Land & Plan

What Land & Plan does

Land & Plan (Landinspektørfirmaet Land & Plan A/S) is a Danish licensed land surveying and engineering firm founded in 1870 and consolidated under its current form in spring 2024 through the merger of Landinspektørfirmaet Bonefeld & Bystrup with subsidiary Land & Plan. The firm delivers cadastral, surveying, property registration, and engineering consulting services to municipalities, public institutions, private developers, contractors, investors, farmers, and private landowners across Denmark, with offices in Horsens (headquarters) and Ry and primary strength in eastern Denmark and Jutland. Named enterprise engagements include Danish Crown's Denmark-largest industrial building (a 6.9 ha slaughterhouse building on a 37+ ha site), nationwide Shell Denmark service station registration, technical measurements for Bilka and Randers Storcenter, precision setting-out at Forum Horsens, deformation measurements for Odense Steel Shipyard (Lindø), and surveying services for Region Midtjylland and Regionshospitalet Horsens. Corporate-relevant recognition includes the 2024 Royal Reward Medal in Silver from His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark for 50 years of service to a single employee.

The service portfolio encompasses subdivision and cadastral changes, building layout and staking, property registration and servitut work, total consulting, tendering, construction supervision, site planning, condominium consulting, and project economics. The technological stack includes a proprietary AI-powered servitut search system integrated with tinglysning.dk that processes scanned deeds dating to the 1930s-1940s and surfaces summaries inside the case management workflow; Trafikstyrelsen-certified air drones for terrain mapping plus a water drone for measuring depths in inaccessible basins, small lakes, and rainwater facilities; certified water measurement capabilities with approved tolerances and LER handling for water utilities; 3D terrain modeling; and GPS-based measurement.

The business model is professional services revenue billed primarily on time and materials (hourly rates for surveyors, technicians, and assistants), with fixed-scope engagements for total consultancy, interim a conto invoicing for projects over one month, net-14-day payment terms, public fees passed through at cost, and defined overtime surcharges of 50% for the first three overtime hours and 100% thereafter. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, driven by direct engagement between qualified surveyors and clients (municipalities, developers, enterprises, farmers, private landowners), supplemented by LinkedIn presence and the SAMSPIL school outreach program conducted in partnership with Horsens Municipality. Headcount is approximately 30+ employees.

Name

Land & Plan

Legal name

Landinspektørfirmaet Land & Plan A/S

Website

https://landplan.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Land & Plan is a Danish licensed land surveying and engineering firm with 150+ years of history, delivering cadastral, drone-based surveying, AI-enabled property registration, and total consulting services to municipalities, developers, enterprises, and landowners throughout Denmark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Surveying Services

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Cadastral services
• Property registration
• Construction planning
• Drone surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Horsens

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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 engineering services: Time and materials billing for land surveying, property registration, construction planning and supervision services. Invoiced after incurred time and expenses for shorter tasks, with interim invoicing for projects exceeding one month duration.
2. Project-based consulting: Fixed scope engagements for total consultancy, project economics, and supervision services, with billing according to agreed project phases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Land & Plan is a licensed Danish land surveying and engineering firm offering cadastral and subdivision services, property registration (tinglysning), servitude searches, building layout and setting-out, site planning, construction supervision, tendering, and full project consulting. The firm combines traditional licensed surveyor expertise with drone-based aerial and water surveying and a proprietary AI-powered servitude document analysis system, serving municipalities, developers, contractors, farmers, and private landowners throughout Denmark.

