Engineering Office for System Consulting and Planning

What Engineering Office for System Consulting and Planning does

ISUP Ingenieurbüro für Systemberatung und Planung GmbH is an independent German engineering consultancy founded in 1990 and headquartered in Dresden. The firm delivers advisory, planning, and implementation services across public passenger and commercial transport, urban and traffic planning, and telematics, serving ministries, regional and city administrations, transport associations, public transport operators, and transport companies. Its service portfolio spans twelve lines including traffic surveys (Verkehrserhebungen), local public transport planning (Nahverkehrsplan), cycling infrastructure (Radverkehr), traffic planning (Verkehrsplanung), public transport financing and tariffs (ÖPNV-Finanzierung und Tarife), traffic technology and telematics (Verkehrstechnik und -telematik), guidance systems and wayfinding (Leitsysteme, Wegweisung und Beschilderung), tendering support (Ausschreibungsbegleitung), station databases (Haltestellenkataster), and revenue allocation (Einnahmeaufteilung), with additional legal-expertise practices such as Taxi-Gutachten under §13 Abs. 4 PBefG.

The firm's technical assets include a proprietary GIS-linked bicycle wayfinding database and control logic for dynamic wayfinding systems delivered to the State Capital Dresden, alongside participation in EU-funded Interreg cross-border transport planning projects in the Germany-Czech Republic-Poland border region and Paneuropean Corridor III. Operations are run by a core team of 18 staff supplemented by freelancers and student assistants, with field surveys mobilizing up to 200 personnel using their own smartphones under a standardized compensation scheme.

The business model is project-based professional services sold directly to public-sector and operator clients, frequently delivered through joint ventures (Arbeitsgemeinschaften) with other consultancies and supported by a close partnership with Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Rößler (Dresden) for legal-administrative aspects of public procurement. Revenue is generated through fee-based consulting contracts; the firm markets primarily through its professional website, EU-funded project participation, industry seminars, and recruitment channels for survey personnel. Geographic reach covers most German states (Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Lower Saxony, NRW, Hesse) plus selected Central European cross-border engagements, with no disclosed venture funding, M&A activity, or external ownership.

Name

Engineering Office for System Consulting and Planning

Legal name

ISUP Ingenieurbüro für Systemberatung und Planung GmbH

Website

https://isup.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISUP is an independent Dresden-based engineering consultancy, founded in 1990, delivering planning, surveying, and advisory services in public passenger and commercial transport, traffic planning, and telematics to ministries, regional authorities, transport operators, and associations across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Planning Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Public transport consulting
• Traffic planning services
• Cycling infrastructure planning
• Transport telematics solutions
• Procurement support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Consulting services in all areas of public passenger and commercial transport, urban and traffic planning, and implementation of telematics solutions
2. Traffic Surveys: Conducting traffic surveys including counting and passenger surveys for rail and road transport

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISUP is an independent engineering consulting firm providing advisory, planning, and implementation services across public passenger and commercial transport, urban and traffic planning, cycling infrastructure, and telematics solutions for transport. Core services include traffic surveys, local public transport plans (Nahverkehrspläne), public transport financing and tariff modeling, traffic telematics, accessible transport facility planning, public procurement support, station databases, and revenue allocation procedures. Clients are primarily German ministries, district and city administrations, transport associations, and public transport operators.

