Géoposition Arpenteurs-Géomètre inc

What Géoposition Arpenteurs-Géomètre inc does

Géoposition Arpenteurs-Géomètre inc is a Quebec-based professional surveying and geomatics firm, operating continuously since 1971 (with one secondary source indicating a 2000 incorporation date for the current entity). The company employs between 101 and 250 staff and operates from five offices across the province — Val-d'Or, Amos, Montréal, Boisbriand, and Québec City — covering mining, forestry, energy, infrastructure, municipal, and real-estate clients throughout Quebec.

Its service portfolio spans traditional cadastral and boundary surveying, topographic and construction surveying, and increasingly technology-enabled offerings: 3D laser scanning, drone-based aerial photogrammetry, LiDAR acquisition (delivered through a dedicated subsidiary, PHB, spun off around 2014), and BIM-compatible digital modeling. The firm holds qualified-supplier status with federal and provincial ministries and counts Hydro-Québec, Gaz Métro/Énergir, TransCanada, Bombardier, Domtar, SNC-Lavalin, Ville de Montréal, the STM, and the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles among its disclosed clients.

The business model is project-based professional services: revenue is generated per engagement through fixed-price and time-and-materials contracts, with billings tied to public-infrastructure RFPs, private-sector capex projects, and recurring cadastral work. Geographic expansion is signaled through a partnership in Burkina Faso and stated intent to extend into Tunisia, Latin America, and the Middle East via the PHB subsidiary. Five licensed arpenteurs-géomètres anchor the regulated deliverable layer, with engineering, biological, and technical staff supporting data acquisition and processing.

Name

Géoposition Arpenteurs-Géomètre inc

Legal name

GÉOPOSITION, arpenteurs-géomètres

Website

https://geoposition.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Géoposition Arpenteurs-Géomètre inc is a Quebec surveying and geomatics firm offering boundary, topographic, LiDAR, drone, and 3D scanning services to government, utility, mining, construction, and real-estate clients across five Quebec offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Surveying and Geomatics Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Construction site surveying
• Mining site surveying
• LiDAR aerial mapping
• GPS satellite positioning

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Surveying and Geomatics Services: Project-based professional services revenue from legal surveying (property certificates, boundary demarcation, cadastral operations), construction surveying (building layout, structural implementation), mining site surveying, and geomatics services including LiDAR and aerial imaging. Services provided to government, energy, construction, and commercial sectors across Quebec and internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Géoposition Arpenteurs-Géomètre inc is a Quebec-based professional surveying and geomatics firm providing land surveying, legal cadastral work, construction and mining site surveying, GPS/GNSS satellite positioning, LiDAR and photogrammetry, digital cartography, and drone-based aerial mapping. The firm operates through five offices across Quebec and supports government, energy, mining, infrastructure, construction, and residential property owner clients, with international projects delivered through its subsidiary PHB inc.

Product overview

GÉOPOSITION, arpenteurs-géomètres is a surveying and geomatics firm with over 35 years of experience, operating as a single firm with five offices across Quebec. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of surveying and geomatics services organized around its core offerings: residential, legal, and construction surveying. Its subsidiary PHB provides specialized LiDAR and aerial imagery products and services for complex, large-scale international projects. The service portfolio also includes satellite positioning (GPS), digital cartography, photogrammetry, mining site surveying, engineering work, and real estate project management. The company is known for early adoption of advanced technologies including kinematic GPS surveys in forest and mining environments, and drone-based aerial surveys.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Surveying (Arpentage résidentiel)
• Legal Surveying (Arpentage légal)
• Construction Surveying (Arpentage de construction)
• Mining Site Surveying (Arpentage de sites miniers)
• Satellite Positioning / GPS-GNSS Services
• Digital Cartography (Cartographie numérique)
• LiDAR and Photogrammetry Services
• Drone-Based Surveying (Relevés par drones)
• Real Estate Project Management (Gestion de projets immobiliers)
• Engineering Field Work (Travaux de génie)
• Gyroscope Alignment Surveys (Arpentage de galeries au gyroscope)
• Topographic and Bathymetric Surveys

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 poles installed for fibre optic network spanning Abitibi-Témiscamingue to Mont-Laurier
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PHB inccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPHB inc is a subsidiary of Géoposition offering LiDAR and high-precision aerial imaging geomatic products and services. Operates from Montréal and Québec offices with particular expertise in complex, large-scale international projects in South America, Africa, and the Middle East. PHB participates in major projects requiring airborne LiDAR technology.
• Partner in Burkina FasocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership arrangement in Burkina Faso enabling specialized surveying and geomatics services in Africa. Supports international projects including cadastral surveys, geodetic point installation, and topographic surveys for government and mining clients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a large Quebec presence (including the 2015 acquisition of Quebec surveying firm LVM). Comparable as a competing surveying/geomatics provider but with vastly broader service portfolio and deeper capital base than Géoposition.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering consultancy with surveying, geomatics and environmental services across Canada. Comparable to Géoposition across mining, energy, infrastructure and government client segments, but at much larger scale and broader service scope.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm offering surveying, GIS and remote sensing services with a Canadian presence. Comparable in technical capabilities and target end-markets, but operates at materially larger scale with full global delivery network.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with surveying, geomatics and remote sensing capabilities serving mining, water, energy and government clients. Comparable in service lines and customer overlap, particularly in mining and infrastructure, but with substantially broader geographic reach.
• AtkinsRéalis: Global engineering and project management firm headquartered in Montreal (formerly SNC-Lavalin) with surveying, geomatics and infrastructure services across Quebec. Comparable as a competitor for Quebec government and infrastructure mandates, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Norda Stelo: Quebec-based engineering consulting firm offering surveying, geotechnics and project management to mining, energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable to Géoposition in Quebec market focus, technical/engineering service portfolio and exposure to Northern Quebec resource projects.
• BBA: Quebec-based independent engineering consulting firm specializing in mining, energy and industrial sectors with geomatics and surveying capabilities. Comparable to Géoposition's mining and energy customer base and Quebec operating footprint.
• CIMA+: Quebec-headquartered engineering and project management firm offering surveying, geomatics and construction-phase services to government, energy, mining and infrastructure clients across Canada. Highly comparable to Géoposition given overlapping Quebec customer base and service lines (CIMA+ is itself listed as a Géoposition client).
• TULLOCH Engineering: Canadian engineering, surveying and geomatics firm with mining, infrastructure and energy clients across Ontario and other provinces. Comparable in being a mid-sized, multi-office Canadian surveying firm with mining and infrastructure focus, though more Ontario-centric than Géoposition's Quebec base.
• Englobe Corp: Canadian employee-owned engineering, environmental and geomatics consulting firm offering land surveying, GIS and remote sensing across Quebec and the rest of Canada. Comparable in service mix, customer segments (government, mining, infrastructure) and Canadian private ownership profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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