Geocarta

What Geocarta does

Geocarta is a privately-held, independent French subsurface imaging company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Paris. The company provides high-resolution, non-destructive geophysical survey services combined with proprietary Geographic Information System (GIS) software platforms to clients across three primary verticals: precision agriculture (including viticulture and arboriculture), preventive and research archaeology, and urban planning/geotechnical development. Its core service offering is built around four proprietary geophysical methods — the patented ARP® electrical resistivity technique, the AMP magnetic gradient method, the EMP electromagnetic method, and a multi-antenna GPR ground-penetrating radar system — all of which detect and map buried structures, soil variability, cavities, and contamination without excavation.

Geocarta develops its own geophysical equipment and software in-house rather than depending on third-party providers. The software ecosystem centers on GCServer (a web GIS platform for managing and visualizing cartographic projects, built in partnership with Yebni and built on PostGIS and OGC-compliant GeoServer), complemented by GCAgri (a field-to-map agronomic platform with Météo API and Sentinel satellite integration), GCMobile (mobile field-data collection app), GCOffice (desktop component), and the recently launched GCServer V9 advanced visualization interface.

The company makes money through a combination of project-based professional geophysical survey services and recurring access to its GIS platforms via web login. It sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales supported by trade show participation (AGRITECHNICA 2025 in Hannover, SITEVI 2025, Méca-Culturales 2025), a multilingual website (French, English, Italian, German, Arabic), and digital channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, X). The company operates on a small, specialist scale — approximately 500 archaeological sites delivered over more than 23 years — and shows no public financials, external funding rounds, or institutional ownership in the available data.

Name

Geocarta

Legal name

Geocarta

Website

https://geocarta.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Geocarta is an independent French subsurface imaging company, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Paris, that delivers proprietary geophysical survey services and in-house GIS software platforms to clients in precision agriculture, archaeology, and urban planning across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geophysical Surveying Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA), Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Subsurface imaging services
• Geophysical surveying
• Precision agriculture mapping
• Archaeological prospection
• GIS software platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geophysical Survey Services: Geocarta provides professional geophysical survey services for subsurface imaging, including resistivity mapping, magnetic surveys, electromagnetic measurements, and ground-penetrating radar. These are project-based services delivered to clients in agriculture, archaeology, and urban planning sectors.
2. GIS Software Platforms (SaaS): The company operates cloud-based GIS platforms including GCServer (cartographic server), GCAgri (agricultural platform), and GCMobile (mobile field data collection). These platforms are accessed via web login and likely operate on subscription or licensing models.
3. Data Processing and Interpretation Services: Processing and interpretation of georeferenced data using proprietary GIS systems developed in-house, providing clients with actionable subsurface mapping and analysis.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Geocarta provides subsurface imaging and geophysical survey services using proprietary technologies such as ARP®, AMP, EMP, and GPR. The company combines these non-invasive geophysical methods with its proprietary GIS software platforms (GCServer, GCAgri, GC Mobile, GCOffice) to deliver mapping and analysis solutions for precision agriculture, archaeology prospection, and urban planning and geotechnics sectors.

Product overview

Geocarta offers a multi-platform ecosystem centered on subsurface imaging through proprietary geophysical methods and a suite of digital tools. The core platform is GCServer, a web-based GIS for centralized management and visualization of all cartographic projects, complemented by GCAgri (web platform for agricultural plot visualization, soil resistivity-based prescription map generation, and weather data integration via API Méteo and Sentinel satellite data), GC Mobile (mobile GIS app for field data collection with sync to web and desktop), GCServer V9 (advanced visualization interface), GCOffice (desktop component), and GSP (additional platform). Together, these products form a terrain-to-map-to-decision workflow spanning precision agriculture, archaeology, urban planning, and environmental assessment. The company also provides specialist geophysical survey services including electrical resistivity (ARP®), magnetic gradient (AMP), electromagnetic (EMP), and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GCServer: Web GIS platform that centralizes management and visualization of all cartographic projects produced by expert teams. Features project management, interactive maps, and advanced analytics.
• GCAgri
• GCMobile

