GGI
GGI Surveying & Mapping is a privately held California-licensed land surveying firm providing GPS, drone, and photogrammetry-based surveying and mapping services for land development, public works, and private sector clients in California.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2009
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What GGI does
GGI Surveying & Mapping, operating under the legal entity Guyett Geomatics Incorporated, is a privately held California-licensed land surveying firm headquartered at 1251 Pomona Road, Suite 101, Corona, California. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of surveying and mapping services organized into two categories: field services (GPS survey, monitoring survey, boundary survey, ALTA survey, topographic survey, construction layout, aerial topography, design survey, control survey, and drone imagery) delivered on-site using GPS equipment, unmanned aerial systems (drones), and photogrammetry; and office services (tract maps, parcel maps, record of survey, corner records, lot line adjustments, certificate of compliance, lot mergers, and legal descriptions) for data processing and documentation. GGI serves three customer segments — land development, public works, and private sector clients — exclusively within California.
The firm's technology stack centers on state-of-the-art GPS and survey equipment, FAA Part 107 certified drone operations, photogrammetry, and self-described custom computing solutions intended to shorten deliverable turnaround. The principal differentiator is human: GGI employs drone pilots who are also California Professional Land Surveyors, enabling integrated aerial and ground surveying under one provider. The firm is led by two P.L.S. principals, Lenny Guyett and Mike Navarro, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or institutional ownership — the operating model is owner-operator professional services.
Revenue is generated through direct client engagement on a project basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing, no software-as-a-service or app layer, and no API. Marketing is conducted almost entirely through direct client communication (including regular email project status updates) and word-of-mouth referrals. No revenue, headcount, funding, M&A, partnerships, or product launch history is publicly disclosed, and the firm's founding date is not stated. GGI has no AI/ML products, no patents or trademarks on file, and no app or platform distribution.
GGI firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- GGI
- Legal name
- Guyett Geomatics Incorporated
- Website
- https://ggisurvey.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2009
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- GGI Surveying & Mapping is a privately held California-licensed land surveying firm providing GPS, drone, and photogrammetry-based surveying and mapping services for land development, public works, and private sector clients in California.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
GGI industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Land Surveying Services
- NAICS
- Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Drone/UAV Data Capture & Processing Software (AFAAAFAH)
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Where GGI is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Francisco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
GGI business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
GGI product offering
Product offeringCore offering
GGI provides licensed land surveying and mapping services for land development, public works, and private sector projects in California. The offering combines field data capture (GPS, boundary, ALTA, topographic, construction layout, aerial/drone, design, control, and monitoring surveys) with office deliverables (tract maps, parcel maps, records of survey, corner records, lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, lot mergers, and legal descriptions) using FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots who are also California licensed land surveyors.
Product overview
GGI provides a comprehensive suite of surveying and mapping services for land development, public works, and private sector projects. The company operates a two-tier service model: Field Services (GPS Survey, Boundary Survey, ALTA Survey, Topographic Survey, Construction Layout, Aerial Topography, Design Survey, Control Survey, Drone Imagery, and Monitoring Survey) delivered on-site using UASs, GPS equipment, and photogrammetry; and Office Services (Tract Maps, Parcel Maps, Record of Survey, Corner Records, Lot Line Adjustments, Certificate of Compliance, Lot Mergers, and Legal Descriptions) for data processing and documentation. The company emphasizes FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots who are also California licensed land surveyors, and uses powerful software tools and custom computing solutions for prompt turnaround.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- GPS Survey High-precision GPS surveying service using state-of-the-art GPS equipment for land development, public works, and private sector projects.
- Boundary Survey Professional boundary identification and demarcation services for property lines, supporting property transactions and development.
- ALTA Survey American Land Title Association survey meeting commercial real estate standards for title insurance and property transactions.
- Topographic Survey Detailed topographic mapping of land surfaces and terrain features to support engineering and design projects.
- Construction Layout Precise construction layout services to guide building and infrastructure development projects.
- Aerial Topography Aerial mapping and topographic surveying using FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots and photogrammetry.
- Drone Imagery Aerial imagery capture using FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots who are also California licensed land surveyors.
- Monitoring Survey Surveying service for monitoring land changes and structural movements over time.
- Design Survey Survey data collection and mapping to support engineering and design projects.
- Control Survey Establishment of reference points and control networks to ensure mapping accuracy across projects.
