What AEROCARTA does

AEROCARTA (legal name Aerocarta Engenharia de Aerolevantamentos Ltda) is a privately held Brazilian aerial surveying and cartographic engineering company founded in 1987 and headquartered in São Paulo's Brooklin district, with a branch office in Ribeirão Preto and a dedicated aircraft hangar in Sorocaba. The company provides a vertically integrated suite of geospatial services to Brazilian municipal, state, and federal government entities as well as private-sector clients, organized around three pillars: (1) aerolevantamento services, including aerial photogrammetry, Riegl VQ-780 II-S LiDAR laser profiling, Phase One RGB/IR orthophoto production including True Ortofoto, digital restitution, and geodetic field support, all delivered from a Category A-certified EMBRAER Navajo EMB-820C twin-engine aircraft; (2) cadastral and fiscal solutions, including Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário (CTM), public-property cadaster, and Planta de Valores Genéricos (PVG) prepared per ABNT NBR 14.653; and (3) the proprietary SiGCarta GIS platform, built on C#, C++, TerraLib, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, and GeoServer, with modules covering property cadaster, public property management, value mapping, environmental management, public security, and dengue/public health.

The company monetizes primarily through project-based professional services contracts awarded via public procurement, supplemented by managed-services revenue from SiGCarta implementation, training, and technical support. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to prefeituras and other government entities, complemented by a website contact channel with departmental routing. AEROCARTA reports a 39-year operating history, 500+ executed projects, presence across all 27 Brazilian states and the Federal District, more than 500,000 km² mapped by manned aircraft, more than 10 million real estate units updated, and over 27,000 km traversed with its Trimble MX60 mobile mapping system, indicating an established, mature service provider in Brazil's public-sector geospatial market.

Name

AEROCARTA

Legal name

Aerocarta Engenharia de Aerolevantamentos Ltda

Website

https://aerocarta.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AEROCARTA is a privately held Brazilian aerial surveying and cartographic engineering company founded in 1987 that delivers LiDAR, photogrammetry, mobile mapping, and cadastral services, plus its proprietary SiGCarta GIS platform, primarily to municipal, state, and federal government clients across all 27 Brazilian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aerolevantamento Services: Aerial survey and photogrammetry services including orthophoto generation, LiDAR profiling, and aerial photography using proprietary aircraft and sensors. Revenue is project-based, typically awarded through public procurement by municipal and state governments.
2. Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário (CTM): Multipurpose technical cadastre services for municipalities including real estate, street address, and business registrations, georeferenced to support urban management and municipal tax administration (IPTU, ISS).
3. SiGCarta Software and Support: Proprietary GIS platform implementation, training, documentation, video tutorials, and ongoing technical support including HelpDesk and remote access diagnostics for municipal clients.
4. Planta de Valores Genéricos (PVG): Generic Value Plan services for municipal property tax valuation, prepared in accordance with ABNT NBR 14.653 standards using statistical inference methods for real estate evaluation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AEROCARTA provides aerial surveying (aerolevantamento) and geospatial engineering services to Brazilian government entities and private companies, including aerial photogrammetry, LiDAR laser profiling, orthophoto generation, mobile terrestrial mapping, digital restitution, multipurpose technical cadastre (CTM), generic value plans (PVG), and the proprietary SiGCarta GIS platform. Operations are supported by an EMBRAER Navajo aircraft, Riegl and Phase One sensors, and a Trimble MX60 mobile mapping system.

