Landesamt Fur Digitalisierung, Breitband Und Vermessung

What Landesamt Fur Digitalisierung, Breitband Und Vermessung does

Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung (LDBV) is a state government agency of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany, operating under the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Homeland. Founded in 1801 as the Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung, the agency performs three statutory functions: land surveying and cadastre maintenance, government digitalization (including operation of 14 BayernLabs digital education centers), and broadband infrastructure support for Bavarian municipalities through the Bayerisches Breitbandzentrum Amberg. It serves citizens, property owners, and municipalities through 51 regional offices (Ämter für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung / ÄDBV) with 22 branch locations across Bavaria, conducting approximately 30,000 property boundary surveys annually and maintaining digital records of 10+ million parcels.

LDBV's core technical platform combines the official ALKIS cadastral information system, ATKIS topographic-cartographic information system, and SAPOS satellite positioning service (providing centimeter-accurate GNSS data). The agency maintains 10 million 3D building models (LoD2-BY), digital orthophotos from periodic aerial surveys, and operates the BavariaCube (CuBy) small-satellite constellation for high-precision earth observation. Its product portfolio spans three channels: BayernAtlas (free online mapping portal), OpenData portal (free geodata downloads under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0), and GeodatenOnline (commercial shop for cadastral extracts, topographic maps at EUR 9.90-14.90, digital terrain models, and 3D data). Recent product additions include DOM-Mesh 2.5D textured surface models and Bodenrichtwerte 2026 soil reference values.

LDBV's business model is primarily government-funded through Bavarian state budget allocations, supplemented by regulated fee-based revenue from geodata products (cadastral extracts, topographic maps, digital datasets) and licensing/royalties for external commercial use of geobasis data. Distribution operates through direct citizen service (physical offices + online consultation since 2024), self-serve digital channels (portals and online shop), book trade for printed maps, and BayernLabs for digital education. Select named customers include Flughafen München GmbH (transportation) and Landeshauptstadt München (government), with municipal governments and individual property owners as the primary end-user segments. The agency is undergoing a 220-job relocation program under the government's Heimatstrategie decentralization initiative, with new offices opened in Freyung and Windischeschenbach in April 2026.

Name

Landesamt Fur Digitalisierung, Breitband Und Vermessung

Legal name

Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung

Website

https://ldbv.bayern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1801

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LDBV is Bavaria's state agency for land surveying, digitalization, and broadband expansion, serving citizens, property owners, and municipalities through 51 regional offices offering cadastral services, geodata products, and digital infrastructure support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Geospatial and Land Surveying Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Land surveying services
• Cadastral mapping
• Geospatial data
• Broadband infrastructure
• Digital government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Fee-based Geodata Products: Sale of digital and printed geodata products including cadastral data, topographic maps, aerial imagery, 3D models, and terrain data. Pricing is regulated through official fee schedules.
2. Government Budget: Funded by the Free State of Bavaria as a state government agency performing public tasks including land surveying, digitalization, and broadband expansion support.
3. External Usage Rights: Fees for publishing or distributing geobasis data in derivative products, with separate pricing for various commercial use cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

LDBV is the central Bavarian state agency for land surveying, official cadastral and topographic information, broadband infrastructure expansion, and government digitalization. It maintains the official real estate cadastre (ALKIS), the official topographic cartographic information system (ATKIS), and the SAPOS satellite positioning service, and distributes its data through the BayernAtlas, GeodatenOnline, and OpenData Bayern platforms. It also operates BayernLabs digital literacy centers and provides advisory and funding support for broadband expansion in Bavaria.

