LaFave, White & McGivern, L.S.

What LaFave, White & McGivern, L.S. does

LaFave, White & McGivern, L.S., P.C. is a privately held professional land surveying and aerial mapping corporation founded in 1946 by Aziel LaFave in Theresa, New York, with a second office opened in Boonville in 1969. The firm provides land surveying services — including second-order GPS geodetic control surveys, boundary and right-of-way surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, and utility surveys — alongside aerial photography, photogrammetry, digital orthophotography, analytical aerial triangulation, and computer-aided drafting/GIS mapping for automated mapping, facility management, and geographic information systems. It operates with a staff of approximately 20 people, including six land surveyors licensed to practice in New York and a certified photogrammetrist, with average staff tenure around twenty years.

The firm's commercial focus is on federal, state, county, and municipal government agencies (USACE, USDA NRCS, USFWS, Air National Guard, NY DOT, NY DEC, MassDOT, MDOT, multiple counties and municipalities), higher education institutions (Cornell, SUNY, St. Lawrence, Colgate, Hamilton, Utica), and a small set of energy and mining enterprises (New York Power Authority, Indeck Energy, Fort Drum Co-Gen Partners, Gouverneur Talc, Zinc Corporation of America). Land surveying work is concentrated in seven New York counties (Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Oneida, Oswego, Herkimer, Madison), while aerial mapping services extend across NY, CT, NJ, MA, MD, NH, VT, and ME.

The business model is project-based professional services, with revenue generated from individually priced surveying and mapping engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per project by scope, terrain, and complexity. The go-to-market is direct sales and referrals, supported by a company website with educational blog content, active social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Bing), and BBB accreditation. Current leadership is President Robert Busler, L.S. There is no indication of external funding, parent company ownership, or M&A activity.

Name

LaFave, White & McGivern, L.S.

Legal name

LaFave, White & McGivern LS PC

Website

https://lwmlspc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Privately held New York land surveying and aerial mapping professional corporation, founded 1946, providing GPS surveys, photogrammetry, and GIS services to government, education, and commercial clients across seven NY counties with aerial mapping coverage of eight northeastern states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Surveying Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

akta.pro primary industry

Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services (BPAHALAJ)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Aerial mapping services
• Photogrammetry services
• GPS geodetic surveys
• ALTA land surveys

Headquarters

HQ city

Theresa

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. Land Surveying Services: Professional land surveying services including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, and GPS geodetic control surveys. Revenue is project-based, generated through fees for individual surveying engagements for government agencies, commercial enterprises, and property owners.
2. Aerial Mapping Services: Aerial photography and photogrammetry services for northeastern states. Includes digital orthophotography and analytical aerial triangulation for mapping large areas efficiently. Project-based professional service fees.
3. GIS and Mapping Services: Computer-aided drafting, mapping and editing for Automated Mapping, Facility Management and Geographic Information Systems Land and Data Bases. Professional service fees for specialized technical mapping projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LaFave, White & McGivern LS PC is a professional land surveying and aerial mapping firm providing licensed land surveying services and photogrammetry services to government agencies, commercial enterprises, and property owners. Services include GPS geodetic control surveys, boundary and right of way surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, utility surveys, digital orthophotography, and analytical aerial triangulation, supported by computer-aided drafting and GIS mapping. The firm primarily serves seven counties in northern and central New York with aerial mapping extending across the northeastern United States.

Product overview

LaFave, White & McGivern, L.S., P.C. is a land surveying company offering a portfolio of professional land information services. The core offerings include Land Surveying Services (GPS geodetic control surveys, boundary and right of way surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, and utility surveys) and Aerial Photography and Photogrammetry Services (including digital orthophotography and analytical aerial triangulation). Additional services include computer-aided drafting and mapping for Automated Mapping, Facility Management and Geographic Information Systems. The company operates primarily in New York State with aerial mapping services extending to northeastern states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Surveying Services Comprehensive professional land surveying services including second order GPS geodetic control surveys, boundary and right of way surveys, ALTA surveys, topographic surveys, and utility surveys. Delivered by licensed New York land surveyors for government agencies, commercial enterprises, and property owners in northern and central New York.
• Aerial Photography and Photogrammetry Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Survey staff with average of twenty years of service experience

Named customers25 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• AXIS GeoSpatial: Provider of aerial mapping, LiDAR, photogrammetry and GIS services primarily to government clients in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in aerial mapping and government-focused delivery model.
• Woolpert: Architecture, engineering, geospatial and surveying firm providing aerial mapping, photogrammetry and GIS to federal, state and commercial clients. Comparable in service mix to LaFave's land surveying and photogrammetry offerings.
• Continental Mapping Consultants: Geospatial services firm specializing in aerial mapping, photogrammetry, GIS and surveying for government and commercial customers. Directly comparable in photogrammetry and mapping services to LaFave.
• DGT Associates: Northeast-based surveying and consulting firm providing boundary, ALTA, topographic and GIS services to government, education and commercial clients. Closely comparable regional peer to LaFave in scale and customer mix.
• Merrick & Company: Geospatial and aerial mapping firm offering photogrammetry, LiDAR, GIS and surveying services to government and commercial clients. Directly comparable to LaFave's aerial mapping and digital orthophotography offering, though at significantly larger scale.
• Pickett & Associates: Surveying and mapping firm offering GPS, boundary, topographic and aerial mapping services across the southeastern U.S. Comparable as a regional surveying/photogrammetry services peer.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International engineering, consulting and surveying services firm with significant government and infrastructure exposure. Overlaps with LaFave's public-sector surveying and mapping practice.
• AECOM: Global engineering and infrastructure services firm with surveying, GIS and geospatial practices. Competes with LaFave for the same federal/state DOT and infrastructure surveying engagements at substantially larger scale.
• Langan Engineering & Environmental Services: Large multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental firm with a surveying practice serving real estate, energy and infrastructure clients. Broader incumbent with overlapping boundary and topographic survey capabilities.

Others

• Keystone Precision Instruments: Supplier of surveying instruments, GPS and mapping equipment to survey firms including LaFave. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, but enables the technology stack the firm relies on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LaFaveWhiteNY
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-XbGoKhe0oVDpQVYeBiJ9g
• Facebookfacebook.com/LaFaveWhiteMcGivern

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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