Product overview

ISUP is an independent engineering consulting firm founded in 1990, providing advisory services in all areas of public passenger and commercial transport, urban and traffic planning, and the design and practical implementation of telematics solutions. The company operates as a single unified consulting practice rather than a platform-based product company. Their service portfolio includes traffic surveys (Verkehrserhebungen), cycling infrastructure planning (Radverkehr), local public transport planning (Nahverkehrsplan), taxi expert opinions (Taxi-Gutachten), traffic planning (Verkehrsplanung), public transport planning (ÖPNV-Planungen), public transport financing and tariffs (ÖPNV - Finanzierung und Tarife), traffic technology and telematics (Verkehrstechnik und -telematik), guidance systems and wayfinding (Leitsysteme, Wegweisung und Beschilderung), tendering support (Ausschreibungsbegleitung), station databases (Haltestellenkataster), and revenue allocation services (Einnahmeaufteilung). The company employs 18 staff members and collaborates with clients including ministries, regional authorities, transport associations, and transport companies across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verkehrserhebungen (Traffic Surveys) Counts and passenger surveys for rail and road transport, including smartphone/PDA-based data collection with quality management for revenue allocation procedures. Customers: transport associations, operators and authorities in Germany.
• Radverkehr (Cycling Infrastructure) Network planning for everyday and tourist cycling, wayfinding planning including database maintenance, single-measures planning, and cycling traffic surveys and analyses. Customers: municipalities, regional authorities and transport associations.
• Nahverkehrsplan (Local Public Transport Planning)
• Taxi-Gutachten (Taxi Expert Opinions)
• Verkehrsplanung (Traffic Planning)
• ÖPNV-Planungen (Public Transport Planning)
• ÖPNV - Finanzierung und Tarife (Public Transport Financing and Tariffs)
• Verkehrstechnik und -telematik (Traffic Technology and Telematics)
• Leitsysteme, Wegweisung und Beschilderung (Guidance Systems, Wayfinding and Signage)
• Ausschreibungsbegleitung (Tendering Support)
• Haltestellenkataster (Station Database)
• Einnahmeaufteilung (Revenue Allocation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully supported more than 30 public transport authorities with transport plan development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Rößler, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClose collaboration with law firm Rößler in Dresden for legal support during public procurement procedures. Law firm specializes in administrative law including passenger transport and company law, transport trade and subsidy law, with focus on procurement law including EU aspects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IVT Research GmbH: Berlin/Mannheim-based transport research and consulting firm focused on mobility research, traffic surveys, and ÖPNV planning. Comparable to ISUP in traffic survey and public transport research offerings for public clients.
• KHP Köln GmbH: Cologne-based consultancy providing public transport planning, tariff modeling, and revenue allocation (Einnahmeaufteilung) services. Directly comparable to ISUP in ÖPNV financing, tariff, and revenue allocation offerings.
• SSP Consult, Beratende Ingenieure GmbH: Stuttgart-based engineering consultancy for rail and public transport planning, operations consulting, and tariff/revenue allocation. Direct peer to ISUP in German ÖPNV/rail consulting with similar service portfolio and government client base.
• Intraplan Consult GmbH: Munich-based independent consultancy specializing in transport planning, demand forecasting, and ÖPNV economic analysis. Closely comparable to ISUP in service mix (ÖPNV planning, financing, revenue allocation) and target clients (German public transport authorities).
• Planungsgruppe Prof. Laage: Hamburg-based independent consultancy offering Verkehrsplanung, ÖPNV, and integrated transport planning for German municipalities. Direct peer to ISUP with similar service focus and public-sector client base.
• R+T Verkehrsplanung GmbH: Darmstadt-based transport planning consultancy covering Verkehrsplanung, ÖPNV, and cycling infrastructure for municipalities. Comparable to ISUP in scope of public-sector transport planning services in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• IVU Traffic Technologies AG: Berlin-based IT provider for public transport (IVU.suite, dispatch, ticketing, telematics). Comparable to ISUP in ÖPNV/telematics focus area, but operates at much larger scale and as a software vendor rather than independent consultancy.
• BERNARD Gruppe: Austria/Germany-headquartered engineering consultancy offering transport planning, traffic engineering, and infrastructure design. Comparable to ISUP in transport planning services, though much larger and operating across DACH region.
• PTV Group: Karlsruhe-based transport planning software and consulting firm providing PTV Visum and broader transport modeling/consulting services. Comparable to ISUP as a German-language transport planning consultancy serving public authorities, though considerably larger and software-led.
• Vössing Ingenieure GmbH: Large German engineering consultancy covering rail, traffic, and infrastructure planning. Comparable to ISUP in transport and infrastructure consulting, though operating at significantly broader scale across multiple infrastructure domains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/isup-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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