Geosense
Geosense is a UK-based manufacturer of geotechnical and structural monitoring sensors — including vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers, load cells, and wireless data acquisition systems — sold to civil engineering, mining, dam, rail, and infrastructure customers in over 100 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1990
- HeadquartersBury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Geosense does
Geosense is a UK-headquartered, end-to-end manufacturer of geotechnical and structural monitoring sensors for civil engineering, mining, dams, rail, and environmental applications. The company designs and produces its products in-house at a purpose-built facility near Cambridge, England, operating under ISO 9001 quality management with externally certified calibration processes. Its portfolio centers on vibrating wire and MEMS-based instrumentation — including inclinometers, piezometers, extensometers, load cells, pressure cells, strain gauges, settlement monitors, and supporting sensors — and extends into data acquisition (GeoLogger data loggers), wireless communications (Wi-SOS star networks and MeshNET mesh networks with LoRa and 4G gateways), GNSS-based geospatial monitoring, and software/cloud services (Inclopro Insight visualization and Geosense Connect automated calibration data). A proprietary GeoSwage vibrating wire production method and an industry-leading two-year warranty anchor its quality positioning.
The company sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales with regional presence (including a North America office in New York) and supplements reach via international distribution partners in Australia, Africa, and other regions. Customers include civil engineering contractors, infrastructure developers, dam operators, mining companies, rail operators, and ground investigation consultants; named engagements span Crossrail stations, Battersea Power Station, Doha Airport, Tel Aviv Metro, Jakarta MRT, Nordhavn Metro Copenhagen, the River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Project, and major international dams and tailings storage facilities in over 100 countries. Geosense was founded around 1990 and became part of Sweden's Indutrade diversified industrial group in 2024. Revenue is generated principally from sensor hardware sales, data logger and wireless gateway sales, and technical support services across the project lifecycle from specification through installation and ongoing monitoring; pricing is not publicly disclosed and the business operates on one-time/perpetual purchase terms with project-based engagement.
Geosense firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Geosense
- Legal name
- Geosense Limited
- Website
- https://geosense.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1990
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Geosense is a UK-based manufacturer of geotechnical and structural monitoring sensors — including vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers, load cells, and wireless data acquisition systems — sold to civil engineering, mining, dam, rail, and infrastructure customers in over 100 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Geosense industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Geotechnical Monitoring Instrumentation
- NAICS
- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Geotechnical Instrumentation & Monitoring (Settlement, Inclinometers, Piezometers) (IMAFAOAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices) (EUADAJAD), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)
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Where Geosense is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bury Saint Edmunds
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Geosense business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Sensor Hardware Sales: Sale of geotechnical monitoring sensors including inclinometers, piezometers, extensometers, load cells, pressure cells, strain gauges, and related accessories. Products designed and manufactured in-house with industry-leading 2-year warranty.
- Data Logger and Software Solutions: Sale of data loggers (GeoLogger Linx, CR Series), wireless gateways, and visualisation software (Inclopro Insight) for automated monitoring and data management.
- Technical Support Services: Industry-leading technical support at every stage of customer projects from specification through installation and ongoing monitoring.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Standard product pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Geosense product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Geosense designs, manufactures, and sells geotechnical and structural monitoring sensors, including vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers, load cells, pressure cells, strain gauges, tilt sensors, and joint/crack meters. The company also provides data loggers, wireless monitoring networks (Wi-SOS Star and Mesh with the Wi-SOS 480 4G Gateway), and cloud-based software (Inclopro Insight and Geosense Connect) for automated, remote data collection, visualization, and project management.
Product overview
Geosense is an end-to-end manufacturer of geotechnical and structural monitoring sensors serving the civil engineering, mining, and environmental industries. The product portfolio centers on vibrating wire and MEMS-based sensors for measuring slope movement, pore pressure, settlement, strain, load, and deformation. Core products include Inclinometers (both in-place automated IPIs and portable MEMS systems), VW Piezometers VWP-3000 Series, IPX In-place Extensometers, VW Anchor Load Cells, Settlement Monitors including the VW Liquid Settlement System VWLSS-200, and a full range of supporting sensors (tilt sensors, pressure cells, strain gauges, flow sensors, temperature sensors, and weather stations). Data acquisition is enabled through GeoLogger Data Loggers, Wireless monitoring systems (Wi-SOS star networks and MeshNET), and wireless gateways like the Wi-SOS 480 4G. Readout and connectivity solutions include the NexusGEO Bluetooth Interface and VW Readout VWR1. Software offerings include Inclopro Insight visualization software and Geosense Connect cloud service. The integrated monitoring workflow spans from sensor installation through automated data collection via wireless networks to cloud-based data management, with all products manufactured in-house at the UK facility near Cambridge under ISO 9001 quality management.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Inclinometers (In-place Inclinometers) MEMS-based in-place inclinometers for geotechnical engineers and instrumentation contractors to monitor lateral subsurface movement in slopes, embankments, dams, and excavations.
