What 3D Mapping Solutions does

3D Mapping Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Holzkirchen, Germany with a US subsidiary in McMurray, Pennsylvania, is a privately held specialist in high-precision road-network data capture for automotive development. Founded in 2007 and led by Managing Directors Jörg Günther and Martin Heinrich, the company operates a proprietary Mobile Mapping System using dual laser scanners and calibrated imagery to produce point clouds that form the foundation for its full product portfolio.

The company's product set comprises Point Clouds, Surface Models (road surface for tire, NVH and vehicle-dynamics simulation, compliant with ISO 8608 or IRI), HD Maps (road network topology, lane and intersection logic, signage and signals) and 3D Environment Models (photorealistic assets for Unreal/Unity). These are offered individually or combined as integrated Digital Twins under the "what you feel is what you see" alignment principle, output in industry-standard formats (ASAM OpenDrive, OpenCRG, Road5, Lanelet2, FBX) and validated against all major automotive simulation platforms, including ANSYS, IPG Carmaker, VI-grade, VTD, ADAMS and Cosin FTire.

The business model is enterprise sales-led B2B, combining one-time licensing of ready-to-use track and road datasets with professional services for custom survey acquisition and simulation integration. Target customers are automotive OEMs and tier-1 suppliers, simulation software vendors, tire manufacturers, proving-ground operators, and motorsports/gaming organizations, with primary geographic reach in Europe and North America (surveying vehicles based in Germany and the US) and a growing footprint into the Middle East (Dubai Autodrome) and additional continental European markets. A gated demo-data download portal, a LinkedIn presence and an active partner co-marketing program support direct and channel-based demand generation.

Name

3D Mapping Solutions

Legal name

3D Mapping Solutions GmbH

Website

https://3d-mapping.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

3D Mapping Solutions GmbH provides high-precision 3D road-network data — point clouds, surface models, HD maps and 3D environments — captured with its own Mobile Mapping System for automotive OEMs, simulation software vendors, tire makers, proving grounds, and motorsports customers in Europe and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Simulation Data

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

akta.pro primary industry

HD Maps & Localization for Autonomous/ADAS (BPAMANAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs) (BPAMANAB), 3D Vision, Depth Sensing & Point Cloud Analytics (HDAAAEAK)

Keywords

• Mobile mapping services
• HD mapping data
• 3D environment models
• Driving simulation data
• Autonomous vehicle mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Holzkirchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Data Products Licensing: Sale of digital road data products including HD Maps, Surface Models, 3D Environment Models, and Point Clouds. Products are provided in industry-standard formats (ASAM OpenDrive, OpenCRG, Road5, Lanelet2, FBX, etc.) for integration into simulation platforms.
2. Ready-to-Use Track Products: Pre-configured, quality-verified track data products for immediate use in simulations. Includes racetracks and public road networks that can be ordered directly.
3. Custom Surveying Services: Data acquisition services using the company's Mobile Mapping System for capturing road space with high-precision laser scanning and calibrated imagery for specific customer requirements.
4. Custom Integration Services: Services for integration of data products into customer simulation environments, creating tailored Digital Twins of test tracks, proving grounds, racetracks, or public road networks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

3D Mapping Solutions captures and sells high-precision digital mapping data products of road networks, proving grounds, and racetracks for automotive simulation and development. Core offerings include Point Clouds, Surface Models, HD Maps, 3D Environment Models, and integrated Digital Twins, produced from a proprietary Mobile Mapping System using dual laser scanning and calibrated imagery. The company also provides custom surveying and integration services to embed data into customer simulation environments across Europe and North America.

