GIAP

What GIAP does

GIAP (Gospodarczy Instytut Analiz Przestrzennych) is a Polish GIS software vendor that builds spatial information systems exclusively for Polish public administration. The company was founded in 2015 (though it advertises 15+ years of operational history) and is headquartered in Warsaw with a branch in Lublin. Its product architecture centers on the Samorzadowa Platforma Danych Przestrzennych (SPDP), a modular platform combining desktop and web GIS applications built on the open-source QGIS engine, with 20+ domain-specific modules covering spatial planning, municipal registers, environmental data, infrastructure, and citizen participation. The portfolio also includes POLAMAP (desktop GIS for municipal registries and automated planning-document generation), mapa.inspire-hub.pl (a national map portal covering 200+ municipalities), E-uslugi (electronic public services such as e-wypis and e-zaswiadczenie), ADAMAP (customizable map portal), PolaMap WODGiK (dedicated software for voivodeship geodetic documentation centers), EKO REJESTR (environmental data registry), and a free QGIS plugin called Pola Map Lite. Complementary services include 3D laser scanning via an exclusive NavVis distribution partnership, digitalization of historical planning documents dating to the 1970s, system implementation, training, and helpdesk support.

The company serves three primary customer segments within Polish public administration: municipalities and city offices (gminy and urzedy miast) of all sizes, voivodeship geodetic and cartographic documentation centers (WODGiK), and voivodeship marshal offices. Over 280 local government units (JST) use its BeSTi@ WPF financial-reporting module, and named customers span all 16 Polish voivodeships (Boleslawiec, Rzeszow, Sopot, Stargard, Zamosc, Malbork, Zgierz, Gorzow Wielkopolski, and the marshal offices of Podkarpackie and Warminsko-Mazurskie, among others). GIAP generates revenue through annual software subscriptions for SPDP modules, professional services (digitalization, implementation, training), recurring technical support, and laser scanning services. Distribution is via direct sales responding to public procurement tenders, consortium bidding on EU Regional Operational Program projects (with partners including ESRI Polska, Integrated Solutions, and Designers), and a reseller/channel network (Nefeni, SYSTHERM INFO, REKORD SI, GEOMATYKA KRAKOW, GEOBID, ZETO Software). In May 2020 the company combined with Sputnik Software to form the STGE holding group, and it has continued to launch new products (PolaMap Kontrole in 2024, EKO REJESTR and Pola Map Lite in 2025) and participate in industry events (QGIS Users Meeting 2026, AI-in-government conference 2026).

Name

GIAP

Legal name

Gospodarczy Instytut Analiz Przestrzennych Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://giap.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GIAP is a Polish GIS software vendor that builds modular spatial-information platforms on QGIS exclusively for Polish public administration, serving hundreds of municipalities, voivodeship geodetic centers, and marshal offices with subscriptions, digitization services, and NavVis-distributed 3D laser scanning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government GIS Software

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMANAK

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Maps, Location & Navigation Platforms

SECONDARYEUAHAKAC

Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Data Management, Modeling & GIS/Remote Sensing

SECONDARYBPAMANAB

Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs)

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Maps, Location & Navigation Platforms

Keywords

• GIS software solutions
• Spatial data platforms
• Municipal government software
• Geographic information systems
• Public administration technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: SPDP platform modules sold as licenses to municipalities and public institutions. Modules include POLAMAP for spatial planning, MIENIE KOMUNALNE for property management, and various specialized applications for environmental, infrastructure, and administrative tasks.
2. Professional Services and Implementation: Digitalization of planning documents, system implementation, configuration, training, and technical support services for public administration clients
3. Technical Support and Helpdesk: Ongoing technical assistance through helpdesk providing phone and remote support for deployed systems
4. BeSTi@ WPF Reports: Report templates for the BeSTi@ WPF system used by Polish local governments for financial planning and reporting
5. Laser Scanning Services: 3D laser scanning services using NavVis technology for facility management, building digitization, and BIM applications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GIAP develops and sells GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software and the proprietary SPDP (Samorzadowa Platforma Danych Przestrzennych) municipal spatial data platform for Polish public administration. The portfolio includes the desktop POLAMAP application, the national mapa.inspire-hub.pl portal, e-services modules, citizen participation tools, and laser scanning services, sold to municipalities, voivodeship geodetic centers, and marshal offices via licenses, subscriptions, and professional services.

