Groupe Geoliance

What Groupe Geoliance does

Groupe Geoliance is a French private holding company (SAS, SIREN 887708154) established in 2020 and headquartered in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (Pays de la Loire) that coordinates three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries in the geomatics, network engineering, and geodata sectors. The group delivers professional surveying, topographic, and geolocation services including BIM, kinematic laser scanning, airborne (helicopter) LiDAR, metrology, bathymetry, network detection and georeferencing, and GIS. It maintains 13 office locations across five French regions (Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Normandie, Pays-de-la-Loire, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with Grand Est also referenced) plus a regional HQ in Rabat, Morocco, serving infrastructure operators, industrial clients, public territorial-development authorities, and real-estate heritage owners.

The three operating subsidiaries are Datageo (network engineering for gas, electricity, fiber, sanitation, and water), Kadran Ingénierie (geometric and geographic engineering covering BIM, topography, laser scanning, LiDAR, metrology, reverse engineering, and 3D modeling), and Datakad (geodata services in Africa including network detection, GIS, and territorial development). Each subsidiary has its own brand, website, and active job postings, and the group holds stacked certifications (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001; CEFRI radioprotection; and the French Détection et Géoréférencement certification with AIPR-qualified personnel) that qualify it for regulated public-sector and nuclear-adjacent tenders.

The business model is B2B professional services sold through direct enterprise field sales on a project-by-project, custom-quoted basis (no public pricing). The group reports that approximately 30% of revenue already comes from cross-subsidiary collaborative engagements and has publicly targeted increasing that share to 50% by 2025, evidencing an integration strategy rather than pure bolt-on M&A. Distribution is concentrated on direct client engagement with infrastructure operators, industrial buyers, and territorial authorities across France and selected African markets, with light digital presence via a corporate LinkedIn page, multi-website subsidiary structure, and a dedicated careers page used as the primary talent-acquisition channel.

Name

Groupe Geoliance

Legal name

SAS Groupe Géoliance

Website

https://groupe-geoliance.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Groupe Geoliance is a French private holding company coordinating three subsidiaries (Datageo, Kadran Ingénierie, Datakad) that deliver surveying, network detection, BIM, LiDAR, metrology, and geodata services to infrastructure operators, industrial clients, territorial authorities, and real-estate owners across France and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geomatic and Surveying Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), 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)

Keywords

• Geomatic surveying services
• Network engineering
• Topographic surveys
• BIM services
• Underground network detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes (Saint-Sébastien sur Loire)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Surveying Services: B2B professional services providing geometric and network engineering, topographic surveys, network detection, and geographic information services to infrastructure, industry, and real estate clients in France and Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Groupe Geoliance is a French holding company operating three subsidiaries (Datageo, Kadran Ingénierie, Datakad) that deliver geometric, geographic, and network engineering services. Core offerings include topographic surveys, BIM for real estate heritage, underground network detection and georeferencing, kinematic laser scanning, helicopter LiDAR, metrology, reverse engineering and 3D modeling, bathymetry, and GIS services for infrastructure operators, industrial clients, territorial developers, and property managers across France and Africa.

