What IGO does

IGO SAS is a French geospatial technology company founded in 2008 in Nîmes, specializing in 3D digital twin platforms for territorial management. The company builds high-resolution textured 3D photomeshes from aerial, satellite, and terrestrial data, integrates LiDAR and IoT sensor streams, and delivers interactive 3D platforms via web, desktop, tablet, mobile, and VR/AR interfaces that conform to open standards (CityGML, OGC WMS, 3D Tiles) and integrate with ESRI, BIM, and Skyline environments. Its product portfolio spans the core Digital Twin / 3D Solutions Platform, 4D Digital Twin (temporal analysis), Predict Observer (climate risk management developed with Predict Services), Solar Cadastre (renewable energy planning), 3D Hypervisor Integration (security/IoT), and the open-source Geospatial Unity SDK. Since 2021, IGO has operated as a subsidiary of the GEOFIT Group, giving it access to the group's aerial and terrestrial data acquisition capabilities and enabling consortium-based delivery with SINTEGRA, IGN FI, and NEOGEO on large departmental and regional digital twin projects.

IGO's business is structured around three revenue streams: bespoke Digital Twin Platform Development and Deployment (project-based professional services, often delivered as multi-partner consortiums for departmental and regional governments), one-time 3D data products (photomeshes, CityGML models, solar cadastres), and recurring Platform Hosting and Maintenance (subscription revenue for sovereign France-hosted infrastructure). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting French public-sector buyers (collectivités, régions, départements, métropoles) plus selected enterprise clients (EDF, Vinci Autoroutes, SNCF, Eau de Paris, Predict Services, Prysm), supplemented by public procurement frameworks (UGAP, RESAH) and event-driven demand generation at BIM World, GeoDataDays, Intergeo, Smart City Expo, and Salon des Maires. With 11-50 employees, a capital social of €68,371, and 200+ platforms deployed across 500+ territories, IGO operates as a focused niche SME whose scale is amplified by its parent-group consortium model.

Name

IGO

Legal name

IGO SAS

Website

https://igo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IGO is a Nîmes-based French SME, founded in 2008 and part of the GEOFIT Group, that builds 3D digital twin platforms for French public-sector clients and infrastructure operators, combining photogrammetry, LiDAR, and IoT data into interactive territorial twins served via web and mobile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Geospatial Software (Digital Twin Platform)

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Simulation & Digital Twin Data for ML Training (HDAAALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains (MPAFAFAF)

Keywords

• 3D digital twin platform
• Territorial photogrammetry mapping
• Geospatial data visualization
• Smart city digital twin
• Geomatics software services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Twin Platform Development & Deployment: IGO designs, develops, and deploys customized 3D digital twin platforms for public-sector clients (regions, departments, métropoles) and enterprise clients. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts involving data structuring, 3D modeling, platform development, and integration. Projects are often executed as consortiums (e.g., IGO-GEOFIT-SINTEGRA) for large-scale departmental or regional digital twins. Delivery includes online and offline visualization capabilities, IoT integration, and simulation tools.
2. 3D Data Products (Photomaillage, CityGML Models, Solar Cadastre): IGO produces and delivers high-resolution 3D data products including textured photomeshes, structured CityGML models, and solar cadastres. These are sold as data deliverables integrated into clients' GIS/BIM environments, often as part of broader digital twin contracts.
3. Platform Hosting & Maintenance: IGO offers hosting and maintenance services for 3D platforms, with data hosted in France in private, secure data centers. This provides recurring revenue potential for platform operations, updates, and technical support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IGO designs, develops, and deploys customized 3D digital twin platforms (Jumeaux Numériques) that serve as virtual replicas of territories for government and enterprise clients. Offerings combine high-resolution textured photomeshes built from aerial/terrestrial photography and LiDAR, real-time IoT data integration, simulation tools, and multi-format interoperability (CityGML, 3D Tiles, OGC, ESRI, BIM), delivered via web, desktop, tablet, mobile, and VR/AR. Complementary modules include the 4D temporal digital twin, Predict Observer climate-risk platform, Solar Cadastre, 3D Hypervisor integration for IoT/safety, the open-source Geospatial 3D SDK for Unity, and sovereign 3D data hosting in France.

