSearch does

GeoSearch is a specialized recruiting firm founded in 1988 by Richard Serby and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company focuses exclusively on placing geospatial professionals across surveying, GIS, remote sensing, LiDAR, and photogrammetry disciplines, serving employers in utilities, transportation, insurance, defense and government, engineering, oil and gas, mining, and public safety. Its service model is built on relationship-driven sourcing from a network of approximately 53,000 candidates and 60,000+ LinkedIn followers, supported by 38 years of continuous operation and active participation in industry associations such as MAPPS, USGIF, and GPN. In 2023 the firm transitioned to woman-owned status under President Jessica Touchard, who has 27 years of tenure at the company.

GeoSearch monetizes through three employer-facing service lines: contingency recruiting (placement-fee model), retained search for hard-to-fill or senior roles, and job ad posting on its website portal. The underlying technology stack is minimal: a content-managed website (geosearch.com) with a candidate portal supporting resume submission, saved jobs, job alerts, and account management, plus a LinkedIn company page. There is no public API, no proprietary software product, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Candidate-facing services are free; employer pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, with a four-person recruiting team supplemented by content marketing (blog, salary guides, webinars) and recurring presence at geospatial conferences such as GeoWeek, GEOINT Symposium, Esri User Conference, FOSS4G, and Commercial UAV Expo. The firm operates primarily across North America with claimed global reach for sourcing hard-to-find talent.

Name

GeoSearch

Legal name

GeoSearch, Inc.

Website

https://geosearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GeoSearch is a specialized geospatial recruiting firm founded in 1988 that places GIS, surveying, remote sensing, LiDAR, and photogrammetry professionals for employers across utilities, transportation, defense, engineering, and adjacent verticals using contingency, retained, and job-posting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Recruiting: Placement-based recruiting where employers pay upon successful candidate placement. This is a core service for connecting companies with specialized geospatial professionals.
2. Retained Search: Exclusive search engagements where employers retain GeoSearch to find specific hard-to-fill geospatial roles, typically for senior or specialized positions.
3. Job Ad Posting: Posting services for employers to advertise geospatial positions on the GeoSearch platform, reaching their network of 60,000+ LinkedIn followers and 53,000 candidates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GeoSearch is a specialized geospatial recruiting firm that connects employers with qualified professionals across GIS, surveying, remote sensing, LiDAR, and photogrammetry disciplines. The firm offers contingency recruiting, retained search, and job ad posting services to employers, supported by a candidate network of 53,000 geospatial professionals. Services are delivered directly by recruiters with deep domain expertise and target sectors including utilities, transportation, engineering, defense, oil and gas, mining, insurance, and public safety.

Product overview

GeoSearch is a specialized geospatial recruiting firm offering a suite of recruitment services centered on connecting employers with qualified geospatial professionals. The core offering consists of contingency recruiting, retained search, and job ad posting services for employers, combined with candidate job matching, a job board, and resume database access for job seekers. The company serves multiple industry verticals including engineering, utilities, oil and gas, transportation, mining, insurance, public safety, and defense/government. Resources include a free job seeker guide and industry insights content. GeoSearch operates as a recruiting service rather than a software-as-a-service product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruiting Services for Employers
• Candidate Job Matching
• Job Board
• Resume Database Access

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MAPPS (Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch is an active member of MAPPS and President Jessica Touchard has served as a committee chair for over five years. MAPPS is the national association for private-sector geospatial firms covering business, technical, and policy matters.
• USGIF (United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch is an active member of USGIF, participating in the geospatial intelligence community and industry events.
• GPN (Geospatial Professional Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch is an active member of the Geospatial Professional Network, a professional community for GIS practitioners focused on connecting, innovating, and leading.
• GeoWeekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch attends and participates in GeoWeek, the leading annual conference for AEC, lidar, and 3D technology, connecting with geospatial professionals and potential clients.
• GEOINT SymposiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch attends the GEOINT Symposium, a major geospatial intelligence industry event for networking and talent acquisition.
• Esri User ConferenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch attends the Esri User Conference, the annual gathering of GIS professionals using Esri technology.
• NSGIC (National States Geographic Information Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch is listed among NSGIC's helpful links as a geospatial recruiting resource, serving as a state-led forum advancing geospatial technology.
• GISCI (GIS Certification Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch partners with GISCI, the home of the GISP credential and mentoring program for GIS professionals.
• xyHt MagazineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSearch is linked as a helpful resource by xyHt, a monthly publication for positioning and measurement professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Selectek: Selectek is an engineering and IT staffing firm specializing in placing technical professionals in industries like engineering, manufacturing, and technology. Shares GeoSearch's niche-recruiter positioning and project-based placement model.
• Aerotek: Aerotek is a large technical and engineering staffing firm placing professionals across engineering, manufacturing, and related technical disciplines. Comparable to GeoSearch in placing specialized technical professionals with vertical focus, though at substantially greater scale and across broader technical domains.

Broad incumbents

• Kforce: Kforce is a professional staffing firm focused on technology and finance placements. Shares GeoSearch's professional-services recruiting model targeting skilled technical talent, but at much larger scale across multiple verticals.
• Kelly Services: Kelly Services is a global staffing provider placing workers across scientific, engineering, technical, and administrative disciplines. Comparable in offering project-based and direct-hire placement, though with substantially larger scale and broader industry coverage.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is the world's largest specialized staffing firm with placements across finance, technology, legal, and administrative roles. Comparable as a contingency and retained recruiting business model, though serving vastly broader role categories.
• Apex Systems: Apex Systems is a large IT and engineering staffing firm serving Fortune 1000 clients across technical disciplines. Overlaps with GeoSearch in placing GIS-adjacent technical talent but operates across much broader IT domains.
• Yoh: Yoh is a technology and engineering staffing provider placing specialized talent across aerospace, defense, and IT. Overlaps with GeoSearch in defense and engineering vertical expertise and project-based placements.
• Beacon Hill Staffing Group: Beacon Hill provides professional staffing across technology, finance, healthcare, and legal. Comparable to GeoSearch as a focused professional-services recruiter with specialty practice areas, though operating at much broader scope.
• Insight Global: Insight Global is a major staffing firm placing professionals in IT, engineering, healthcare, and finance. Comparable as a contingency-based technical recruiter serving enterprise clients, though with far broader industry and role coverage.
• Randstad: Randstad is a global staffing and HR services leader placing professionals across engineering, technology, and other verticals. Comparable as a recruitment services provider with global reach, though operating at far greater scale and breadth than GeoSearch's niche focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geosearch
• Xx.com/geosearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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