Product overview

GIAP (Gospodarczy Instytut Analiz Przestrzennych) is a Polish GIS software company providing comprehensive spatial information systems exclusively for public administration. The portfolio is organized around a modular platform architecture centered on the Samorządowa Platforma Danych Przestrzennych (SPDP), which encompasses over 20 domain-specific desktop GIS modules covering spatial planning, administrative decisions, municipal finances, waste and tourism management, infrastructure, and utilities. This core platform is extended by web-based products including POLAMAP (desktop GIS application for municipal registry management and automated document generation), mapa.inspire-hub.pl (national map portal for sharing spatial information across Poland), E-usługi / E-SPDP (electronic public services enabling residents to submit requests online), ADAMAP (customizable map portal), and specialized modules such as Geoankieta (citizen survey tool), E-partycypacja (citizen participation portal), E-zgłoszenia/E-USTERKA (issue reporting), E-CMENTARZ (cemetery management), Business Intelligence (real-time analytics portal), INWESTOR (investment portal), PolaMap WODGiK (geodesy centre management), EKO REJESTR (environmental registry), and Pola Map Lite (free QGIS plugin). Services include laser scanning via NavVis technology, digitalization of planning documents, map compositions, training, data acquisition, and technical support. GIAP serves hundreds of municipalities and institutions throughout Poland and organizes the annual LIDERZY INSPIRE competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPDP (Samorządowa Platforma Danych Przestrzennych): Comprehensive GIS platform for local government data management with multiple integrated domain applications.
• PolaMap
• mapa.inspire-hub.pl
• ADAMAP
• EKO REJESTR