Product overview

IGO offers a unified digital twin platform with modular components for territorial digital transformation. The core offering comprises the Digital Twin (Jumeau Numérique) platform and 3D Solutions Platform, which together provide high-resolution 3D photomeshing, real-time data integration, and immersive visualization. Key modules include the 4D Digital Twin (adding temporal analysis), Predict Observer for climate risk management, Solar Cadastre for energy planning, 3D Hypervisor Integration for security operations, and the Geospatial 3D SDK for Unity for custom development. A sovereign Data Hosting Solution provides secure, France-based infrastructure. All products leverage AI for optimization and predictive analytics, supporting use cases from urban planning to crisis management across French territories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Twin (Jumeau Numérique) Dynamic and interactive 3D digital twin that serves as a virtual replica of a territory, combining geolocalized data, simulation tools and immersive visualization interfaces with real-time IoT data integration for decision-making and operational management at any scale. Built for French regional, departmental and municipal authorities and large enterprises.
• 3D Solutions Platform Comprehensive 3D data management and visualization platform providing high-resolution textured 3D meshes, integration of massive geospatial data, analytical tools, data structuring, advanced 3D processing, and cross-platform distribution via web, desktop, tablet, mobile and VR/AR.
• Geospatial 3D SDK for Unity Open-source development toolkit enabling developers to integrate IGO's geospatial data into Unity 3D applications for video games, Metaverse platforms, and custom 3D visualization solutions.
• Predict Observer Intelligent climate risk management platform that integrates rainfall data, water levels, IoT sensors and 3D visualization to monitor floods, storms, marine submersions and heatwaves before, during and after events across France and globally.
• Solar Cadastre Solar potential assessment tool integrated into digital twin platforms that evaluates per-roof / per-area solar potential to support renewable energy planning and energy transition objectives.
• 4D Digital Twin (Jumeau Numérique 4D) Advanced digital twin variant that adds a temporal dimension to 3D spatial modeling, enabling observation of spatial, volumetric and temporal evolution of territories for urban renewal, vegetation, air quality, heat islands, energy transition and risk prevention.
• Data Hosting Solution Secure 3D data distribution and hosting service hosted in France in private, secure server rooms with internal computing resources, interoperable with open-source and proprietary GIS solutions, providing fluid and secure access to geospatial data.
• 3D Hypervisor Integration Integration of IGO 3D cartography into security and safety hypervision platforms (such as Prysm AppVision) for visualizing and interacting with IoT-connected objects (cameras, presence detectors, smoke detectors) directly on 3D territory maps.
• JUNN – Jumeau Numérique National National-scale 3D digital twin of France delivered as part of the JUNN program — covering production of 3D photomeshes, adaptation of production tools, generation of 3D meshes from LiDAR data and IGO's contribution to the 3D data hosting platform.
• GEOPAL 3D Platform – Pays de la Loire Regional 3D software platform (GEOPAL) centralizing and visualizing territorial data in real time for the Pays de la Loire region, with four demonstrators for public lighting, energy, air/water quality and marine submersion prevention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000+ rain gauges processed annually in real time across France and globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GEOFIT GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021IGO became a subsidiary of GEOFIT Group in 2021. GEOFIT is a reference player in geographic data, registered with the Ordre des Géomètres. The group covers the entire geospatial data lifecycle from acquisition to valorization. IGO benefits from the group's aerial, satellite, and terrestrial data acquisition capabilities, shared innovation, and cross-entity collaboration on major projects.
• SINTEGRAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINTEGRA is a group subsidiary (GEOFIT Group) and a regular consortium partner with IGO on territorial digital twin projects, including Gard, Orne, Douai, and Pays de la Loire region projects. SINTEGRA contributes geomatics and survey expertise to consortium engagements.
• UbicitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUbicité partnered with IGO and CSTB on the GEOPAL demonstrator program for Pays de la Loire region. Ubicité specializes in smart city solutions and collaborated on demonstrators for public lighting optimization and other territorial management use cases.
• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSTB collaborated with IGO on the GEOPAL program for Pays de la Loire, contributing scientific and technical building expertise to the demonstrators deployed across the region.
• JUNN National Program Partners (IGN, Inria, Cerema, 1Spatial FR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJUNN is a national digital twin program for France spearheaded by IGN, Inria, Cerema, and 1Spatial FR, supported by France 2030 and Banque des Territoires. IGO is a key private partner contributing: production of 3D photomails, adaptation of production tools, generation of 3D meshes from LiDAR data, participation in the 3D data hosting platform, and the open-source Geospatial Unity SDK tool. 14 public and private partners total.
• LISSENminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLISSEN is a communications agency specializing in regional planning and transport infrastructures. Partnered with IGO and MAGELLIUM in a consortium for EPA Euratlantique's digital twin project, contributing communication and consultation expertise alongside IGO's 3D platform capabilities.
• MAGELLIUMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAGELLIUM is an ETI of 300 engineers and PhDs specialized in image processing and specialized engineering. Partnered with IGO and LISSEN in a consortium for EPA Euratlantique's digital twin project, bringing innovative image processing solutions to the project.
• UGAP (Union des GROUPEMENTS d'Achats Publics)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIGO is an accredited UGAP partner, France's national public procurement central. This accreditation enables French public-sector entities to procure IGO's digital twin and 3D mapping solutions through UGAP's established purchasing framework.
• RESAHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIGO is referenced on RESAH, a French public procurement platform for health and social sectors, facilitating access to public contracts through this purchasing channel.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ESRI: Global GIS platform incumbent whose ArcGIS products underpin much of the geospatial analytics stack that IGO's CityGML/3D Tiles digital twins integrate with (I3S). ESRI represents both a key integration partner and a major competitive incumbent as it expands its own 3D/digital-twin capabilities.
• Bentley Systems: Provider of infrastructure engineering software (iTwin, OpenCities) directly competing with IGO in the digital-twin-for-infrastructure-and-territories category, with broader global reach and a deep AEC/civil-infrastructure install base.
• Hexagon (Luciad / GeoMedia): Diversified geospatial and reality-capture vendor whose Luciad and GeoMedia offerings overlap with IGO's high-precision photogrammetry, LiDAR processing, and 3D visualization for territorial and infrastructure applications.

