Parallel 45

What Parallel 45 does

Parallel 45 (legal entity: Parallèle 45 Géomètres-Experts Associés) is a French surveying partnership founded in 1996 and headquartered in Lacanau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The firm delivers a full range of regulated géomètre-expert services — land boundary demarcation (bornage), property division, expert assessments, and real estate intermediation — alongside topographic surveys, urban planning and permitting (urbanisme, VRD public works), BIM/digital twin modeling, utility network detection (PCRS), and bathymetric surveys. It serves a diversified client base spanning individual property owners, construction and BTP firms, real estate developers, notaries, and public-sector bodies including Bordeaux Métropole, EPA Bordeaux Atlantique, and CDC Médoc Atlantique.

The firm operates four physical offices in Lacanau, Mérignac, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, and Arcachon, with a workforce of 36 including 4 co-managing partners (Jean-Yves Mas, Fabrice de Faveri, Christophe Martial, Julien David), engineers, technicians, BIM modelers, and 5 apprentices. Its technology stack is unusually capital-intensive for a regional firm: it acquired France's first Indoor Mobile Mapping System (VIAMETRIS) in 2014, the world-first MS-96 VIAMETRIS multi-vector mobile mapping system in 2023, a multi-sensor drone fleet (DJI Matrice 350 RTK with Zenmuse L2 LiDAR, P1 photogrammetry, H20T thermal), Stream DP georadar, Pegasus Backpack scanner, and a Teledyne T50P multibeam echosounder on a Zodiac Pro 9 Man boat. Total high-tech equipment investment exceeds €700,000 HT since November 2018, with €130,000+ in drones since 2017. It is also certified by Bureau Veritas for network detection and ISO 20252-certified for client reviews.

The business model is professional services, with quote-based project pricing and a published fee schedule (barème d'honoraires) for real estate brokerage. GTM is sales-led through office locations, supplemented by LinkedIn, YouTube, and trade-event presence (UAV SHOW, BIM WORLD, SIM). A complementary software product, the e-cassini SaaS platform, extends the offering into spatial data management. A May 2023 partnership with optim.aize added AI-based vegetation classification to its legal brush clearing (OLD) mapping service. The firm is privately held as a partnership, with no external institutional investors, no public listing, and no disclosed funding.

Name

Parallel 45

Legal name

Parallèle 45 GÉOMÈTRES-EXPERTS ASSOCIÉS

Website

https://parallele-45.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parallel 45 is a French géomètre-expert partnership founded in 1996, delivering land surveying, topography, BIM, urban planning, and real estate services from four offices in Nouvelle-Aquitaine using drones, LiDAR, mobile mapping, and bathymetric systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lacanau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surveying and Land Services: Core surveying services including boundary demarcation (bornage), property division, land expertise, and legal property咨询服务. Project-based professional fees.
2. Topographic Surveying: 3D topographic surveys using drones, scanners, and traditional methods for construction, infrastructure, and environmental projects.
3. Urban Planning and Development: Urban planning services including permit applications, land development, public works (VRD), and engineering for municipal and private projects.
4. Real Estate Brokerage: Property transaction services connecting buyers and sellers. Regulated by the Ordre des Géomètres-Experts. Commission-based model.
5. Drone Surveying Services: Specialized drone-based surveying for agriculture, architecture, environment, industry, heritage documentation, and bathymetry applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Parallel 45 is a cabinet of géomètres-experts (licensed surveyors) providing land surveying (foncier), 3D topographic surveys, BIM modeling, utility network detection (PCRS), bathymetric surveys, urban planning, and real estate brokerage services. The firm combines traditional surveying expertise with advanced technology including drones equipped with LiDAR, the MS-96 mobile mapping system, georadar, and bathymetric echo sounders to deliver geomatics services to property owners, construction firms, and public sector clients.

Product overview

PARALLELE 45 is a surveyor-expert firm providing comprehensive geomatics and land services organized around four core divisions: Foncier (cadastral surveying, property division, expert assessments), Topographie (3D data acquisition using scanners, drones, and mobile mapping), Urbanisme (territorial planning and development), and Immobilier (real estate intermediary services). The company operates specialized sub-services including BIM (digital building modeling), bathymetry (underwater surveys), and PCRS (utility network detection). Their technology portfolio includes world-first equipment acquisitions such as the MS-96 Mobile Mapping System and IMMS indoor mobile mapping system, along with a drone fleet equipped with LiDAR, thermal, and photogrammetry sensors. They offer data management through the e-cassini SaaS platform and have completed over 350 drone missions since 2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foncier (Cadastral & Land Surveying)
• Topographie (Topographic Surveying)
• BIM (Building Information Modeling)
• PCRS & Détection de Réseaux (Utility Detection)
• Bathymétrie (Bathymetric Surveying)
• Urbanisme (Urban Planning)
• Immobilier (Real Estate Brokerage)
• Drone Surveying Services
• e-cassini SaaS Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 450+ boundary demarcation files processed annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• optim.aizecoreTechnology or Integration · 19 May 2023Collaborative development partnership for high-resolution mapping of legal brush clearing obligations (OLD). Combined expertise in 3D imaging, artificial intelligence, vegetation classification, and density index extraction. Collaborative tool developed over 12+ months with geographers, engineers, and data analysts from both companies.
• Bureau VeritasminorOthersNetwork detection service certification. Parallèle 45 holds Bureau Veritas certification for network detection and localization services.
• Ordre des Géomètres-Experts (OGE)coreOthersMandatory professional membership organization. Regular inspections and quality reviews. Provides regulatory oversight and professional standards compliance verification.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Woolpert: US-based architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and surveying firm offering topographic, aerial LiDAR, and BIM services. Comparable in advanced surveying technology adoption but with broader national reach.
• Hexagon / Leica Geosystems: Global provider of geospatial sensors and surveying solutions, including the MS-96 Mobile Mapping System used by Parallel 45. Comparable through the same hardware ecosystem and survey workflow tooling.
• Trimble: Global technology provider offering surveying, mapping, GNSS, and BIM software/hardware solutions used across the surveying industry. Comparable as a complementary platform rather than direct competitor.
• Fugro: Global geo-data specialist providing surveying, mapping, and geomatics services including bathymetric and aerial surveys. Comparable in technology stack and bathymetric capabilities but operates at much larger global scale.

Emerging players

• Parrot / senseFly: Provider of professional fixed-wing and quadcopter drones for surveying, mapping, and inspection, with strong presence in France. Comparable through drone-based aerial surveying offerings for similar client segments.
• Drone Volt: French drone manufacturer and services provider offering aerial data acquisition for surveying, agriculture, and infrastructure. Comparable in French drone-based surveying operations and regulatory positioning.

Others

• Esri France: GIS software provider serving French surveying, urban planning, and infrastructure markets. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler whose ArcGIS platform is widely used by Parallel 45's peers for spatial data management.

Direct peers

• Cabinet Bailly: French cabinet de géomètres-experts providing boundary demarcation, topographic surveying, and urban planning services. Comparable mid-sized French surveying practice serving similar client segments.
• SOGEXPERT: French surveying firm operating under OGE regulation, providing land division, topographic, and real estate expertise services. Directly comparable French surveying partnership with similar service portfolio.
• Geofit: French surveying and geomatics firm offering land surveying, topography, BIM, and 3D scanning services across multiple regions. Directly comparable to Parallel 45 in service mix and regulatory standing under OGE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmPi0DnBFCKCE1-heDRZ5JA
• Facebookfacebook.com/3DingenierieVRD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parallele-45---geometres-experts-associes
• Xx.com/PARALLELE45_GE

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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