- Tract Maps and Parcel Maps Subdivision and parcel mapping services documenting property divisions, boundaries, and tract configurations for land development projects.
- Record of Survey and Corner Records Official survey record documentation, including records of survey and corner records, for property corner markers and monuments.
- Lot Line Adjustments and Lot Mergers Professional lot line modification, lot line adjustments, and consolidation of multiple lots into single parcels (lot mergers).
- Certificate of Compliance and Legal Descriptions Compliance certification documentation for land use and zoning requirements, plus legal property descriptions for deeds and official documents.
Companies that use GGI
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
GGI technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
GGI partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators1 record
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights1 record
GGI competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Trimble Inc. Trimble is a positioning and geospatial technology company whose GPS/GNSS hardware, survey software, and UAS-mapping tools underpin much of the industry — relevant as a broad incumbent and enabling technology provider rather than a direct surveying-services competitor, but a key influence on GGI's delivery economics.
- AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a sizable surveying and geospatial practice serving land development, transportation, and public-works clients — a broad incumbent whose scale and integrated service model overshadow small-firm offerings like GGI's.
- Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and geomatics firm offering land surveying and geospatial services across infrastructure, environmental, and development markets — a much larger, full-service incumbent competing for boundary, topographic, and construction-survey work.
- NV5 Global: NV5 is a publicly listed infrastructure, environmental, and geospatial services firm offering surveying, mapping, and aerial data acquisition as part of a much broader portfolio — a scaled, multi-disciplinary incumbent competing for many of the same public-works and land-development survey engagements GGI targets.
Direct peers
- Towill, Inc. Towill is a Northern California surveying, mapping, and geospatial firm providing boundary, topographic, construction, and aerial mapping services using GPS and photogrammetry — closely aligned with GGI's GPS/UAS/photogrammetry-based field practice and licensed-surveyor delivery model.
- Psomas: Psomas is a California-based engineering, surveying, and consulting firm providing boundary, topographic, ALTA, construction layout, and geospatial services to land development, public works, and private clients — substantially overlapping GGI's service portfolio, geographic footprint, and customer mix.
- Aero-Graphics: Aero-Graphics is an aerial surveying and mapping firm using manned aircraft, UAS, photogrammetry, and LiDAR to deliver topographic and geospatial data — directly aligned with GGI's drone- and photogrammetry-led aerial surveying capabilities and licensed-surveyor deliverables.
- Surdex Corporation: Surdex is a geospatial services firm specializing in large-scale aerial surveying, photogrammetry, and LiDAR-based mapping for government and private clients — directly comparable to GGI's aerial topography and drone imagery work, with an overlapping technology and customer base.
- Kier & Wright: Kier & Wright is a California-based civil engineering and land surveying firm offering boundary, topographic, ALTA, and construction surveying across Northern and Southern California, directly comparable to GGI's licensed-surveyor-led, multi-sector California practice.
Emerging players
- DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy is a drone-data capture and processing platform used by surveying and construction firms for aerial mapping, progress monitoring, and orthomosaics — an emerging software-and-workflow player intersecting GGI's drone-imagery and aerial-topography services with a scaling SaaS model that pressures traditional per-project survey fees.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
GGI financial estimates
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GGI leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
GGI funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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GGI M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about GGI
What does GGI do?
GGI provides licensed land surveying and mapping services for land development, public works, and private sector projects in California. The offering combines field data capture (GPS, boundary, ALTA, topographic, construction layout, aerial/drone, design, control, and monitoring surveys) with office deliverables (tract maps, parcel maps, records of survey, corner records, lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, lot mergers, and legal descriptions) using FAA Part 107 certified drone pilots who are also California licensed land surveyors.
Is GGI a public or private company?
GGI is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was GGI founded?
GGI was founded in 2009. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is GGI based?
GGI is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.
Who are GGI's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Trimble Inc., AECOM, Stantec and NV5 Global. Direct peers are Towill, Inc., Psomas, Aero-Graphics, Surdex Corporation and Kier & Wright. DroneDeploy is listed as an emerging player.
Does GGI have an API?
No public API is recorded for GGI.
What industry is GGI in?
GGI's product category is Land Surveying Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAMANAM, Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms, with a secondary code of AFAAAFAH, Drone/UAV Data Capture & Processing Software. Its NAICS code is 541370.