GeoLearn

What GeoLearn does

GeoLearn is an online continuing education provider that serves licensed and aspiring land surveyors seeking Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits for license renewal, as well as surveying technicians, examination candidates, and corporate teams. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, the company operates a self-serve e-commerce learning platform built around professionally produced, segment-level multimedia video lectures with interactive quizzes and final examinations, delivered through a 100-day access window per course purchase. Pricing is unit-based, with most continuing-education courses priced at $49, free preview content in a separate catalog, and annual-meeting recordings priced at $100-$250 for members and $200-$250 for non-members, supplemented by a higher-touch Group Solutions custom training offering for organizations.

The company's differentiation rests on regulatory approvals from ABET-accredited university programs — originally Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and (since 2023) East Tennessee State University — together with direct pre-approvals from state licensing boards such as the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects. It has operationalized this credentialing layer into a society partnership model, running dedicated continuing-education portals for the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors, the Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors, the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, and the National Society of Professional Surveyors, with revenue share paid back to the partner society on each transaction. Leadership is concentrated in three individuals: CEO and Chief of Curriculum Development Joe (Joe V.R. Paiva, PhD, PS, PE), Director of Video Production and Social Media Sam, and Lead Engineer for Multimedia Engineering and Website Gavin; the company is privately held by its founders with no disclosed external institutional capital and operates with a 11-50 employee headcount from a single Lenexa, Kansas office.

Name

GeoLearn

Legal name

GeoLearn LLC

Website

https://geo-learn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GeoLearn is an online continuing education provider serving licensed land surveyors, aspiring surveyors, and surveying technicians with PDH-approved video courses, state-specific society portals, and custom corporate training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Continuing Education for Land Surveyors

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Applied Skills Noncredit Certificates (Non-licensure) (EDAAAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms (BPAMAJAL)

Keywords

• Continuing education courses
• Professional development hours
• Land surveyor training
• Online learning platform
• Geospatial education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenexa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Sales: Individual course purchases ranging from free content to $49+ courses. One-time transaction model with 100-day access period. Courses include both free preview content and paid full courses.
2. Group/Corporate Training: Tailored training programs developed for organizations. Custom corporate training solutions for team development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GeoLearn provides online continuing education courses for licensed land surveyors and geospatial professionals seeking PDH credits for license renewal. Courses are delivered through a self-serve video learning platform with professionally produced multimedia lectures, in-segment interactive quizzes, final exams, and completion certificates. Catalog content is approved by ABET-accredited university programs and state licensing boards, and is offered both as a general catalog and through state-specific partner-society portals.

Product overview

GeoLearn operates as an online education platform offering continuing education courses and training programs for land surveyors and geospatial professionals. The platform consists of a core Continuing Education Catalog (PDH-approved courses), a Training Catalog (non-credit programs), and a Free Course Catalog (preview content). GeoLearn also maintains state-specific portals for Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma in partnership with local surveying societies, plus an NSPS partnership portal. The company provides group training solutions for organizations. All courses feature video-based multimedia instruction with industry-renowned faculty, quiz checkpoints, and final examinations. Approvals come from East Tennessee State University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, both ABET-accredited surveying programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Continuing Education Catalog Online catalog of PDH-approved continuing education courses for licensed land surveyors, covering boundary surveys, legal aspects, standards, mathematics, and instrumentation. Courses are approved by ABET-accredited university programs and state licensing boards and are accessible to individual professionals for $49 per course.
• Training Catalog Online catalog of training programs for licensure exam preparation, certification preparation, and general team training, made available without PDH credit requirements for aspiring surveyors, technicians, and surveying firms.
• Free Course Catalog No-cost preview and training courses covering topics such as ALTA/NSPS standards, the US Public Land Survey System, compass surveying, earthwork, volume calculations, weighted mean bearings, and LS exam tips, used to attract prospective surveyors into the paid catalog.
• Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) Portal State-specific continuing education portal for Missouri surveyors offering courses pre-approved by the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects, with a portion of course fees paid back to MSPS.
• New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors (NYSAPLS) Portal State-specific continuing education portal for New York surveyors with courses approved for NY continuing education credit through the Shaw Fund and NYSAPLS provider status, with a portion of course fees paid back to NYSAPLS.
• Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors (OSLS) Portal State-specific continuing education portal for Oklahoma surveyors developed at OSLS's direction with courses prepared in compliance with Oklahoma Board requirements, with a portion of course fees paid back to OSLS.
• NSPS Partnership Portal Partnership education portal for National Society of Professional Surveyors members offering continuing education and training opportunities, with NSPS promoting GeoLearn as a preferred education provider and receiving a share of course fees to support NSPS initiatives.
• Group Solutions Customized training programs tailored to organizational needs for geospatial professional development at all levels and budgets, designed for surveying firms, engineering companies, and government agencies that need to train or maintain certification across teams.
• Missouri Standards For Property Boundary Surveys I & II Two-part continuing education course covering Missouri Standards for Property Boundary Surveys, including approved monumentation, corner definitions, error analysis, and positional uncertainty calculations, intended for Missouri-licensed land surveyors.
• Riparian and Littoral Law in New York State: Part I & II Two-part continuing education course covering New York State riparian and littoral statutes and case law for determining ownership of lands under water, including navigability, water boundaries, and relevant court case studies, intended for New York-licensed land surveyors.
• ALTA/NSPS 2021 Standards Course Series Multi-course series covering the 2021 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, including concepts, measurement standards, records research, fieldwork, map creation, certification, and Table A items, intended for land surveyors performing ALTA/NSPS surveys.

