exeGesIS Spatial Data Management

What exeGesIS Spatial Data Management does

exeGesIS Spatial Data Management (legal entity Exegesis SDM Ltd) develops specialised GIS software and provides spatial data management services to UK and European heritage, conservation and countryside-access organisations. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Talgarth, Powys (Wales), the company's proprietary portfolio centres on HBSMR — a Historic Environment Record system used by 75% of UK HERs — alongside CMSi (Conservation Management System, managing 5,000+ sites across Europe), CAMS (Countryside Access Management System), FlyMapper (a cross-platform mobile/web incident-recording application that captured 15,000+ fly-tipping incidents in a single year), Marine Recorder, MapLink, LibraryLink, GISquirrel and other extensions for MapInfo Professional, ESRI ArcGIS and QGIS. Underlying technology is a multi-platform architecture spanning SQL Server, .NET, GeoServer/MapServer and bespoke mobile/web clients, with products offered in desktop, web, mobile and API variants and supported by in-house UK Ordnance Survey address-data integration.

The company earns revenue across multiple streams: perpetual and maintenance licences for proprietary software, bespoke application development (web mapping, CMS websites, mobile apps), GIS consultancy (data capture, Lidar processing, spatial analysis, map production), scheduled and on-site training courses (rated 99% good or excellent by attendees), managed application hosting, ecological field surveys and conservation management planning, and discounted charity-sector packages. The customer base comprises UK local authorities, national parks, government agencies (Welsh Government, Natural England, JNCC, Defra, Devon/Kent/Cheshire councils), conservation NGOs (National Trust, Bat Conservation Trust, Woodland Trust, Keep Wales Tidy, Plantlife, Church in Wales, Greenspace Scotland, Freshwater Habitats Trust), and a Dutch consortium (GBNL) representing the first material international deployment. Distribution is sales-led and direct, supplemented by technical content marketing, industry conference presence, and professional referrals within the UK heritage and conservation sector.

Since 2011 exeGesIS has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Idox Group plc (London Stock Exchange: IDOX), the parent providing corporate infrastructure, shared services and UK public-sector market access while exeGesIS retains its specialist brand and product identity. Leadership comprises domain-specialist consultants and developers — including former NBN technical management, JNCC application development and Northern Ireland Environment & Heritage Service data management backgrounds — reflecting the company's positioning as a niche domain expert rather than a generalist GIS vendor.

Name

exeGesIS Spatial Data Management

Legal name

Exegesis SDM Ltd

Website

https://esdm.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

exeGesIS Spatial Data Management develops specialised GIS software and consultancy services for UK and European heritage, conservation and countryside-access organisations. Its HBSMR platform manages 75% of UK historic environment records. It operates as a subsidiary of Idox Group plc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC), Environmental Data Integration, ETL & Interoperability (APIs, Standards, Data Pipelines) (EUAHAKAB), Environmental Reporting, Dashboards & Regulatory Submittals (Automated Reports, e-Reporting) (EUAHAKAL), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• GIS software development
• Heritage management systems
• Conservation management software
• Countryside access management
• Spatial data management

Headquarters

HQ city

Brecon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Sales and Licensing: Sale and licensing of proprietary GIS software products including HBSMR, CMSi, CAMS, FlyMapper, and various MapInfo/ArcGIS/QGIS extensions. Includes perpetual licenses and annual maintenance/support contracts.
2. GIS Training Services: Professional training courses for QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo, and proprietary software (CMSi, CAMS, LibraryLink, HBSMR). Training rated 99% good or excellent by attendees.
3. GIS Consultancy: Bespoke consulting services including data capture and cleansing, data processing and translation, Lidar processing, spatial data analysis, map production, and GIS systems consultancy.
4. Application Development: Custom application development including web mapping, CMS websites, mobile apps, and bespoke GIS tools for specific client requirements.
5. Application Hosting: Hosting services for Exegesis applications including HBSMR hosting.
6. Ecology Services: Ecological data management, conservation management planning, and ecological field survey services.
7. Countryside Access Services: Specialized services including public path surveys, digitising and data processing, public open space management, and gradient and accessibility mapping.
8. Charity Sector Services: Specialized GIS packages, discounted training, and consultancy services for charities and non-profit organisations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

exeGesIS Spatial Data Management develops and sells domain-specialized proprietary GIS software for heritage, conservation, and countryside access management (HBSMR, CMSi, CAMS, FlyMapper, MapLink, LibraryLink, GISquirrel) alongside extensions for MapInfo Professional, ESRI ArcGIS, and QGIS. The company also delivers bespoke GIS consultancy, application development, web mapping, ecology field services, and training courses to government agencies, local authorities, and conservation organizations primarily in the UK.

