What GEOkomm does

GEOkomm — Verband der GeoInformationswirtschaft Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. is a registered non-profit industry association (eingetragener Verein under German law) founded in 2002 and headquartered in Potsdam, with a registered seat in Berlin (hosted at Airbus Group premises). It functions as a cluster management organization for the geoinformation industry in the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region, serving a regional market of approximately 2,000 geoinformation SMEs against a broader German market estimated at €40 billion by the federal IT commissioner. GEOkomm's primary activities are network management, innovation and funding consulting, political advocacy at Land/Bund/EU levels, and organization of trade fair appearances on behalf of members.

The association's core product surface is its portfolio of 12+ ZIM-funded innovation networks (ZIM = Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand), each addressing a thematic vertical: DAVOS (data-driven traffic/mobility), eco++ (ecosystem protection), DigiPort (inland port logistics, launched April 2024), SuNinLand (digital agriculture, funded April 2023), DigiShip (inland shipping), VerDiGes (digital healthcare), agrASpace (aerospace for agriculture), MOVIA (indoor navigation), 3D-Punktwolke (3D point clouds), twin4bim (digital twins for BIM), SiBeL (UAV safety), and risKI (municipal infrastructure resilience). Underlying technologies span AI-supported analytics, digital twins, sensor fusion, 5G campus networks, IoT, computer vision and geodata integration — but these are developed by network partner companies and research institutions (e.g., Fraunhofer IGD, GFZ Potsdam, Universität Potsdam) rather than by GEOkomm itself. Recurring knowledge-transfer formats (annual Networking & Innovation Summit, quarterly Technologiesalon, biweekly Technologiebrunch) and joint pavilions at international trade fairs (INTERGEO, INNOTRANS, digitalBAU, MEDICA, DMEA) extend the service offering.

GEOkomm's revenue model is multi-stream and not publicly disclosed: recurring membership dues from 70+ corporate and institutional members, federal ZIM grants via the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) with VDI-VDE-IT as project sponsor, trade fair co-exhibitor fees, and professional innovation/funding consulting services. The association claims a 90% success rate on R&D funding applications from network partners, holds the silver ESCA Excellence Label (recertified 2021, one of ~130 European cluster organizations so recognized), and is a member of the federal go-cluster program (Club of the 100 best innovation networks in Germany). Customer segments are primarily SMEs (KMU) and research institutions in the geoinformation industry, with secondary engagement from public administration (Land Berlin/Brandenburg, federal, EU) and large enterprises (Airbus, DLR, Berlin Partner). The operating model is fundamentally consultative and community-driven within Germany, with selective EU reach.

Name

GEOkomm

Legal name

GEOkomm – Verband der GeoInformationswirtschaft Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.

Website

https://geokomm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GEOkomm – Verband der GeoInformationswirtschaft Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. is a registered non-profit industry association founded in 2002 that manages 12+ ZIM-funded innovation networks and serves as cluster management organization for 70+ SMEs, research institutions, and public-sector members in the Berlin-Brandenburg geoinformation industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geoinformation Cluster Management

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Geoinformation cluster management
• Innovation network coordination
• R&D funding consulting
• Trade fair co-exhibitions
• Knowledge transfer events

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Recurring membership dues from corporate and institutional members in the geoinformation industry. Members gain access to network participation, funding advisory, political advocacy, technology transfer, and exclusive go-cluster benefits.
2. Public funding grants (ZIM program via BMWK): Receives public funding under the federal Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM) program administered by the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK), with project execution support from VDI-VDE-IT. Funds network management activities and innovation R&D coordination.
3. Event/trade fair organization and co-exhibitor fees: Organizes joint pavilions at major trade fairs (INTERGEO, INNOTRANS, digitalBAU, MEDICA, DMEA) where members and partners pay to participate in shared exhibition space. Offers free partner tickets via [email protected] channel.
4. Innovation & funding consulting services: Advisory services for SMEs including R&D project formulation, funding application support, innovation management consulting, and partner matching. GEOkomm claims 90% success rate on network partner funding applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GEOkomm is a registered non-profit industry association (eingetragener Verein) and cluster management organization that coordinates multiple ZIM-funded innovation networks in the geoinformation industry. It delivers networking, R&D project initiation, federal funding advisory (ZIM/BMWK), joint trade fair pavilion organization, and political advocacy for SMEs, research institutions and public administration primarily in the Berlin-Brandenburg region of Germany.

