SCALEN

What SCALEN does

SCALEN Sàrl is a Swiss geomatics firm founded in 2017 and headquartered at Rue de l'Industrie 3, 1373 Chavornay, Vaud. The company delivers 3D surveying, laser scanning, drone-based photogrammetry, and BIM modeling services to construction companies and developers, architects and engineering firms, industrial operators, and government/municipal authorities in the Vaud canton and broader French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie). Notable project references include the Château Saint-Maire de Lausanne (heritage 3D documentation in CityGML), the 900-unit Quartier 'Horizon' residential development, a sawmill industrial facility survey, and municipal works in Onnens and Yverdon, with deliverables ranging from LOD100 to LOD500 BIM models.

The technical stack combines terrestrial laser scanning, GNSS surveying in Swiss coordinate systems (MN95/MN03), drone photogrammetry, and BIM authoring in Archicad and REVIT, with point cloud processing and format conversion executed via FME (Feature Manipulation Engine). In 2024 the firm introduced SCALEN Viewer 3D, a proprietary web-based 3D viewer for clients to navigate and measure point cloud data. Official cadastral surveying (mensuration officielle) is delivered through a structural partnership with sister company kadastre.ch Sàrl, whose associate Jean-François Rolle (Ing. géomètre breveté) consults for SCALEN.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue: B2B engagements quoted on a per-project basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing and no software licensing or recurring revenue stream beyond Viewer 3D hosting. Go-to-market is sales-led direct engagement, supplemented by a website and social channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube). The team is approximately 6 full-time staff plus two current apprentices and one future apprentice scheduled for August 2026; no external institutional investment, M&A, or expansion beyond Romandie is evidenced.

Name

SCALEN

Legal name

SCALEN Sàrl

Website

https://scalen.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SCALEN Sàrl is a Swiss geomatics firm providing 3D laser scanning, drone photogrammetry, BIM modeling, and surveying services to construction, architecture, engineering, industrial, and government clients across Vaud canton and Romandie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geomatics and 3D Surveying Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology & Dimensional Measurement (CMMs, laser trackers, gauges, surface/roughness) (IMAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• 3D laser scanning
• BIM modeling services
• Drone photogrammetry
• Cadastral surveying
• Geomatics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chavornay

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Geomatic Services: Surveying and mapping services including 3D laser scanning, photogrammetry, BIM modeling, and official cadastral surveys provided to construction, architecture, and engineering clients
2. Project-Based Surveying Contracts: Fixed-project pricing for specific surveying deliverables such as 3D building models, topographical surveys, cubic calculations, and public inquiry documentation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SCALEN provides professional 3D surveying and geomatics services, including high-precision laser scanning, drone photogrammetry, BIM modeling (Archicad/REVIT) at LOD100-500, GNSS topographic surveys, and official cadastral surveying delivered in partnership with kadastre.ch Sàrl. Services are packaged as fixed-scope projects and supported by the proprietary SCALEN Viewer 3D web platform for client navigation and measurement of point cloud and 3D model deliverables.