- Portable MEMS Inclinometer Portable MEMS tilt/inclinometer instrument for surveying-style spot readings of horizontal displacement, designed for use with the NexusGEO Bluetooth interface and mobile app.
- Tilt Sensors Tilt sensors used by structural engineers and infrastructure asset owners to monitor rotation and inclination of buildings, retaining walls, bridges, and other structures.
- VW Piezometers (VWP-3000 Series) Vibrating wire piezometers for measuring pore water pressure in soil and rock, used in dams, tunnels, excavations, and environmental monitoring by geotechnical engineers.
- Multi-point VW Piezometer Strings Multi-point vibrating wire piezometer strings installed at varied depths in a single borehole to provide depth-profiled pore water pressure readings for dam and groundwater monitoring projects.
- IPX In-place Extensometer In-place extensometers that measure settlement or heave at multiple anchor points in a borehole, used for tunneling, mining, and ground movement monitoring.
- Joint and Crack Meters Joint and crack meters used by structural engineers to monitor displacement across construction joints and cracks in dams, tunnels, buildings, and other structures.
- Settlement Monitors (VW Liquid Settlement System VWLSS-200) Vibrating wire liquid settlement systems (VWLSS-200) for monitoring settlement of embankments, foundations, and ground profiles using hydrostatic profiling.
- VW Anchor Load Cells Vibrating wire anchor load cells for measuring load in rock bolts, ground anchors, tiebacks, and tunnel support elements in mining and infrastructure projects.
- Pressure Cells Pressure cells used by geotechnical and structural engineers to monitor contact pressure between soil/rock and retaining walls, tunnel linings, or bridge abutments.
- Vibrating Wire Strain Gauges Vibrating wire strain gauges for embedded, surface, and weldable installation on concrete and steel structures to monitor stress and strain in bridges, dams, tunnels, and buildings.
- Temperature Sensors Temperature sensors for use in structural health monitoring, environmental monitoring, and geothermal or concrete curing projects.
- Flow Sensors Flow sensors for measuring water flow rates in hydrological, environmental, and geotechnical monitoring programs.
- Weather Station Integrated weather station for measuring meteorological parameters such as rainfall, temperature, and humidity at remote monitoring sites to support geotechnical and environmental projects.
- Data Loggers Standalone and networked data loggers for automated collection, storage, and forwarding of readings from vibrating wire and MEMS sensors in remote monitoring applications.
- Wireless Star (Wi-SOS) Network Wi-SOS Star wireless sensor network for point-to-point remote monitoring, allowing individual sensor nodes to relay data to the Wi-SOS 480 4G Gateway in geotechnical monitoring projects.
- Wireless Mesh Network Self-healing wireless Mesh sensor network for large or complex sites requiring multi-node relay of sensor data back to the central gateway.
- Wi-SOS 480 4G Gateway Edge 4G cellular gateway that aggregates readings from Wi-SOS wireless sensor networks and transmits them to cloud platforms for remote monitoring without on-site comms infrastructure.
- Geospatial Monitoring Systems Geospatial and topographic monitoring solutions integrated with geotechnical sensors to provide coordinated ground deformation monitoring for mining, infrastructure, and environmental projects.
- Inclopro Insight Software Browser-based visualization and analysis software for inclinometer and geotechnical sensor data, enabling engineers to produce plots and reports from automatic readings.
- Geosense Connect Cloud Platform Cloud-based platform for automated project monitoring, sensor configuration, data visualization, alerting, and project data management across multiple monitoring sites.
- NexusGEO Bluetooth Interface and App Bluetooth hardware interface and mobile application used by field engineers to configure and read Geosense portable instruments (such as the portable MEMS inclinometer) wirelessly on site.
Quantifiable outcome
- 30+ years of experience delivering sensors to over 100 countries
Companies that use Geosense
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Geosense technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature6 records
Geosense partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional partner.
- British Drilling Association (BDA)coreBDA webinar partnership where Geosense MD Tim Clegg presents on Vibrating Wire Piezometers and IPIs. Sponsored by BAM Ritchies (ground engineering division of BAM Nuttall).
- TirocoreDedicated Science and Manufacturing training provider facilitating Geosense's apprenticeship programs. Partnership supports workforce development through vocational education.
- West Suffolk CollegecoreEducational partner supporting employee sponsorship programs. Geosense sponsors employees through Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diploma, and BEng programs in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
- Marton Geotechnical Services LtdminorListed as partner/integration. UK-based geotechnical services company.
- MGS EuropeminorListed as partner/integration. European geotechnical services partner.