Quantifiable outcome

• Courses available for 100 days from purchase with unlimited review of content
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative initiative where GeoLearn offers enhanced CE opportunities to NSPS members. A percentage of course fees contributes to supporting NSPS initiatives. NSPS promotes the platform to its members as the preferred education provider.
• Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGeoLearn created content specific to Missouri approved by the Missouri licensing board. Dedicated portal for Missouri surveyors. A portion of course fees is paid to MSPS. Courses satisfy Missouri's 20 CSR 2030-8.020 PDU requirements.
• New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors (NYSAPLS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerState-specific CE catalog available through NYSAPLS portal. Courses approved for continuing education in New York through the Shaw Fund. NYSAPLS receives portion of course fees.
• Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors (OSLS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCourses prepared at direction of OSLS to comply with Oklahoma Board requirements. State-specific content portal. A portion of course fee is paid to OSLS. Courses accepted by Oklahoma Board under OSLS auspices.
• East Tennessee State University (ETSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2023 to provide formal PDH approval for GeoLearn online courses. Comprehensive review program evaluates course content, validates learning objectives, and assesses instructor qualifications. Courses meet same standards as ETSU's ABET-accredited Surveying and Mapping Science program.
• Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal approving partner at GeoLearn's founding for PDH approval. ABET-accredited degree program. Relationship continues for earlier courses where Texas A&M approval remains valid. Many certificates still bear their name and seal.
• Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects (APELSPLA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensing board that pre-approves continuing education for Missouri. Missouri-specific courses are approved by this board. Most other licensing boards accept approvals from fellow licensing boards as a courtesy.
• International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational professional surveying organization featured as a partner on GeoLearn website.
• xyHt MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGeospatial media publication featured as a partner on GeoLearn website.
• The American SurveyorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional surveying publication featured as a partner on GeoLearn website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ContinuingEducation.com: General online marketplace for licensed professional CE across multiple disciplines including surveying; competes for the same wallet-share for surveyor license renewals via a multi-vendor catalog approach.
• PDH Academy: Online continuing education provider offering PDH/ceu courses for licensed engineers, land surveyors, and other design professionals on a self-serve platform - same product category, same individual learner SKU, same state-board approval dynamics as GeoLearn.
• AtHomePrep: Online continuing education and exam preparation site serving licensed engineers, land surveyors, and related professionals - closely comparable self-serve catalog and recurring-license-renewal SKU model.
• Klein Educational: Specialized online PDH provider for land surveyors and engineers offering state-specific course bundles, directly paralleling GeoLearn's state-portal strategy.
• PDH Source (Engineering.com): Long-running online PDH/ceus provider for licensed engineers, surveyors, and architects - the most established direct competitor in the individual-license-renewal CE market, with a similar one-time per-course pricing model.

Others

• Bentley Systems: Provider of surveying and infrastructure engineering software that also hosts educational content and certifications through Bentley Learn - an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct CE competitor, but increasingly bundling learning content alongside its surveying tools.
• Trimble: Major surveying hardware and software vendor whose Trimble Learn program offers training and certification for surveyors using its equipment - adjacent ecosystem participant enabling the surveying workforce that GeoLearn's courses serve.

Broad incumbents

• Vector Solutions (RedVector): Large incumbent SaaS and e-learning platform for design and construction professionals, including surveyors; competes broadly across continuing education but serves multiple professional roles - a scaled incumbent that could entrench at any time with deeper marketing budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/geo_learn

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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