Product overview

Groupe Geoliance is a French holding company comprising three complementary subsidiaries operating in the geomatics, network engineering, and geodata sectors. The group offers a unified portfolio of services through its three sub-brands: Datageo (network engineering for gas, electricity, fiber, sanitation, and water), Kadran Ingénierie (geometric and geographic engineering including BIM, topography, LiDAR, and industrial metrology), and Datakad (geodata expertise focused on the African market). Services span across six core activity poles: real estate heritage (BIM and topography), infrastructure (laser scanning and LiDAR), geographic information (cartography), industry (metrology and 3D modeling), network engineering and detection (underground networks and GIS), and territory development (topography and bathymetry).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Datageo Network Engineering Services Network engineering services for gas, electricity, fiber, sanitation, and water infrastructure operators, including network detection and georeferencing, provided through the Datageo subsidiary across France.
• Kadran Ingénierie Geometric and Geographic Engineering Geometric and geographic engineering services including BIM, topography, network detection, kinematic laser scanning, helicopter LiDAR, metrology, reverse engineering, 3D modeling, and industrial production chain services.
• Datakad Geodata Services Africa Geodata expertise services for the African market, including geographic information, network detection and georeferencing, infrastructure services, and territory development, delivered from Rabat, Morocco.
• Real Estate Heritage (BIM) Services Building Information Modeling (BIM), topography, and network detection services for property managers and owners requiring heritage documentation, asset preservation, and renovation planning, delivered through Kadran Ingénierie.
• Infrastructure Surveying Services Infrastructure services including topographic technical assistance, kinematic laser scanning, helicopter LiDAR, and structural auscultation, provided through Kadran Ingénierie and Datakad.
• Industrial Metrology and 3D Modeling Industrial services including metrology, reverse engineering (retroconception), 3D modeling, topometry, and production chain optimization for manufacturing and industrial clients, offered by Kadran Ingénierie.
• Network Detection and Georeferencing Underground network detection and georeferencing services including topography, georeferencing, implantation, as-built documentation (recolement), and GIS, offered by Datageo and Datakad, compliant with French anti-damage regulations.
• Territory Development (Topography and Bathymetry) Land and underwater surveying services for territorial planning and development, including topography and bathymetry, offered through Datageo and Datakad for local authorities and developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% of revenue from cross-subsidiary synergies, targeting 50% by 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OVH SASminorOthersWeb hosting provider for groupe-geoliance.com website. OVH SAS is a French cloud computing company providing web hosting services. This is a standard vendor relationship for website infrastructure.
• MakewavesminorOthersWebsite development agency responsible for the Groupe Geoliance corporate website. Makewaves is listed as a contributor to the site development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Artelia: Large French engineering consultancy covering infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects with relevant surveying, BIM, and project management practices — broader scope but competes for similar infrastructure tenders in France and abroad.
• WSP Global: Canadian-listed global professional services firm with extensive infrastructure, environment, and property practices including surveying and BIM/geomatic capabilities — competing at the project level for large infrastructure engagements worldwide.
• Setec Group: French multi-disciplinary engineering group active in infrastructure, transport, and territorial development with overlapping topographic, geomatic, and BIM expertise, though much larger and more diversified than Groupe Geoliance.
• Egis: Major French engineering and consulting group with extensive infrastructure, transport, and territorial development practices, offering overlapping surveying and BIM/geomatic capabilities as part of a much broader portfolio versus Groupe Geoliance's niche focus.
• Fugro: Dutch-listed global leader in geo-data, site characterization, and surveying for offshore, energy, and infrastructure clients — overlapping with Groupe Geoliance's LiDAR, bathymetry, and infrastructure auscultation capabilities but at vastly larger scale and international reach.
• Tractebel (Engie): International engineering consultancy owned by Engie covering energy, water, and urban infrastructure with related surveying, BIM, and infrastructure design services, operating at much larger scale than Groupe Geoliance.

Regional players

• NV5 Global: US-based technical engineering and consulting firm with strong infrastructure, geospatial, and surveying practices analogous to Groupe Geoliance, but operating primarily in North America and at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Cyclomedia: Dutch geospatial data and street-level imagery company using mobile mapping and aerial capture; comparable to Groupe Geoliance's kinematic laser scanning and aerial cartography offerings but focused on data products rather than full-service engineering.

Direct peers

• Sogelink: French provider of network information systems and geodata infrastructure software/services for utilities and public works, overlapping with Groupe Geoliance's network detection, georeferencing, and GIS offerings for gas, electricity, water, and fiber operators.
• Geofit: French surveying and geomatics firm based in western France offering topographic surveys, network detection, BIM, LiDAR, and GIS services to infrastructure and territorial clients — directly comparable in service mix and customer base to Groupe Geoliance's Datageo and Kadran subsidiaries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-g%C3%A9oliance

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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