Urban Explorer

What Urban Explorer does

Urban Explorer Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian geospatial technology company founded in 2009 that delivers 3D mapping, digital twin creation, and spatial data solutions to government agencies, utilities, transportation operators, and facility owners. The company was the first to introduce mobile mapping services in Malaysia and operates through its proprietary MODITS platform ("Maker of Digital Twins"), which is built around 360-degree panoramic imaging, mobile mapping hardware, IoT sensor integration, and machine learning for digitalizing buildings, outdoor spaces, and city infrastructure in support of Industrial Revolution 4.0. Its product portfolio comprises Urban StreetView (a convertible car-to-backpack mobile mapping system with optional LiDAR, thermal, and hyper-spectral sensor upgrades), Indoor Mapping (delivered via the NavVis M6 trolley partnership), ARD 360 (a cloud-based metaverse software for publishing and analyzing digital twin content), and PavementAI (a machine learning tool for automated road defect detection).

The company generates revenue through three streams: professional services for full-lifecycle digital twin project delivery (covering 1,000-4,000 km road mapping engagements and indoor asset management deployments), hardware and software product sales, and recurring software subscriptions for the ARD 360 cloud platform. Pricing is uniformly quote-based with no public disclosure, and distribution runs through direct enterprise field sales supported by website contact forms, social channels (Facebook, YouTube), and industry events. Documented customers include JUPEM (national mapping agency), Tenaga Nasional Berhad, MBSA, MBPJ, Prasarana Malaysia, PLUS Bhd, Telekom Malaysia, KKR-CERUN Sabah, Perbadanan Putrajaya, and Japan's iPC Corporation, with operational reach covering Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan.

Strategic technology partnerships with NavVis (Germany) for indoor mapping hardware, Horus (Netherlands) for GIS/AI/VR software integration, Streetview Technology (Germany) for ASV mobile mapping cameras, and iPC (Japan) for navigation map data underpin the platform's technical depth. Urban Explorer is privately held by two co-founders with banking, IT, geospatial, and surveying backgrounds, has no disclosed institutional funding or parent company, and operates from a single headquarters in Shah Alam, Selangor.

Name

Urban Explorer

Legal name

Urban Explorer Sdn. Bhd.

Website

https://urbanexplorer.com.my

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Explorer Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian geospatial technology company founded in 2009 that delivers 3D mapping, digital twin creation, and AI-powered asset inspection services to government agencies, utilities, and transportation operators across Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Mapping & Digital Twin Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs) (BPAMANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

HD Maps & Localization for Autonomous/ADAS (BPAMANAL)

Keywords

• 3D mapping services
• Digital twin platform
• Geospatial data solutions
• Mobile mapping systems
• Spatial data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Shah Alam

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Twin Project Services: Full project lifecycle management and delivery of digital twin projects including data acquisition, processing, and application development. Projects range from city-wide road mapping (1,000-4,000 km) to indoor asset management systems.
2. Hardware and Software Products: Sale of mobile mapping systems (Urban StreetView, Indoor Mapping equipment) and software licenses (ARD 360). Includes customization and sensor integration services.
3. Software Subscriptions: ARD 360 available in public and private cloud versions suggesting SaaS subscription model for software access.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Urban Explorer Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian technology company that delivers end-to-end 3D mapping, digital twin, and geospatial data solutions through its proprietary MODITS platform. The company sells mobile mapping hardware systems (Urban StreetView, Indoor Mapping via NavVis M6), software platforms (ARD 360 for digital twin publishing, PavementAI for ML-based road inspection), and provides full-lifecycle digital twin project services including 3D data capture, spatial network creation, asset management application development, and deployment for government and enterprise clients.

Product overview

Urban Explorer offers a unified digital twin platform centered on MODITS, encompassing hardware products (Urban StreetView for outdoor mobile mapping and Indoor Mapping for building interiors), a software platform (ARD 360 metaverse for digital twins), and AI-powered inspection tools (PavementAI). The portfolio provides end-to-end capabilities from 3D data capture and spatial network creation to machine learning-powered analysis and digital twin publishing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MODITS: Digital twin technology platform for digitalisation of buildings, outdoor spaces and cities utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) to empower Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0).
• Urban StreetView
• ARD 360
• PavementAI
• Indoor Mapping

