Bluemetric Software

What Bluemetric Software does

Bluemetric Software (legal entity: bluemetric software GmbH) is a privately held German software vendor founded in 2009 and headquartered in Griesheim. The company develops specialized software for canal inspection and wastewater infrastructure management, serving German municipalities (Kommunen), municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), water supply and disposal companies, industrial firms with private drainage systems, and engineering offices. Its three Managing Directors — Katrin Herber (Geoinformatics), Volker Matzken (software base development), and Sven Sturhann (Civil Engineering) — combine civil engineering, geoinformatics, and software development expertise, with no external investors or holding structure disclosed.

The product portfolio follows a platform-plus-modules architecture. INSPECTOR is the core TV inspection software, encoding conditions per DIN EN 13508-2, DWA-M 149-2, ISYBAU, and VSA standards; IVE-Pro handles data validation and 3D visualization; ASYS3D is an add-on module for automated 3D pipe location using gyroscope sensor data from JT-elektronik's Lindauer Schere. The Kanal-Management suite includes GEMASbop for property drainage management, KAMAS for canal connection fee calculation, Getrennte Gebühr for split wastewater fees, and Cleaning Guard for digitalized cleaning workflows. SARIDA, co-developed with e.SIC GmbH, is a Microsoft Azure-hosted cloud platform that adds AI-based damage detection, 3D visualization, GIS integration, and team communication. INSPECTOR is compatible with hardware from JT-elektronik, iPEK, Rausch, GEJOS, Pipetronics, and Ehle.

The company earns revenue primarily through one-time software licenses, supplemented by custom development, training, and seminars. The GTM is sales-led and direct, using website content, newsletters, industry events (BEW, SAG-Akademie, IKT), and YouTube demonstrations to generate leads. Geographic focus is the DACH region, with standards support for German, Austrian, and Swiss (VSA/Interlis) regulations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; IVE-Pro offers a 30-day free trial. The company has 11-50 employees and operates as a founder-owned entity with no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Bluemetric Software

Legal name

bluemetric software GmbH

Website

https://bluemetric.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bluemetric Software develops specialized canal inspection and wastewater management software for German municipalities, municipal utilities, water utilities, engineering offices, and industrial firms. Its core products include INSPECTOR, IVE-Pro, ASYS3D, GEMASbop, KAMAS, and the SARIDA cloud platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Griesheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of proprietary canal inspection and management software products including INSPECTOR, IVE-Pro, GEMASbop, KAMAS, and Cleaning Guard. Products are licensed to municipalities, utilities, industrial companies, and engineering offices for wastewater infrastructure management.
2. Software Customization & Development: Custom software development and project programming services tailored to specific customer requirements. Includes prototype development and implementation support for specialized wastewater management applications.
3. Training & Seminars: Training services on encoding systems and data exchange formats for canal inspection (DWA-M 150, ISYBAU XML). Company conducts seminars and educational events in partnership with industry organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bluemetric Software develops and licenses a specialized software suite for canal inspection, wastewater management, and property drainage administration in the German-speaking market. The portfolio covers TV inspection (INSPECTOR), inspection data processing and validation (IVE-Pro), 3D underground pipe location (ASYS3D), property drainage management (GEMASbop), canal connection fee calculation (KAMAS), split wastewater fees (Getrennte Gebühr), cloud-based canal data management with AI-powered damage detection (SARIDA), and mobile cloud-based cleaning workflows (Cleaning Guard), sold primarily to municipalities, municipal utilities, water supply and disposal companies, industrial firms, and engineering offices.

Product overview

Bluemetric Software provides specialized software solutions for canal management and inspection as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core INSPECTOR product serves as the primary TV inspection software for condition documentation, while IVE-Pro handles data processing and evaluation. The ASYS3D module extends INSPECTOR with 3D pipe location capabilities. For canal management, the portfolio includes GEMASbop for property drainage management, KAMAS for connection fee calculation, Getrennte Gebühr for split wastewater fees, and Cleaning Guard for cleaning documentation. SARIDA serves as a cloud-based data platform that integrates inspection data with AI-powered damage detection. The company serves municipalities, utilities, industrial companies, and engineering offices in the water management sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INSPECTOR: TV-Inspektionssoftware for canal inspection, compliance with DIN EN 13508-2
• IVE-Pro
• ASYS3D
• GEMASbop
• KAMAS
• Getrennte Gebühr
• SARIDA
• Cleaning Guard