Product overview

Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung (LDBV) operates a comprehensive geoinformation platform consisting of three core channels: the free BayernAtlas online map service, the OpenData portal for cost-free geodata downloads, and the commercial GeodatenOnline shop for purchasing official geodata products. The product portfolio includes official topographic maps (ATK25, UK50, DTK), 3D building models (LoD2-BY), digital surface models (DOM-Mesh), digital orthophotos (DOP), cadastral data (ALKIS), building coordinates, soil reference values, and satellite positioning services (SAPOS). Supporting offerings include 14 BayernLabs digital literacy centers, geodetic reference points, and test datasets. The BavariaCube (CuBy) small satellites provide high-precision Earth observation data. All products are built on official geobasis data maintained by Bavaria's 51 Ämter für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BayernAtlas: Free online mapping and aerial photography service of the Bavarian Surveying Administration
• BayernLabs
• Bayerisches Breitbandzentrum Amberg
• GeodatenOnline

Products and services

• ALKIS — Authoritative Land Registry Information System Official cadastral information system providing legally binding data on parcels, ownership, buildings, and land use across Bavaria. Used by citizens, notaries, municipalities, surveyors, and planners.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~30,000 property surveys documented per year securing property ownership
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats Bayern (IT-DLZ)coreTechnology or IntegrationIT service center of the Free State of Bavaria providing powerful and future-oriented e-government applications and central infrastructure for IT systems operation for administration and courts in Bavaria. IT-DLZ shares staff with LDBV and is part of the same organizational family.
• Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (BSV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for creating 3D theme tables for exhibitions at Sanspareil, where BVV produced tactile 3D printed models of historical quarry sites and the garden landscape for the Bavarian Palace Administration's permanent exhibition.
• Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Homeland (StMFH)OthersParent ministry overseeing LDBV. BavariaLab is an initiative of the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Homeland. The ministry provides strategic direction and funding for digitalization and broadband initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• Ordnance Survey: UK's national mapping agency offering authoritative geospatial data products, OS Maps, and APIs to government and commercial customers. Comparable mission (official national surveying, commercial product sales) to LDBV but national rather than regional scope.
• swisstopo (Bundesamt für Landestopografie): Switzerland's federal topographic and cadastral authority. Highly regarded for innovation (e.g., SwissALTI3D, swissNAMES, geoportal) and operates a comparable mandate of official surveying and public geodata products. Comparable peer in scope and product breadth; different jurisdiction.
• Lantmäteriet: Sweden's land surveying authority responsible for cadastral registration, national geodata (Lantmäteriets geodata), and property registration. Comparable state agency serving cadastral, mapping, and land registration functions across Sweden.
• Kadaster: Netherlands' land registry and mapping agency. Combines cadastral registration with national geodata products (PDOK, BRT, BAG). Operates a hybrid public-mandate plus commercial-services model similar to LDBV's structure.

Direct peers

• Bezirksregierung Köln – Geobasis NRW: North Rhine-Westphalia's official surveying and cadastre authority. Operates one of the largest state cadastre systems in Germany with comparable geodata product catalog (ALKIS, 3D building models, aerial imagery).
• Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation Sachsen-Anhalt: Saxony-Anhalt's state surveying authority operating ALKIS-based cadastre, topographic mapping, and 3D building models. Provides a directly comparable regional-government peer for surveying and digitalization mandate.
• Hessisches Landesamt für Bodenmanagement und Geoinformation: Hessia's state authority for property cadastre, land management, and geoinformation. Operates the same ALKIS/ATKIS-based systems and provides commercial fee-based geodata products; structurally a near-twin to LDBV.
• Landesamt für Geoinformation und Landentwicklung Baden-Württemberg: State agency of Baden-Württemberg performing identical functions: official land surveying, cadastre, geodata products (ALB, ALKIS, ATKIS), and digital orthophotos. Same German public-surveying framework with regional scope parallel to LDBV.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG): Germany's federal mapping and geodesy agency. Oversees national-level coordination of all state surveying administrations and operates federal products such as DLM, ATKIS-DLM, and national satellite positioning. Comparable in mission and technology to LDBV but at federal rather than state level.

Emerging players

• OpenStreetMap Foundation: Volunteer-driven open geodata platform providing free, increasingly authoritative geospatial data. Functions as a competitive substitute for many commercial and non-statutory uses of LDBV's free OpenData products; shapes expectations for public geodata accessibility.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBayern
• Facebookfacebook.com/bayerischevermessungsverwaltung
• Instagraminstagram.com/bayerischevermessungsverwaltung
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freistaat-bayern

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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