Product overview

3D Mapping Solutions provides a comprehensive portfolio of digital mapping and simulation data products for automotive development, including Point Clouds (captured via high-precision laser scanning), Surface Models (road surface data for vehicle dynamics and ride comfort), HD Maps (detailed road network topology and logic), 3D Environment Models (for Unreal/Unity game engines), and Digital Twins (integrating all data types). Their Mobile Mapping System serves as the core data acquisition technology. Products are provided in industry-standard formats including ASAM OpenDrive, OpenCRG, Road5, Lanelet2, and FBX, and integrate with simulation platforms like VTD, IPG Carmaker, ADAMS, and Cosin FTire. The company offers both public road network data and private site/proving ground solutions, with Ready-to-Use Tracks available for immediate simulation use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Point Clouds High-resolution and high-precision point cloud data captured by two laser scanners, serving as the accurate foundation for all other modeling applications including surface modeling, environmental modeling, and object extraction for HD Maps.
• Surface Models High-accuracy and high-resolution digital road surface models providing absolute height data and relative accuracy for measuring road condition factors such as longitudinal evenness. Used for tire development, noise analysis, vehicle dynamics, ride comfort simulation, and assessment based on ISO 8608 or IRI standards, in formats including ASAM OpenCRG and RGR.
• HD Maps Highly accurate digital maps with detailed road network representation including track model, markings, guardrails, signage, traffic signals, lane and intersection logic, and visible objects in adjacent areas. Used for ADAS testing, driving simulation, and as ground truth reference during real-world vehicle testing, delivered in formats such as ASAM OpenDrive, Road5, and Lanelet2.
• 3D Environment Models Detailed photorealistic 3D representations of road environments for driving simulation, enabling analysis of driving functions, scenarios, and driver behavior evaluation. Provided in FBX format as standard output and compatible with Unreal and Unity game engines.
• Digital Twins Comprehensive digital replicas of test tracks, proving grounds, racetracks, or public roads that seamlessly integrate HD Maps, 3D Environment Models, and Surface Models, perfectly aligned under the principle of 'what you feel is what you see.'
• Ready-to-Use Tracks Pre-configured tracks meeting high-quality standards that can be ordered directly and used immediately in simulations without additional adjustments. Includes race tracks such as Nürburgring Nordschleife, Grand-Prix, Spa Francorchamps, Le Mans, Hockenheimring, Monza, Dubai Autodrome, Imola, and public road networks such as Ingolstadt, Munich, Grossglockner, Highway A8, A9, and US routes.
• Custom Surveying and Mobile Mapping Services Data acquisition services using the company's proprietary Mobile Mapping System with high-precision laser scanning and calibrated imagery to capture road space details for specific customer requirements, covering test tracks, proving grounds, racetracks, and public road networks in Europe and North America.
• Custom Integration Services Services for integrating 3D Mapping Solutions data products into customer simulation environments, creating tailored Digital Twins of test tracks, proving grounds, racetracks, or public road networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce reliance on costly physical prototypes and extensive real-world testing
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• rFpro LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides driving simulation software and Digital-Twins for Autonomous Driving, ADAS and Vehicle Dynamics development, testing and validation. Key partner for driving simulation integration.
• cosin scientific software AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides FTire, the market-leading high-frequency and multi-purpose tire model for advanced tire and road surface modeling. Partner for tire simulation with full support for tire data measurement and road surface measurement.
• VI-grade GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading provider of software products and services for demanding system level simulation applications. Offers revolutionary complete solutions for static and dynamic driving simulation with selected partners.
• IPG Automotive GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal leader in virtual test driving technology developing innovative software solutions and hardware products for ADAS & automated driving, powertrain and vehicle dynamics. Key partner for virtual test driving integration.
• ANSYScoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal leader in engineering simulation software with over 50 years of experience. ANSYS enables innovators to push boundaries using predictive power of simulation for automotive and mobility applications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• VI-grade: Leading provider of driving simulation software and static/dynamic driving simulators for system-level vehicle development. Comparable as a 'core' integration partner that incorporates 3DMS road surface and HD map data into its simulation platform.
• TomTom: Major provider of HD maps and location data for automotive ADAS/AV applications. Comparable product category (HD map datasets) but operates at consumer-navigation plus enterprise scale, well beyond 3DMS's proving-ground and racetrack specialization.
• IPG Automotive: Global leader in virtual test driving software for ADAS, automated driving, powertrain, and vehicle dynamics. Comparable as a core integration partner and as a provider of simulation environments where 3DMS's HD map data is consumed as critical input.
• HERE Technologies: Global leader in HD maps for ADAS and autonomous driving, serving most major automotive OEMs. Highly comparable to 3D Mapping Solutions in HD map production and automotive focus, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic coverage including city- and country-level road networks.
• Mobileye: Tier-1 supplier of ADAS and AV mapping and perception technology, with proprietary HD map and REM crowdsourcing pipeline. Comparable as an HD map producer for ADAS/AV, though Mobileye's scale, in-house sensor stack, and REM crowdsourcing approach differ from 3DMS's curated high-precision surveying model.

Direct peers

• DeepMap (Qualcomm): HD mapping and localization technology for autonomous vehicles, now part of Qualcomm. Directly comparable in delivering high-precision road maps for AV simulation and deployment, with a software-platform orientation similar to 3DMS's simulation-integration positioning.
• Dynamic Map Platform: Specialist HD map provider for autonomous driving, formed via roll-up of Ushr and other mapping assets. Directly comparable in producing high-precision HD road data for AV and ADAS, though with a city-scale rather than test-track focus.
• rFpro: Driving simulation software and Digital Twin provider for ADAS, autonomous driving, and vehicle dynamics. Highly comparable as a core partner but also a near-adjacent competitor, since rFpro delivers digital twins of test environments—the same use case 3DMS serves as a data input.

Emerging players

• Civil Maps: Early-stage HD mapping and localization for autonomous vehicles. Comparable in producing point-cloud-derived HD map data, though focused more on city-scale crowdsourced mapping than 3DMS's curated proving-ground and racetrack content.
• AB Dynamics: Supplier of automotive testing equipment and driver assistance test systems used at proving grounds. Comparable as an ecosystem peer serving the same automotive R&D customer base around proving-ground and ADAS test workflows, though focused on test robots and track instrumentation rather than mapping data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3d-mapping-solutions-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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