Product overview

exeGesIS Spatial Data Management offers a portfolio of specialized GIS software products organized around core platforms and vertical solutions. The main product families include: (1) MapInfo Professional Extensions Suite including MapLink, LibraryLink, Address Finder, Constraint Checker, Environments and Gazetteers, and Map Templates - all add-ons extending MapInfo Professional; (2) GISquirrel for ArcGIS/SQL Server integration; (3) CAMS (Countryside Access Management System) with Desktop, Pro, Mobile, and Web variants for rights of way and countryside access management; (4) CMSi for conservation management and biodiversity net gain, managing over 5,000 sites across Europe; (5) HBSMR (Historic Buildings, Sites and Monuments Record) - the dominant UK heritage management system used by 75% of UK Historic Environment Records, with Web, Gateway API, and Mobile components; (6) FlyMapper for cross-platform environmental incident recording including mobile and web apps; and (7) Marine Recorder for marine biological recording. Services include GIS training, consultancy, application development, web mapping, hosting, and ecology services. The company also supports ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, and various open-source GIS platforms alongside their proprietary products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAMS: Countryside Access Management System - software for managing public rights of way and countryside access
• CMSi
• HBSMR
• FlyMapper
• GISquirrel
• MapLink
• LibraryLink
• Marine Recorder

Products and services

• HBSMR (Historic Buildings, Sites and Monuments Record) Comprehensive software for managing Historic Environment Records (HERs), used by 75% of UK heritage authorities. Includes desktop, web, gateway API, and mobile components for heritage data management, public access, and statutory consultations.
• CMSi (Conservation Management System) Site management software for biodiversity, recreation, and conservation planning available as Desktop, Web, and Mobile variants. Manages over 5,000 important sites across Europe with modules for biodiversity net gain, adaptive management planning, and site reporting.
• CAMS (Countryside Access Management System) Comprehensive system for countryside access management including Desktop, Pro, Mobile, and Web variants. Used for public path surveys, rights of way management, and volunteer survey coordination by local authorities and national parks.
• FlyMapper Cross-platform mobile and web application for recording environmental incidents such as fly-tipping. Includes a community edition for volunteer data collection and is used to record thousands of incidents annually.
• MapLink

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of UK historic environment records managed with HBSMR systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Idox GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company providing corporate infrastructure, shared services, and market access across the UK public sector software market. Exegesis operates as Idox's specialist spatial data management division.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 1Spatial: UK geospatial data management company providing software (1Validate, 1Integrate) and consulting for spatial data quality and interoperability; operates in the same national mapping data environment as exeGesIS.
• Cadcorp: UK-based GIS software vendor with a long history of MapInfo interoperability, spatial data management, and public-sector deployments. Closest comparable homegrown GIS specialist serving UK councils and environment agencies.
• Environment Systems: UK environmental and geospatial analytics consultancy delivering remote sensing, habitat mapping, and ecological datasets; overlaps with exeGesIS's ecology services, Lidar processing, and biodiversity work.
• ThinkWhere: UK GIS specialist delivering cloud-based mapping, address, and geospatial collaboration tools to public sector and utilities; comparable scale and customer base to exeGesIS.

Emerging players

• NatureMetrics: UK-based biodiversity analytics provider using eDNA and ecological survey data for BNG and conservation reporting; comparable end customer base in conservation but differentiated by science rather than GIS platform.
• Natural Apptitude: Smaller UK consultancy building environmental and ecological software with citizen-science workflows; emerging competitor in overlapping conservation-tech territory with CAMS/CMSi.

Broad incumbents

• Ordnance Survey: UK national mapping agency that supplies the address and base-mapping datasets (AddressBase, MasterMap) that exeGesIS products consume; a data-infrastructure incumbent rather than direct software competitor.
• Esri UK: UK arm of the global GIS platform leader, supplying ArcGIS and vertical extensions across government, heritage, and environment. Broader incumbent whose ArcGIS ecosystem overlaps exeGesIS's LibraryLink/MapLink integrations.
• Calibrate Consulting (Heritage): WSP / heritage-environment consulting practices deliver heritage, ecology, and GIS services to UK public sector; broad incumbent competing for the same consultative work underpinning exeGesIS's projects.
• AECOM Environment & Heritage: Global consultancy's UK environment and heritage practice competes for the same Defra/Natural England/JNCC framework work exeGesIS targets, with broader geographic and financial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/exegesis_hbsmr
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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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