- PCTE (Australia)regional partnerAustralian distributor. Testimonial from William Ward, PCTE: 'The quality of their fabrication is unsurpassed in the market, particularly their equipment which easily achieves its specifications.'
- RAMJACKregional partnerDistribution partner. Testimonial from Hugh Maleka, RAMJACK: 'Geosense delivers high quality products that you can trust for critical geotechnical applications. Their instrumentation has consistently performed with reliability across every project where we have deployed it.'
- Murphy Geospatialregional partnerPartner testimonial from Aaron Solera, Murphy Geospatial: 'Their products are reliable, robust, and engineered to a very high standard, making them an excellent choice for critical monitoring applications.'
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Geosense competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Worldsensing: Worldsensing provides wireless monitoring solutions for mining, construction, and rail infrastructure with IoT gateways and cloud software. Comparable to Geosense's wireless monitoring and cloud-connect strategy, particularly in mining and rail applications.
- Senceive: Senceive is a UK-based wireless geotechnical and structural monitoring company using mesh networks and IoT sensors for rail, tunnel, and infrastructure monitoring. Overlaps with Geosense's Wi-SOS and MeshNET wireless systems but with a more focused, software-led positioning.
Direct peers
- Measurand Inc. Measurand manufactures the ShapeArray, a MEMS-based inclinometer system for deformation monitoring that directly competes with Geosense's MEMS inclinometer and IPI offerings. Both target tunneling, mining, and slope stability applications with similar digital, automated monitoring solutions.
- RST Instruments: RST Instruments is a Canadian manufacturer of geotechnical and structural monitoring instruments (inclinometers, piezometers, extensometers, data loggers) and a near-direct competitor to Geosense. Both compete in mining, tunneling, and infrastructure projects globally, including overlapping channel partners.
- Durham Geo Slope Indicator: Durham Geo distributes and supports the Slope Indicator inclinometer product line plus a full geotechnical instrumentation range closely overlapping with Geosense's portfolio. Comparable in serving ground investigation and infrastructure monitoring customers.
- Roctest (Nova Metrix): Roctest, part of Nova Metrix, produces vibrating wire sensors, fiber optic sensors, and geotechnical instrumentation directly comparable to Geosense's piezometers, extensometers, and load cells. Comparable end markets in infrastructure, dams, and mining.
- Geokon: Geokon is the global leader in vibrating wire geotechnical instrumentation, manufacturing piezometers, extensometers, load cells, and strain gauges highly comparable to Geosense's core product portfolio. Both serve the same infrastructure, dam, and mining customers with overlapping technology and channel.
- Soil Instruments (part of Geotechnical Monitoring Group): Soil Instruments is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of geotechnical and structural monitoring instruments (inclinometers, piezometers, settlement sensors) directly comparable to Geosense's core product lines. Both serve UK and international infrastructure markets.
Broad incumbents
- Campbell Scientific: Campbell Scientific is a larger data acquisition and measurement specialist whose data loggers integrate with Geosense sensors. While primarily a partner, Campbell competes in the broader environmental and geotechnical monitoring market with overlapping hardware offerings.
- James Fisher Monitoring Solutions: James Fisher provides asset monitoring and integrity services across infrastructure, energy, and marine markets, competing with Geosense in structural monitoring services. Larger UK-listed firm with broader scope including service-led delivery.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Geosense social profiles
Digital presenceGeosense compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Geosense financial estimates
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Frequently asked questions about Geosense
What does Geosense do?
Geosense designs, manufactures, and sells geotechnical and structural monitoring sensors, including vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers, load cells, pressure cells, strain gauges, tilt sensors, and joint/crack meters. The company also provides data loggers, wireless monitoring networks (Wi-SOS Star and Mesh with the Wi-SOS 480 4G Gateway), and cloud-based software (Inclopro Insight and Geosense Connect) for automated, remote data collection, visualization, and project management.
Is Geosense a public or private company?
Geosense is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Geosense founded?
Geosense was founded in 1990. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Geosense based?
Geosense is headquartered in Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Geosense make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Sensor Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are data Logger and Software Solutions and technical Support Services.
Who are Geosense's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Worldsensing and Senceive. Direct peers are Measurand Inc., RST Instruments, Durham Geo Slope Indicator, Roctest (Nova Metrix), Geokon and Soil Instruments (part of Geotechnical Monitoring Group). Broad incumbents are Campbell Scientific and James Fisher Monitoring Solutions.
Does Geosense have an API?
No public API is recorded for Geosense.
What industry is Geosense in?
Geosense's product category is Geotechnical Monitoring Instrumentation. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAOAH, Geotechnical Instrumentation & Monitoring (Settlement, Inclinometers, Piezometers), with a secondary code of EUADAJAD, Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices). Its NAICS code is 334515 and its SIC code is 3823.