Products and services

• GCServer Geocarta's proprietary GIS platform for acquiring, processing, and mapping geophysical data from multiple sensor sources, used internally to deliver services and offered to professional users.
• GCAgri Geocarta's precision agriculture platform delivering soil and subsurface mapping, decision-support tools, and analysis for agronomic and agricultural stakeholders.
• GC Mobile Mobile GIS application companion to GCServer, enabling field data capture, viewing, and integration with geophysical surveys for agronomy, archaeology, and geotechnics practitioners.
• GCOffice Office-side GIS application providing post-processing, analysis, and reporting functions to complement Geocarta's field acquisition software.
• Agriculture de Précision (Precision Agriculture Service) Non-invasive geophysical survey and mapping service for agriculture, providing soil variability, moisture, and structure analysis to support precision farming decisions.
• Aménagement et Géotechnique (Urban Planning and Geotechnics) Subsurface imaging and geophysical survey service for urban planning, construction, and geotechnical projects, supporting site characterization and risk assessment.
• Archéologie (Archaeological Prospection) Non-destructive geophysical prospection service for archaeological research, detecting buried structures, artifacts, and features without excavation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Soil infiltration rate differences can vary by factor of 10,000 between clay and sandy materials, enabling precise stormwater management planning.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• YebnicoreTechnology or IntegrationYebni developed the GCServer WebGIS platform for Geocarta. GCServer is described as Geocarta's reference web GIS platform, developed by Yebni, which centralizes the management and visualization of all cartographic projects produced by Geocarta's expert teams.
• GeoServer (OGC Standard)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe GCServer platform uses GeoServer as its mapping server, compliant with OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) standards. GeoServer is an open-source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
• PostGIScoreTechnology or IntegrationPostGIS spatial database is used within the GCServer platform for managing millions of spatial entities with high performance, enabling efficient storage and querying of geospatial data.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TerraDat Geophysics: UK-based geophysical survey company offering near-surface investigations for engineering, environmental, and archaeological applications. Comparable because TerraDat provides the same type of non-destructive subsurface imaging services (resistivity, EM, GPR, magnetics) that Geocarta offers, and serves similar geotechnical and heritage customers.
• Geoflex: French provider of high-precision geopositioning services built around GNSS correction data. Comparable as a French geodata company whose positioning and atmospheric correction layer can complement Geocarta's subsurface surveys, and shares a similar French/European enterprise and government customer base.
• HEMISPHERE Géophysique: French geophysical surveying firm specializing in near-surface investigations for archaeology, environment, and engineering. Comparable as a domestic French competitor in the same shallow-subsurface geophysical survey niche that Geocarta's ARP®, AMP, EMP, and GPR methods address.
• Sercel: French-based (CGG Group) designer and manufacturer of geophysical acquisition equipment, particularly seismic. Comparable as a French geophysical instrumentation company with overlapping expertise in subsurface sensing, although Sercel is primarily focused on oil & gas seismic rather than the shallow-subsurface applications Geocarta targets.
• IRIS Instruments: French designer and manufacturer of geophysical instruments for subsurface investigation (resistivity, magnetometry, EM). Comparable because IRIS operates in the same French geophysical equipment ecosystem that Geocarta's ARP®, AMP, and EMP methods depend on, and serves overlapping geophysics customers in environmental and exploration applications.
• Geomatrix Earth Science: UK geophysical and geotechnical survey consultancy. Comparable as a direct competitor in shallow subsurface geophysical surveys for civil engineering, environmental, and archaeological projects, with comparable techniques (resistivity, EM, GPR, magnetics) and customer profiles.

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon Geospatial: Provider of geospatial software and enterprise GIS platforms (ERDAS, GeoMedia). Comparable as an incumbent GIS platform vendor targeting similar spatial data management use cases as Geocarta's GCServer, though Hexagon serves a far broader enterprise customer base.
• Trimble: Global provider of positioning, GIS, and geospatial workflow tools. Comparable because Trimble's agriculture and geospatial platforms overlap with Geocarta's GCAgri and GCServer offerings, though Trimble operates at much broader scale and across many verticals.
• Esri: Global GIS software leader (ArcGIS). Comparable because Geocarta's GCServer, GCAgri, and GCMobile operate in the same GIS/spatial data management category, although Esri serves a much broader enterprise market and does not specialize in subsurface geophysical imaging.

Others

• BRGM: French geological survey agency providing subsurface mapping, mineral resource, and geotechnical studies. Comparable because BRGM operates in the same subsurface mapping domain that Geocarta serves, though as a state agency rather than a commercial competitor, and at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/geocarta_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCobrAyRvT5R6uQn9Dw1sb0Q
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/geocarta
• Facebookfacebook.com/GeocartaSAS

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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