Product overview

GEOkomm is a single association-entity rather than a multi-product SaaS platform; its portfolio is structured as a core network-management organization plus multiple ZIM-Innovationsnetzwerke (federal R&D cooperation networks) it manages. The core association (GEOkomm – Verband der GeoInformationswirtschaft Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.) delivers services in Vernetzung, Management, Beratung (Fördermittel), Interessenvertretung, Organisation (Messeauftritte) and Wissenstransfer. On top of this core, GEOkomm operates individual innovation networks including DAVOS (data-driven traffic/mobility), eco++ (sustainable ecosystems), DigiPort (digital port/freight logistics), SuNinLand (sensors in agriculture), DigiShip (inland shipping), VerDiGes (digital healthcare), agrASpace (aerospace for agriculture), MOVIA (indoor navigation), 3D-Punktwolke (3D point clouds), twin4bim (digital twins for BIM), SiBeL (UAV safety) and risKI (municipal infrastructure security), and participates in the European LIFE SMART IAS project. Recurring event formats (GEOkomm Networking & Innovation Summit, GEOkomm Technologiesalon, Technologiebrunch) and joint trade fair appearances (INTERGEO, digitalBAU, INNOTRANS, DMEA, MEDICA) are organized through the core association for the benefit of its members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAVOS: ZIM-Innovationsnetzwerk for data-based traffic solutions and safety (Datenanalyse, Verkehr, Optimierung, Sicherheit).
• DigiPort
• eco++
• SuNinLand
• risKI
• DigiShip
• VerDiGes
• agrASpace
• MOVIA
• 3D-Punktwolke
• twin4bim
• SiBeL

Products and services

• GEOkomm Association Membership Membership-based association services for SMEs, research institutions and public bodies in the geoinformation sector. Members gain access to networking, funding advisory, knowledge transfer events, trade fair co-exhibitions, and political representation at Land, Bund and EU level. Includes exclusive access to the go-cluster program benefits (Top 100 innovation networks in Germany).
• DAVOS – Datenanalyse, Verkehr, Optimierung, Sicherheit ZIM-funded innovation network combining geodata, AI, sensor technology and digital infrastructure to develop intelligent mobility solutions. Includes AI-supported analytics, real-time data integration, anomaly detection and Explainable AI for traffic flow optimization and safety.
• eco++ – Innovation für nachhaltige Ökosysteme ZIM-funded innovation network for intelligent technologies to protect, monitor and restore natural habitats. Focuses on automated robotic systems, energy-efficient technologies and AI-supported analytics models for ecosystem monitoring.
• DigiPort ZIM-funded innovation network for sustainable and digital transformation in multimodal freight transport and inland port logistics. Develops digital optimization, predictive maintenance, 5G campus networks, automation, cybersecurity and CO2-balancing for small and medium-sized inland ports and freight transport centers.
• SuNinLand – Sensoren und Netzwerke in der Landwirtschaft ZIM-funded innovation network for sensor-based digitalization of agriculture. Develops modular sensor components for monitoring agricultural machinery, single-plant detection, soil condition monitoring, and AI-based decision support systems using Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
• DigiShip ZIM-funded innovation network for digitalization and use of geodata in inland shipping, aiming to strengthen network stability of the entire waterway system.
• VerDiGes – Vernetzte, digitale Gesundheitsversorgung ZIM-funded innovation network for connected, digital healthcare, with focus on telemedicine services and R&D cooperation for rapid development of digital medical applications.
• agrASpace