Products and services

• Urban StreetView Flagship 3D panoramic street level mobile mapping hardware/software system developed from over 10 years of digital twin making experience. Converts from car-mounted to backpack configuration in under 15 minutes with optional upgrades for ultra high resolution imagery, LiDAR, thermal and hyper spectral sensors. Designed for outdoor city-scale and road network digitization.
• Indoor Mapping Indoor reality capture solution developed in partnership with NavVis Germany using the M6 mobile mapping trolley. Automatically captures point clouds, 360 immersive panoramic imagery and sensor data at walking speed, scanning up to 30,000 square meters per day using 6D SLAM technology for high indoor positioning accuracy. Targeted at facility owners, LRT stations, tunnels and large building interiors.
• ARD 360 Software platform (metaverse for digital twins) that allows users to create digital twins from data capture, analyze spatial information, and publish digital twin outputs. Available in public and private cloud deployment versions. Designed for asset management portals, road network visualization, and indoor facility digital twin publishing.
• PavementAI Automatic road inspection tool built on Machine Learning algorithms. Analyzes 360 camera images combined with GPS data to detect road defects, extract defect locations, generate inspection reports, and categorize cracks by type, road name, and estimated maintenance cost. Targeted at municipal road authorities and highway operators.
• MODITS (Digital Twin Project Services) MODITS (Maker of Digital Twins) is the company's flagship platform and service brand encompassing full-lifecycle digital twin project delivery: 3D mapping and data capturing for outdoor and indoor environments, spatial data creation, spatial applications development, machine learning model development, and end-to-end project management from conceptual design to database and application deployment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30,000 sqm scanned per day with NavVis M6 indoor mapping system
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• NavViscoreTechnology or IntegrationGermany-based company founded in 2013 as a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich. Specializes in computer vision-based indoor positioning technology and indoor spatial intelligence. Urban Explorer partners with NavVis for the M6 mobile mapping trolley for indoor reality capture, providing automatic point cloud and 360 panoramic imagery capture for indoor environments.
• HoruskeyTechnology or Integration100% independent Dutch software developer and systems integrator specializing in Video and Sensor Technology, Geographical Information Systems, Deep Learning, Virtual Reality, and Live Data Streaming. Provides technology expertise for Urban Explorer's digital twin solutions.
• Streetview TechnologykeyTechnology or IntegrationGerman-based company providing ready-to-run mobile mapping hardware and software solutions. Covers planning, recording, processing, display, geo-referencing, and data analysis. Urban Explorer uses ASV camera systems for their Urban StreetView product.
• iPC (Increment P Corporation)keyTechnology or IntegrationJapanese-based company specializing in digital map creation covering diverse market segments from car navigation, consumer digital map content, to enterprise map solutions. Urban Explorer has worked with iPC on road navigation system field tests.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TomTom: TomTom is a global location technology incumbent providing maps, navigation, and increasingly traffic/digital infrastructure data — overlapping with Urban Explorer's navigation map work with iPC and broader location platform category.
• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon): Leica Geosystems provides 3D measurement and imaging hardware (including mobile mapping systems like Pegasus) and software for geospatial professionals — competing in the same 3D street-level and indoor capture categories as Urban Explorer.
• Trimble: Trimble is a global geospatial, mapping, and infrastructure technology incumbent offering hardware, software, and services across surveying, mapping, and asset management — overlapping with Urban Explorer's digital twin and infrastructure asset capabilities at a much broader scale.
• HERE Technologies: HERE Technologies operates a global mapping and location platform with HD map, location services, and increasingly digital twin offerings for enterprise and government — a broad incumbent in the mapping category where Urban Explorer competes.
• Vricon (Maxar): Vricon, part of Maxar, provides 3D geodata, digital twin, and high-resolution 3D surface models for defense, government, and infrastructure customers — competing with Urban Explorer in large-scale digital twin and infrastructure mapping.

Direct peers

• Cyclomedia: Cyclomedia specializes in large-scale systematic street-level 360 panoramic imagery and digital twins for government, infrastructure, and utility customers — directly analogous to Urban Explorer's Urban StreetView offering and government/utility customer base.
• Matterport: Matterport is a leading digital twin platform for indoor and increasingly outdoor spaces, offering hardware (cameras), software (spatial data processing), and a SaaS marketplace — overlapping directly with Urban Explorer's ARD 360 and indoor mapping stack.
• NavVis: NavVis provides indoor reality capture, mobile mapping trolleys (M6), and digital twin software for enterprise and facility clients. It is also a technology partner to Urban Explorer but operates its own direct sales channel globally, making it both a supplier and direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Mapbox: Mapbox is a developer-focused mapping and location platform providing tiles, SDKs, and custom map services — overlapping with Urban Explorer's mapping platform positioning while serving a more developer/digital product customer base.
• KartaView (Mapillary): KartaView (formerly Mapillary, now part of Meta) is a street-level imagery platform crowdsourcing and distributing map imagery — competing with Urban Explorer's Urban StreetView imagery collection for mapping and infrastructure use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/urbanexplorer2016
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-explorer-sdn-bhd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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