Product overview

SCALEN is a geomatics company offering a portfolio of 3D scanning and surveying services centered around laser scanning, photogrammetry, and BIM modeling. The core offering includes the proprietary SCALEN Viewer 3D web platform for visualizing and measuring point cloud data. Services are delivered through specialized modules for Laser Scanning (point cloud acquisition), Photogrammetry (drone-based imaging), BIM Modeling (3D building models in Archicad/REVIT), and Geomatics (land surveying), all integrated through industry-standard formats (IFC, SKP, DWG) and the FME data integration platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Scanning 3D data acquisition service using laser-scanner technology to capture contact-free point clouds with high precision (≈±3mm to ±5mm with fixed-point networks) for buildings, industrial facilities, heritage structures, and complex terrain, delivered to construction, architecture, engineering, and government clients in Vaud and Western Switzerland.
• Photogrammetry Aerial and ground photogrammetry service using drones and camera systems with GNSS georeferencing to produce orthophotos, digital terrain models, topographic surveys, and textured 3D models for construction, architecture, and heritage documentation projects.
• BIM Modeling 3D building information modeling service producing digital twins at LOD100-LOD500 levels using Archicad and REVIT, with standard-format exports (IFC, SKP, OBJ, STL, CityGML), suitable for feasibility studies through to prefabrication, and used by architects, engineers, and government clients.
• Geomatics (Mensuration) Surveying and geomatic services including topographic surveys, GNSS measurements, construction stakeout (implantations), cubic calculations, cadastral surveys, and integrated GIS for infrastructure management, delivered in collaboration with sister company kadastre.ch Sàrl to handle official mensuration officielle.
• SCALEN Viewer 3D Proprietary web-based 3D visualization platform that lets clients navigate, measure, and exploit SCALEN's point cloud and 3D model data via the browser, supporting project sharing and collaboration on construction, renovation, and infrastructure-surveying projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3D precision of ±3mm with fixed point networks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• kadastre.ch SàrlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company partnership providing official cadastral surveying services. SCALEN handles geomatics, laser scanning, and BIM services while kadastre.ch Sàrl provides official mensuration officielle (official surveying) required for land registration and cadastral purposes in Switzerland. Jean-François Rolle serves as associate at both companies, providing unified service delivery for construction projects.
• ProrenovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProrenova is a Vaud-based technical office specializing in construction and renovation. Their logo appears on SCALEN's website indicating a collaborative relationship, likely referring clients to each other for complementary services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Matterport: U.S.-listed spatial data company providing a 3D capture platform and digital twin ecosystem for real estate, construction, and facilities. Comparable as a competing platform approach to making 3D scans accessible to non-expert end-users, similar in aspiration to SCALEN's SCALEN Viewer 3D product layer.
• GeoSLAM: U.K.-based provider of mobile/handheld 3D laser scanning systems and processing software for AEC, mining, and facility scanning. Comparable as an emerging player enabling rapid indoor/outdoor 3D capture workflows similar to SCALEN's terrestrial laser scanning services; competing approach (mobility-first) to similar deliverables.
• Wingtra: Swiss VTOL drone maker headquartered near Zurich providing mapping drones used for surveying and photogrammetry. Comparable as an adjacent player in the same drone-based surveying ecosystem SCALEN operates in; service firms like SCALEN are part of Wingtra's downstream customer/professional services base.
• Pix4D: Swiss-origin photogrammetry software platform (now part of Bentley Systems) for converting drone imagery into orthophotos, point clouds, and 3D models. Directly comparable through the photogrammetry-to-deliverable workflow that mirrors SCALEN's aerial-to-CityGML/IFC pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Topcon Positioning Group: Japanese-origin manufacturer of surveying instruments, GNSS rovers, and machine-control solutions widely deployed in European cadastral and construction surveying. Comparable as the third major surveying instrumentation incumbent whose products are an alternative to Leica/Trimble in service firms like SCALEN.
• Riegl Laser Measurement Systems: Austrian manufacturer of terrestrial, mobile, and airborne LiDAR laser scanners widely used by surveying service firms. Comparable as an upstream provider whose scanners are common in European aerial/terrestrial surveying service providers like SCALEN, with overlapping expertise in point cloud processing.
• Trimble: U.S. provider of surveying instruments, GNSS, and BIM/construction software (Trimble Business Center, Tekla). A broad incumbent across the capture-to-model stack SCALEN competes within; comparable through Trimble's surveying services business and its positioning in Swiss-region construction tech.
• FARO Technologies: U.S. maker of 3D laser scanners, laser trackers, and 3D measurement solutions used across AEC and industrial metrology. Comparable as an upstream technology provider whose hardware underpins laser-scanning-based surveying services, and which increasingly offers its own service offerings.
• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon): Hexagon-owned manufacturer of the terrestrial laser scanners, GNSS receivers, and laser tracker hardware that SCALEN uses daily. Comparable as the dominant incumbent whose technology stack anchors surveying services firms worldwide; SCALEN's service offerings are built on Leica-class instrumentation.

Regional players

• BSF Swissphoto: Swiss aerial surveying and remote sensing firm operating from the same country with photogrammetry and LiDAR acquisition services. Most directly comparable Swiss competitor in the drone/aerial surveying segment SCALEN serves; same regulatory environment, same client base of public/private infrastructure projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1X6yhmQpyGJHVbf64LJf5g/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/scalenyverdon
• Instagraminstagram.com/scalen.ch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scalen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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