What InfoGrips does

InfoGrips GmbH is a privately held Swiss software company headquartered in Winterthur (relocated from Technopark Zürich in July 2025) that develops and sells geodata management software built around the InfoGrips Conversion System (ICS), a modular framework for reading, writing, and converting GIS data across formats including INTERLIS, ArcGIS, MicroStation DGN, AutoCAD DXF, Oracle, PostGIS, MySQL, SQLite, IFC, GeoJSON, and KML. The product portfolio comprises iG/Check (the de facto INTERLIS 1 and 2 data validation tool, integrated with the official KOGIS INTERLIS compiler), INTERLIS Tools / INTERLIS Tools Pro / INTERLIS Tools for SDE (format conversion and analysis), GeoShop (web-based geodata publishing, distribution, and selling), BIMShop (BIM/geospatial integration), and the cloud-hosted Checkservice with dedicated instances for the Swiss Confederation (checkch.infogrips.ch) and Swiss Federal Railways (sbb.infogrips.ch). The configuration layer is iG/Script, a proprietary FORTH-style stack-based scripting language used to build custom ICS conversion pipelines.

The company sells exclusively through a direct, consultative enterprise sales motion to Swiss government (federal Bund, Kantone, Gemeinden), infrastructure operators (notably SBB), surveying firms (Geometer), and engineering offices (Ingenieurbüros). Revenue is generated from one-time software licenses, recurring annual maintenance and support contracts, and professional services for custom ICS configuration and consulting. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact the company directly for quotes. Marketing relies on a multilingual (DE/FR/EN) website, comprehensive product documentation, and freeware utilities rather than paid advertising.

Name

InfoGrips

Legal name

infoGrips GmbH

Website

https://infogrips.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

InfoGrips GmbH is a Swiss software company that develops ICS-based geodata tools — iG/Check, INTERLIS Tools, GeoShop, BIMShop, and Checkservice — for the validation, conversion, and publishing of INTERLIS geodata used by Swiss government, surveyors, and engineering firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Data Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC), Environmental Data Integration, ETL & Interoperability (APIs, Standards, Data Pipelines) (EUAHAKAB)

Keywords

• GIS data validation
• Geodata conversion
• INTERLIS tools
• Spatial data quality
• Geodata publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Perpetual or time-based software licenses for iG/Check, INTERLIS Tools, GeoShop, and related products. Licenses are sold to government agencies, cantons, municipalities, surveying firms, and engineering offices in Switzerland. Separate license files exist for the full INTERLIS Tools product and individual product modules.
2. Annual Maintenance & Support: Annual maintenance contracts providing software updates, support, and access to updated INTERLIS model repositories. The company released 2025 product versions (INTERLIS Tools 2025, GeoShop 2025) with ArcGIS Pro 3.7 support. Maintenance services are listed as a distinct product category on the website.
3. Consulting & Custom Configuration Services: Professional services including consulting (Expertisen), custom ICS configuration development, and bespoke data validation setup for specific cantonal or federal data requirements. Listed as a separate company service offering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

InfoGrips develops and sells geospatial data management software built around the Swiss INTERLIS standard. The company's product portfolio includes iG/Check (rule-based INTERLIS data validation), INTERLIS Tools (multi-format GIS data conversion), GeoShop (web-based geodata publishing and distribution), BIMShop (BIM/geospatial integration), and Checkservice (cloud-based validation services). All products are built on the proprietary ICS (infoGrips Conversion System) framework, targeting Swiss government agencies, surveying firms, and engineering offices.

Product overview

InfoGrips offers a product portfolio centered on geodata quality control and conversion systems. The core products include GeoShop (for publishing, distributing, and selling geodata), iG/Check (for validating geodata against INTERLIS data models), INTERLIS Tools (for geodata transfer and conversion), and BIMShop (for BIM integration). These products are built on the ICS (infoGrips Conversion System) framework, an extensible platform that supports numerous input/output formats including ArcGIS, Microstation, AutoCAD, Oracle, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MySQL, IFC, GeoJSON, and KML. The Checkservice provides cloud-based automated quality control as a service. Products are available in various tiers (Personal, Standard, Enterprise) and specialized versions for specific use cases like SDE integration or government (Bund) requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iG/Check: Quality assurance tool for checking INTERLIS 1 and INTERLIS 2 transfer files against data models.
• GeoShop
• INTERLIS Tools
• BIMShop
• Checkservice
• ICS