Direct peers

• Cesium: Specialized 3D geospatial platform built around the open 3D Tiles standard that IGO adopts. Cesium offers streaming 3D geospatial visualization and a hosted platform serving the same smart-city/digital-twin integrators that IGO targets.
• Skyline Software Systems: Publisher of TerraExplorer 3D visualization and geospatial data-management software that IGO directly integrates and resells. Skyline targets the same city/territory digital-twin use cases as IGO, making it a tightly overlapping technology partner-and-competitor.
• MAGELLIUM: French ETI specializing in image processing and geospatial engineering that has bid alongside IGO in consortia (e.g., EPA Euratlantique). MAGELLIUM competes for the same territorial digital-twin and 3D modeling tenders in France.

Regional players

• GEOXIS: French geomatics and 3D visualization services firm comparable to IGO in scope (urban/territorial digital twins, photogrammetry, 3D modeling) but operating primarily outside of the GEOFIT Group ecosystem and the Languedoc-Roussillon footprint.
• IGN (Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière): France's national mapping agency that both supplies foundational reference data (PCRS, orthophotos) to IGO and co-leads the JUNN national digital-twin program. IGN is a partner in IGO's deployments but also a potential public-sector alternative provider.

Emerging players

• Kermap: French geospatial analytics startup producing high-resolution Earth-observation derived geospatial data and visualization, overlapping with IGO's territorial/environmental monitoring and asset-management use cases in the French public-sector market.
• Cityzenith: Digital twin platform vendor focused on smart-city and built-environment customers globally. Overlaps with IGO's use cases (urban planning, climate resilience, citizen engagement) but serves primarily English-speaking markets rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=E4u2Jl-Utew
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smartcityexpoworldcongress

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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