Products and services

• INSPECTOR TV inspection software (TV-Inspektionssoftware) for canal condition documentation in compliance with DIN EN 13508-2, DWA-M 149-2, ISYBAU, and VSA standards. Records condition codes, image data, video data, and inclination data; features 3D visualization, deformation measurement, and optional ASYS3D module for 3D pipe location tracking. Used by municipalities, utilities, and engineering offices for wastewater infrastructure inspection.
• IVE-Pro Software for processing and evaluating canal inspection data. Provides XML validation for DWA-M 150 and DWA-M 145-3 formats, project management, photo and video access, 3D visualization of master data geometries, and Excel export capabilities. Used by municipalities, utilities, and engineering offices to standardize and validate inspection data exchange.
• ASYS3D Module for INSPECTOR that enables automated 3D recording of underground property drainage pipe layouts using rotation rate sensor or gyroscope integrated in the Lindauer Schere (JT-elektronik). Displays results live in 3D view against background maps. Used by canal inspection teams to georeference pipe courses and document property drainage connections.
• GEMASbop Property drainage management system (Grundstücksentwässerungsmanagementsystem) for managing property drainage installations (GEA). Supports inspection and renovation planning, address management, import from external systems (GIS, SAP), project management, document management, and correspondence with property owners. Used by municipalities and utilities for property drainage administration.
• KAMAS Canal connection contribution calculation software for efficient calculation of canal connection fees (KAB) based on valid model regulations. Supports fee assessment and administration with GIS component, property management, objection handling, and automated notice creation. Used by municipalities for canal connection fee administration.
• Getrennte Gebühr Specialist application for calculating split wastewater fees (gesplittete Abwassergebühr). Supports levy of separated fees with different regulations storable as calculation matrices. Enables creation and management of sealed surfaces. Used by municipalities for split wastewater fee administration.
• SARIDA Cloud-based data management platform for canal inspection data. Joint product with e.SIC GmbH, hosted on Microsoft Azure. Provides data exchange hub, AI-based damage detection, 3D visualization, GIS integration, team communication, and secure data handling with automatic backup. Used by municipalities, utilities, and engineering offices for collaborative canal inspection data management.
• Cleaning Guard Mobile app for digitalizing canal and gully pit cleaning. Cloud-based platform enables job preparation in office, synchronization with mobile devices, capture of soiling levels, flush data, and gully pit condition data with GPS positioning and photo documentation. Used by cleaning service providers and utilities for canal cleaning workflow digitization.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• e.SIC GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partnership for SARIDA cloud platform for canal data management. e.SIC GmbH and Bluemetric Software co-created SARIDA, a cloud-based platform for data management, AI-based damage detection, 3D visualization, and team communication in canal inspection processes.
• JT-elektronik GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term hardware partnership where JT-elektronik's inspection vehicles integrate Bluemetric's INSPECTOR software. Joint innovation award won by JT-elektronik recognized contributions from INSPECTOR's measurement circle data evaluation for pipe diameter determination and ASYS3D module for 3D position determination. ASYS3D uses JT-elektronik's Lindauer Schere with integrated gyroscope sensor.
• BEW - Bildungszentrum für die Ver- und Entsorgungswirtschaft GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational partnership where Bluemetric contributes speakers to BEW seminars on canal inspection topics. Employee Sven Sturhann serves as instructor for seminars on canal rehabilitation and AI-supported inspection.
• SAG-Akademie GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBluemetric participates in SAG-Akademie's RKI-Meister courses, demonstrating Cleaning Guard and INSPECTOR modules to industry professionals.
• IKT - Institut für Unterirdische InfrastrukturminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBluemetric participates in annual Tag der Kanalreinigung event hosted by IKT in Gelsenkirchen to demonstrate Cleaning Guard software.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Dominant GIS platform whose ArcGIS Utility Network and ArcGIS Indoors are increasingly used by European utilities for wastewater and sewer network mapping. Relevant as a broad incumbent whose geospatial platform could subsume parts of Bluemetric's GIS-coupled workflows.
• GE Vernova (Smallworld GIS): Provider of Smallworld GIS and utility network solutions widely used by European electric, gas, and water utilities. Comparable as a broad-incumbent geospatial/utility network platform that competes for the same municipal IT wallet as Bluemetric.
• Bentley Systems (SewerGEMS / OpenFlows): Supplies hydraulic modeling and asset performance software (SewerGEMS, OpenFlows) used by municipal wastewater engineers. Comparable as a broader incumbent that overlaps with Bluemetric's sewer condition assessment and rehabilitation planning use cases.

Direct peers

• ITpipes: US-based sewer inspection and asset management software platform for CCTV pipe inspection, defect coding, and reporting. Directly comparable to INSPECTOR/IVE-Pro for sewer inspection data capture, validation, and municipal delivery workflows.
• Barthauer Software GmbH: German developer of BaSYS, an integrated wastewater and infrastructure network management software suite. Directly comparable to Bluemetric as a DACH-focused wastewater software specialist serving municipalities and engineering offices with sewer inspection, condition assessment, and rehabilitation planning modules.
• WinCan: Globally deployed sewer inspection software for pipe condition assessment, defect coding (PACP/MACP/LACP), and municipal reporting. Competes head-on with INSPECTOR in the inspection data capture and standards-compliance workflow.
• Rehm Software & Datentechnik: German vendor of HYDRA wastewater network software, covering sewer inspection data management, hydraulic modeling, and GIS integration for municipalities and engineering firms. Closely comparable in product scope and DACH customer base to Bluemetric's GEMASbop and IVE-Pro.

Others

• IKT - Institut für Unterirdische Infrastruktur: German research and testing institute for underground infrastructure that runs industry events (Tag der Kanalreinigung) and benchmarks sewer inspection technologies. Comparable as an ecosystem influencer and GTM/marketing partner rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• iPEK International: Manufacturer of sewer inspection vehicles and cameras whose vehicles integrate with Bluemetric INSPECTOR. Comparable as an adjacent hardware-plus-software player; while primarily hardware, its bundled software ambitions overlap with Bluemetric's inspection workflow.
• e.SIC GmbH: Co-developer of Bluemetric's SARIDA cloud platform and a software provider in adjacent underground-infrastructure domains. Comparable as a strategic partner with overlapping cloud/software capabilities and potential product overlap in canal data management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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