Products and services

• Samorzadowa Platforma Danych Przestrzennych (SPDP) Integrated GIS platform comprising over 20 domain-specific modules covering spatial planning, administrative decisions, municipal finances, waste management, tourism, infrastructure, and municipal communication, combining desktop and web solutions for end-to-end resident service and administrative decision support for Polish local governments.
• POLAMAP Desktop GIS application for managing municipal registries, automating document generation (wypis, wyrys, zaswiadczenie), calculating climate fees, and creating map compositions for public administration offices in Poland.
• mapa.inspire-hub.pl National map portal for sharing spatial information, providing a fast way to find information about parcels regarding address points, spatial planning, protected areas, flood risk, and other spatial data across all of Poland.
• E-uslugi (E-SPDP) Electronic public services platform enabling residents to handle administrative matters online, including e-wypis (electronic extract), e-wyrys (electronic plan copy), e-zaswiadczenie (electronic certificate), and e-deklaracje (electronic declarations).
• ADAMAP Map portal with administrator panel allowing personalization of appearance and published content, creation of subportals and map compositions, and addition of external spatial layers, built in containerized Docker architecture and bi-directionally integrated with POLAMAP.
• Geoankieta Modern GIS tool for collecting opinions and proposals online via an interactive map platform, enabling residents to participate in consultations by answering questions and marking areas on the map, supporting citizen engagement in spatial planning decisions.
• E-partycypacja (Portal Partycypacji) Online citizen participation platform enabling residents to submit proposals and comments on new spatial development plans or STUDIUM changes digitally, while administrators have access to all documentation from the portal level.
• E-zgloszenia (formerly E-USTERKA) Resident-facing issue reporting application allowing citizens to report problems such as broken streetlights, potholes, or damaged sidewalks, and administrators to manage and respond to submissions through a transparent interface.
• E-CMENTARZ Map portal for searching graves and buried persons, including full inventory of cemetery infrastructure elements, orthophoto mapping, and photographic documentation to facilitate easy and fast grave location, integrated with an application for cemetery managers and parishes.
• Business Intelligence (BI) Real-time or near-real-time business intelligence portal delivering critical information to decision-makers for informed and data-driven decision-making, positioned as a key area of innovation for administrative transformation.
• INWESTOR Modern GIS system supporting investment offer presentation through interactive online maps, 3D data portals, and dedicated investor portals, with tools for managing and creating spatial data, layers, and compositions for planned investments.
• PolaMap WODGiK Dedicated software for Voivodeship Documentation Centres of Geodesy and Cartography (WODGiK), managing BDOT10k database and supporting regional spatial data infrastructure across Polish voivodeships.
• Skaning laserowy (Laser Scanning Service - NavVis) 3D laser scanning service using NavVis technology (M3 robot, M6 Trolley) for indoor building digitization, virtual walkthroughs, and BIM integration, offered as a certified NavVis partner in Poland for both public administration and private sector clients.
• EKO REJESTR Environmental data registry portal providing access to environmental information following the decommissioning of the Ministry of Climate and Environment's EkoPortal Wykaz, supporting e-services related to environmental protection data.
• PolaMap Kontrole Tool developed with partner Nefeni to identify properties not reported for taxation purposes.
• BeSTi@ WPF Raporty Report templates for the BeSTi@ WPF (Wieloletnia Prognoza Finansowa) system used by local government units across Poland, enabling budget data comparison, financial plan verification, and multi-year financial planning reports.
• Pola Map Lite Free QGIS plugin providing basic GIS tools for QGIS users, expanded with additional functionalities for spatial data processing and analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automates generation of planning documents (wypis, wyrys, zaświadczenie)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Comp S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Comp S.A. organized the conference 'Samorzad w erze cyfrowej do 2030 r.' where GIAP participated as technology partner, showcasing geoportal solutions for modern administration.
• Sputnik SoftwarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2020GIAP and Sputnik Software (both IT providers for public administration) combined forces in 2020 to create holding group STGE.
• NefenicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNefeni is a software producer for public administration creating the integrated IT platform 'Nowoczesny Urzad' and dedicated domain systems. GIAP collaborates on solutions including PolaMap Kontrole for property identification and taxation.
• SYSTHERM INFOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSYSTHERM INFO distributes the GEO-INFO Spatial Information System, a leading fully object-oriented system for large-scale topographic maps in Poland. GIAP collaborates on geodetic solutions.
• REKORD SIminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorREKORD SI provides modern IT solutions for manufacturing companies and public administration through qualified IT staff and latest IT solutions.
• GEOMATYKA KRAKOWminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGEOMATYKA KRAKOW creates the Ewid 2007 system - a modern integrated system for geodetic documentation centers, property management, and architecture using Oracle database.
• ZETO SoftwareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZETO Software is an IT company in northeastern Poland since 1971, specializing in IT systems design, development, integration, and implementation for public administration.
• NavViscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerNavVis is a German world leader in indoor laser scanning. GIAP is the exclusive certified distributor in Poland, offering M3 robot and M6 Trolley scanning solutions for building digitization and BIM applications.
• Integrated SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated Solutions partnered with GIAP for Podkarpacki System Informacji Przestrzennej (PSIP) project covering 18 poviats and 4 cities, funded by EU Regional Operational Program.
• ESRI PolskacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESRI Polska and GIAP consortium won tender for GeoBaza project for Gdansk city. GIAP also implements solutions in Esri technology.
• Designers Sp. z o.o.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigners Sp. z o.o. is part of consortium with GIAP and Comp S.A. for Lubuskie Centrum Kompetencji Cyfrowych i Uslug Wspolnych project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ZETO Software: Long-standing Polish IT firm since 1971 designing and implementing systems for public administration, including spatial data solutions; competes for the same gminy and powiat contracts GIAP targets.
• GeoBid: Polish vendor of EWMAPA, a leading geodetic/cadastral IT platform integrated with GIAP's POLAMAP for SIP implementations including Rzeszów; directly competing for the same municipal and WODGiK RFPs.
• REKORD SI: Polish IT solutions provider for manufacturing and public administration, working with qualified staff on municipal/regional systems - overlapping channel and product overlap with GIAP's public-administration suite.
• SYSTHERM INFO: Distributor of the GEO-INFO Spatial Information System, a leading fully object-oriented system for large-scale topographic maps in Poland - directly competes with SPDP/POLAMAP at municipal and regional level.
• Geomatyka Krakow: Provider of Ewid 2007, an integrated system for Polish geodetic documentation centres, property management, and architecture using Oracle - a direct competing platform for WODGiK and gminy customers.

Regional players

• Sygnity: One of the largest Polish IT services vendors serving central and local government; competes indirectly for IT outsourcing and e-government contracts that include spatial data components.

Others

• Sputnik Software: Polish provider of IT systems for public administration combined with GIAP into the STGE holding group in 2020; a sister company in the same capital group with complementary (rather than overlapping) municipal offerings.
• Comp S.A. Polish IT company and GIAP strategic partner, organizer of the 'Samorząd w erze cyfrowej' conference where GIAP participates as technology partner; adjacent in public-sector digital services but broader portfolio than GIAP.
• Nefeni: Polish public-administration software producer behind 'Nowoczesny Urząd' platform; co-develops PolaMap Kontrole with GIAP - adjacent ecosystem player rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• ESRI Polska: Polish arm of the global GIS leader; both a strategic consortium partner of GIAP (e.g. GeoBaza for Gdańsk) and a competitor in ArcGIS-based municipal GIS deployments across voivodeships and large cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NaMapie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/giap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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