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% success rate on R&D funding applications from network partners
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• European Union (LIFE Programme)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEOkomm is a partner in the EU-funded LIFE SMART IAS project, focused on scaling and replicating an intelligent system for targeted monitoring and live capture of invasive alien species (IAS) such as nutria and muskrat. Builds on the prior LIFE MICA and Reeds for LIFE projects.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Land Brandenburg GmbH (WFBB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint trade fair partner. On 10.05.2023, GEOkomm's Matthias Richter presented port digitalization solutions on the WFBB joint stand at the 'transport logistic' trade fair in Munich, the world's leading exhibition for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management.
• DVW Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of the January 16, 2025 event 'Einfluss und Bedeutung von modernen KI-Verfahren in der Geoinformationsbranche' at the GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum in Potsdam, attended by ~200 participants.
• GeoSYS / gis-trainer.deminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNamed co-exhibitor partner at the INTERGEO 2025 joint pavilion Berlin-Brandenburg (Halle 12, Stand 0E031), October 7–9, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main.
• Asseco BERIT GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNamed co-exhibitor partner at the INTERGEO 2025 joint pavilion Berlin-Brandenburg (Halle 12, Stand 0E031), October 7–9, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main.
• Airborne Technical Systems (ATS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNamed co-exhibitor partner at the INTERGEO 2025 joint pavilion Berlin-Brandenburg (Halle 12, Stand 0E031), October 7–9, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main.
• Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance e.V. (BBAA e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEOkomm member and aerospace-cluster counterpart in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. Supports cross-cluster collaboration in aerospace and geoinformation (e.g., agrASpace network on aerospace for agriculture).
• RAIL-BB Railway Areas Innovation Lab - Berlin Brandenburg e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEOkomm member organization supporting railway-area innovation; cross-cluster collaboration around rail-related geoinformation use cases.
• Airbus GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the registered 'Sitz' (legal seat) of GEOkomm at c/o Airbus Group, Rahel-Hirsch-Straße 10, D-10557 Berlin. Provides the legal address of the association.
• VertiGIS Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEOkomm member and board representation: Sören Matthies of VertiGIS sits on the GEOkomm board. VertiGIS also operates the Berlin AAA cadastral procedure in the Open Telekom Cloud (case study reported in GEOkomm press).
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung IGDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEOkomm member. Applied research partner in the network, contributing expertise in graphical data processing, visualization, and digital twin development (relevant for twin4bim, 3D-Punktwolke networks).
• Universität PotsdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEOkomm member and key academic partner, including the Institut für Umweltwissenschaften und Geographie. Provides research expertise in geoinformation, environmental science, and agriculture.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Runder Tisch GIS e.V. Munich-based cluster and platform for the GIS/geoinformation industry in Bavaria. Comparable as a German regional geoinformation cluster organization offering networking, knowledge transfer, and political representation to members — the most direct peer to GEOkomm.
• DVW Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. Regional professional society for geodesy, geoinformation, and land management. Co-hosted the January 2025 KI/Geoinformation conference with GEOkomm and shares the same regional member base and academic network (incl. GFZ).
• GDI Südwest Cluster Geoinformation: Cluster initiative for geoinformation in the southwest (Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland) region, operating a comparable model of member networking, innovation projects, and political advocacy in the German geoinformation sector.

Broad incumbents

• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC): International industry consortium developing geospatial interoperability standards. Comparable as a membership-based organization shaping the geoinformation ecosystem globally, though with a standards-setting rather than cluster-management focus.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Land Brandenburg GmbH (WFBB): Brandenburg's state economic development agency. Co-exhibitor with GEOkomm at transport logistic 2023 and partner in regional cluster promotion; broader mandate but similar publicly-funded cluster-management structure.
• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH: Berlin's economic development agency. Comparable as a public-funded cluster/regional development organization in the same Berlin-Brandenburg ecosystem; broader mandate across all industries, while GEOkomm specializes in geoinformation.
• VDMA e.V. German Engineering Federation — large industry association with a comparable registered-association structure offering networking, political representation, and thematic working groups for member companies.
• Bitkom e.V. Germany's largest digital industry association. Comparable business model (registered association, membership-funded, networking and political advocacy), but operates at national scale and across all digital industries rather than specializing in geoinformation.

Others

• Initiative D21 e.V. Germany's largest digital society initiative. GEOkomm displays the D21 logo in its site footer, indicating membership. Comparable as a German registered association working on digital policy, though operating at a national society level rather than as an industry-specific cluster.

Emerging players

• Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance e.V. (BBAA): Regional aerospace cluster alliance; GEOkomm member and cross-cluster counterpart for aerospace-geoinformation collaboration (e.g., agrASpace network). Comparable as a regional cluster organization in the same Berlin-Brandenburg ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geokomm-verband-der-geoinformationswirtschaft-berlin-brandenburg-e-v
• Xx.com/geokomm

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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