Product overview

Land & Plan is a land surveying and planning company offering a comprehensive suite of services under its unified brand following the 2024 merger of Landinspektørfirmaet Bonefeld & Bystrup with Land & Plan. The core portfolio centers on cadastral services (Udstykning & Matrikulære Ændringer), building layout (Afsætning), and property registration (Tinglysning og Servitutter), complemented by planning and consulting services (Totalrådgivning), tendering (Udbud), construction supervision (Tilsyn), site planning (Situationsplaner), condominium consulting (Rådgivning om Ejerlejligheder), and project economics (Projektøkonomi). Technology-enabled offerings include drone-based surveying for terrain mapping and volume calculations, and a proprietary AI-powered servitude search system that automates property document processing. The company operates across Denmark with approximately 30 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Subdivision and Cadastral Changes (Udstykning & Matrikulære Ændringer) Subdivision and cadastral change services including registration of fixed properties on the cadastral register, creation of new parcels with new cadastral numbers, and handling of related documentation for Geodatastyrelsen.
• Total Consulting (Totalrådgivning) Complete consulting services from initial project considerations through construction start, including sketch disposition, economic estimates, local planning, project design, tendering, authority applications, and construction supervision.
• Tendering (Udbud) Construction tendering services including preparation of complete tender documentation sent to contractors, conducting licitations, and facilitating contract conclusion in compliance with Danish procurement law.
• Property Registration and Servitudes (Tinglysning og Servitutter) Property registration and servitude services including registration of rights related to specific properties, preparation and registration of declarations, and obtaining necessary approvals from authorities.
• Construction Supervision (Tilsyn) Construction supervision services ensuring project requirements are met, conducting ongoing construction meetings with contractors, monitoring budgets, and facilitating delivery inspections.
• Site Plans (Situationsplaner) Detailed site plans based on 3D surveys describing physical conditions of entire cadastral units including buildings, height differences, terrain, roads, wells, and all other property components.
• Condominium Consulting and Rental Calculation (Rådgivning om Ejerlejligheder & Lejemålsberegning) Condominium consulting and rental calculation services including guidance on apartment law, building requirements, project budgeting, and complete measurement of rental premises with updated rental registers.
• Project Economy (Projektøkonomi) Project economy services including detailed budgets for unimproved areas, monitoring during construction, and documentation of additional work, quantities, and prices.
• Building Layout and Setting Out (Afsætning) Building layout and staking services including boundary marking, construction staking, and multi-level building layouts for various construction projects.
• Building and Housing Registry Information (BBR-Oplysninger) Building and Housing Registry information services including measurement of building areas, registration, certification, and reporting of BBR areas.
• Drone Surveying (Droneopmåling)

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed major development projects for Denmark's largest industrial buildings (Danish Crown), largest urban development areas, and numerous municipal projects

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Praktiserende Landinspektørers Forening (PLF)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for Danish private land surveyors. Provides industry representation, professional standards, and networking.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LE34: LE34 is the largest private land surveying firm in Denmark, offering a comprehensive suite of cadastral, surveying, and 3D mapping services nationwide. It is the most direct competitor to Land & Plan in the Danish landinspektør market, with broader geographic coverage and significantly larger scale.
• Geopartner Landinspektører: Geopartner is a Danish land surveying and mapping firm providing cadastral, topographic, and 3D scanning services. It directly competes with Land & Plan in the same customer segments - municipalities, developers, and private landowners - and operates a similar technology stack including drone surveying.
• Geo Survey: Geo Survey is a Danish land surveying firm offering cadastral services, 3D scanning, and BIM coordination. It directly competes with Land & Plan on subdivision, boundary establishment, and construction layout projects across Denmark.
• Landinspektørfirmaet LE34's specialized land registration unit (Sampension): LE34 Sampension is the dedicated land registration and servitut processing division of LE34, with comparable functions to Land & Plan's servitut and registration practice. Both firms rely on government APIs to Danish cadastral systems and process similar property document volumes.

Broad incumbents

• NIRAS: NIRAS is a major Danish engineering, surveying, and planning consultancy with significant land surveying capabilities. It competes with Land & Plan on larger infrastructure and development projects but offers a much broader portfolio of engineering services, putting it in the broad incumbent category.
• COWI: COWI is one of the largest engineering consultancies in Northern Europe, with surveying, mapping, and land registration services as part of a much broader infrastructure portfolio. It competes with Land & Plan on large-scale projects but does not specialize in the regional Danish landinspektør niche.
• Sweco Denmark: Sweco is a pan-European engineering consultancy with a Danish presence covering surveying, urban planning, and construction advisory. It competes on large planning and infrastructure tenders but is a broad incumbent rather than a specialist regional surveyor.

Others

• Trimble Geospatial: Trimble provides surveying and geospatial software/hardware (e.g., Trimble Access, Catalyst) used by Danish surveying firms. It is an enabling technology provider rather than a competitor, but its roadmap (e.g., AI-assisted field processing) directly affects the long-term competitive landscape for Land & Plan's proprietary AI servitut system.
• Hexagon Geosystems Denmark: Hexagon Geosystems provides surveying hardware, software, and geospatial technology (e.g., Leica instruments) used by Land & Plan and its peers. While not a direct competitor, it is the primary supplier of the GNSS, total stations, and drone platforms that underpin Danish surveying operations.

Regional players

• Landmåler & Landinspektør LKL Group: LKL Group is a Danish group of land surveying firms with coverage across multiple regions of Denmark. It competes with Land & Plan on cadastral and subdivision work but has a more pronounced regional, multi-office operating model that contrasts with Land & Plan's two-office footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landplan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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