Products and services

• iG/Check Quality assurance tool for validating geodata against INTERLIS data models. Supports both INTERLIS 1 (.itf) and INTERLIS 2.3/2.4 (.xtf) transfer files. Uses the official KOGIS INTERLIS compiler and supports Swiss federal models (DM01, MOpublic), cantonal models, and user-defined models without modification. Includes topology validation (AREA) and geometry validation (ORACLE/ESRI rules).
• INTERLIS Tools Suite for checking, transferring, analyzing, and processing geodata using INTERLIS standards. Converts geodata between INTERLIS and proprietary CAD/GIS formats including DXF, SHP, MIF, COV, SDL, and databases (ArcGIS, Oracle, PostGIS, MySQL, SQLite, GeoMedia). Includes Pro tier with extended capabilities and SDE variant for Spatial Database Environment integration.
• GeoShop Web-based platform for publishing, distributing, and selling geodata over the internet/intranet. Supports multiple deployment tiers (Personal, Standard, Enterprise), a Portalserver component for portal-based delivery, and Client variants with GSAPI and SOAP interfaces. Includes billing module, coordinate systems support, WMS server, and FTP loader capabilities.
• BIMShop BIM GeoShop product for managing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and geodata integration. Supports IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) format via IFCIN and IFCOUT modules.
• Checkservice Cloud-based automated quality control service for validating geodata against INTERLIS data models. Browser-accessible via login, with specialized instances for the Swiss Confederation (Bund) and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Supports automated upload and validation workflows.
• ICS (infoGrips Conversion System) Extensible, modular GIS data conversion framework that supports multiple input and output modules (ArcGIS, DXF, DGN, Oracle, PostGIS, MySQL, SQLite, IFC, GeoJSON, KML, Excel, INTERLIS). Configurable using the proprietary iG/Script stack-based language for custom conversion workflows. Includes an INTERLIS 2 Model Repository system with cache invalidation and integration with official Swiss federal repositories (models.geo.admin.ch, models.interlis.ch).
• Consulting and Custom Configuration Services Professional services including expert consulting (Expertisen), custom ICS configuration development, and bespoke data validation setup for cantonal or federal geodata requirements. Delivered through direct engagement with government IT departments and engineering firms.
• Annual Maintenance and Support

Named customers4 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

Integration13 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KOGIS (Coordination and Information Centre for Geographic Information)coreTechnology or IntegrationInfoGrips iG/Check uses the official KOGIS INTERLIS 2 compiler for model compilation and validation. KOGIS is the Swiss federal body responsible for the INTERLIS standard. This partnership gives iG/Check official status as a compliant INTERLIS validation tool.
• Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)coreTechnology or IntegrationInfoGrips integrates with and distributes official Swiss federal INTERLIS model repositories (models.geo.admin.ch) through its ICS Model Repository system. These models define the official data structures for Swiss geoinformation (DM01, federal models).
• Swiss Confederation (Bund)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Swiss Confederation operates its official data validation service (checkch.infogrips.ch) on InfoGrips' Checkservice platform. This is a critical government-mandated validation service for all federal geodata submissions.
• Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)coreTechnology or IntegrationSBB operates a dedicated Checkservice instance (sbb.infogrips.ch) powered by InfoGrips software for validating rail infrastructure geodata submissions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Global leader in GIS software (ArcGIS). InfoGrips integrates directly with ArcGIS through ARCGISIN/ARCGISOUT modules and supports ArcGIS Pro 3.7. Esri is the dominant incumbent platform that InfoGrips complements rather than displaces.
• Hexagon Geospatial: Provider of geospatial software including GeoMedia, ERDAS, and Luciad. InfoGrips' ICS framework integrates with Hexagon's GeoMedia via dedicated ODBC modules, making it an adjacent incumbent in GIS and interoperability.
• Trimble: Global provider of surveying, geospatial, and construction technology. Comparable as a broader incumbent serving the same Swiss surveyor/engineering office customer base that supplies INTERLIS-compliant data to InfoGrips-validated endpoints.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software company whose MicroStation platform is directly integrated with InfoGrips' ICS via DGNIN/DGNOUT modules. Comparable as a broader infrastructure design and GIS/BIM incumbent.

Direct peers

• con terra GmbH: German geodata specialist focused on INSPIRE/AAA-compliant spatial data infrastructure, geodata management, and interoperability solutions. Closely comparable to InfoGrips in its European public-sector geodata focus and standards-based interoperability stack.
• Safe Software: Developer of FME, the leading spatial ETL and data integration platform with extensive format translation and validation capabilities. FME is the most direct competitor to InfoGrips' ICS / INTERLIS Tools for cross-format GIS data conversion and quality assurance workflows.
• Geocom Informatik AG: Swiss GIS and geoinformatics company providing Esri-based solutions to Swiss cantons, municipalities, and infrastructure operators. Directly comparable as a domestic Swiss competitor addressing the same federal/cantonal geodata customer base.
• AED-SICAD: German vendor of GIS solutions for cadastre, land management, and utility networks based on the Smallworld/GE platform. Comparable to InfoGrips in serving utility and government GIS workflows with standards-compliant data models.

Emerging players

• Camptocamp: Swiss open-source GIS specialist (contributor to GeoMapFish, OpenLayers, and OGC standards). Comparable as a Swiss-headquartered peer serving cantonal/federal geodata infrastructure but from an open-source rather than proprietary licensing angle.
• VertiGIS: Specialized GIS software vendor focused on utilities, infrastructure, and government (formerly Esri partner network). Comparable to InfoGrips as a vertical-specialist GIS vendor serving regulated public-sector and infrastructure customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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