Product overview

AEROCARTA is a Brazilian geospatial engineering company founded in 1987, operating as an integrated geospatial intelligence platform that combines aerial surveying, terrestrial mobile mapping, and municipal cadastral management systems. The portfolio is organized around three pillars: (1) Aerolevantamento services — aerial photogrammetry, LiDAR laser profiling, orthophoto production, digital restitution, and field support/geodetic reference networks; (2) Cadastral and fiscal solutions — Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário (CTM), public property cadaster, Planta de Valores Genéricos (PVG), and contributor taxpayer service; and (3) the proprietary SiGCarta GIS platform, built on open-source geospatial technologies (C#, C++, TerraLib, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, GeoServer), which consolidates all territorial data through specialized modules covering property cadaster, environmental management, public health, and urban security. Operations are supported by a Riegl VQ-780 II-S airborne laser scanner, a Trimble MX60 PRO vehicle-mounted mobile mapping system, an EMB 820C Navajo aircraft, and Phase One RGB/IR cameras.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apoio de Campo (Municipal Cadastral Reference Network) Establishes geodetic reference networks and survey control points across municipal territories using GNSS satellite positioning techniques, providing the foundational spatial control required for all subsequent aerial and mobile mapping activities.
• Aerofotogrametria (Aerial Photogrammetry) Systematic aerial image acquisition and photogrammetric processing service using aircraft-mounted metric cameras and sensors to generate cartographic products including orthophotos, digital terrain models, and topographic maps.
• Perfilamento a Laser (LiDAR Laser Profiling) Active remote sensing service that emits laser pulses from airborne platforms to generate dense 3D point clouds representing terrain relief, buildings, and vegetation. Enables terrain modeling, contour generation, and vegetation penetration for topographic surveys.
• Ortofoto (Orthophoto Production) Geometrically corrected aerial imagery service that removes perspective, sensor tilt, and terrain distortions to produce metrically accurate images suitable for direct distance, area, and angle measurements. Available in true-ortho format for complete vertical projection in dense urban areas.
• Mapeamento Móvel (Mobile Mapping) Terrestrial mobile mapping service integrating LiDAR sensors, 360-degree panoramic cameras, and GNSS/INS systems mounted on vehicles to capture continuous, high-precision 3D geospatial data along road corridors and urban networks.
• Restituição Digital (Digital Restitution) Stereophotogrammetric interpretation and vector data extraction service that transforms aerial images into georeferenced digital maps and geospatial vector datasets (CDGV), identifying buildings, roads, water bodies, vegetation, and land boundaries in compliance with Brazil's national cartography standards (INDE).
• CTM (Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário / Multipurpose Technical Cadaster) Multipurpose technical cadaster system integrating georeferenced data on real estate parcels, businesses, public ways, and block faces to support urban management, tax administration, and public planning across multiple municipal departments.
• Cadastro de Imóveis Públicos (Public Property Cadaster) Public property cadaster and certification service that performs land registry research, field surveys, property valuation, and documentation to establish complete and legally secure records of municipal real estate assets for inventory, planning, and transparency purposes.
• PVG (Planta de Valores Genéricos / Generic Value Plan) Generic Value Map service that establishes average property values by zone for municipal tax policy purposes (IPTU, ITBI, ISSQN), applying statistical inference methods per ABNT NBR 14.653 standards to create equitable and legally grounded fiscal valuations.
• SiGCarta (Sistema de Informações Geográficas / GIS Platform) Integrated GIS platform combining desktop and web tools that consolidates and manages all territorial information from municipal mapping, cadaster, mobile mapping, and value map sources. Built on open-source geospatial technology (C#, C++, TerraLib, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, OpenLayers, GeoServer) with modules for property cadaster, environmental management, security, public health, and urban planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipalities can identify properties that were expanded without proper notification to the city hall, enabling IPTU collection on actual built area rather than outdated cadastral records
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Trimble (MX60 Mobile Mapping System)coreTechnology or IntegrationAEROCARTA utilizes the Trimble MX60 system for mobile mapping operations, integrating LiDAR sensors, 360° panoramic cameras, and GNSS/INS positioning for comprehensive urban and infrastructure data collection along road corridors.
• Riegl (VQ-780 II-S Laser Scanner)coreTechnology or IntegrationAEROCARTA operates the Riegl VQ-780 II-S airborne laser scanning system for high-performance topographic mapping, 3D modeling, and geospatial surveys. The system delivers 1.3 million points per second with multi-return capability for vegetation penetration.
• Phase One (Aerial Cameras)coreTechnology or IntegrationAircraft equipped with Phase One RGB and IR cameras for metric-grade aerial photography. The 100-megapixel RGB sensor provides color orthophotos with exceptional sharpness and geometric rigor; the IR sensor enables environmental analysis and vegetation vigor assessment (NDVI indices).
• EMBRAER (Navajo EMB-820C Aircraft)coreTechnology or IntegrationAEROCARTA operates an EMBRAER Navajo EMB-820C twin-engine aircraft with approximately 5-6 hours of flight autonomy, equipped with laser, GPS, and cameras for aerial survey operations throughout Brazil.
• DPONet (LGPD/DPO Services)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAEROCARTA partners with DPONet for data protection and LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) compliance services. DPONet provides specialized DPO (Data Protection Officer) services and manages privacy-related inquiries and data subject rights requests on behalf of Aerocarta.
• IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAEROCARTA utilizes IBGE's RBMC (Brazilian Continuous Monitoring Network) geodetic stations for high-precision positioning and georeferencing of survey data, ensuring alignment with the Brazilian Geodetic System (SGB).
• TerraLib (Open Source GIS Library)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSiGCarta platform is built on TerraLib open-source geospatial library, providing advanced features for developers and professionals seeking effective geospatial solutions while enabling transparency and customization for clients.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Inc: Global provider of geospatial technology including the MX60 mobile mapping system that AEROCARTA operates. Overlaps in mapping sensors, GIS, and cadastral workflows, though Trimble is primarily a hardware/software vendor rather than a survey-services operator.
• Woolpert: US-based architecture, engineering, geospatial, and consulting firm (now including AAM) with extensive aerial surveying and mobile mapping operations. Comparable in airborne LiDAR, orthophoto production, and GIS platform delivery for public and private clients.
• NV5 Global: US-based geospatial, engineering, and infrastructure services firm with significant aerial mapping, LiDAR, and cadastral capabilities. Comparable mix of professional services and proprietary platforms serving public-sector clients, though diversified across many engineering verticals.
• MDA Ltd: Canadian aerospace and geospatial firm operating satellite-based and airborne earth observation systems. Comparable at the technology layer (advanced sensors, geospatial analytics), though focused on space-based rather than aerial/mobile mapping services.
• Fugro N.V. Dutch global leader in aerial surveying, LiDAR, and geotechnical data acquisition for infrastructure, energy, and government clients. Comparable service model (airborne + mobile mapping, point cloud processing) and similar reliance on premium sensors (e.g., Riegl, Leica), but at much larger international scale.
• Hexagon AB: Global geospatial measurement leader (including Leica Geosystems) offering sensors, software, and autonomous solutions for surveying, mapping, and infrastructure. Comparable to AEROCARTA through its aerial/mobile mapping hardware and GIS platforms, though at vastly greater scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Engesat: Brazilian geospatial solutions company offering remote sensing, GIS, and aerial surveying services. Directly comparable to AEROCARTA within the Brazilian public-sector mapping and cadastre ecosystem.
• ESTEIO Engenharia e Aerolevantamentos: Long-established Brazilian aerial surveying and engineering firm offering photogrammetry, LiDAR, cartography, and municipal cadastre services. Directly comparable to AEROCARTA in customer base (Brazilian prefeituras, state/federal agencies) and service portfolio (aerolevantamento, CTM, restituição).
• Topocart Topografia, Engenharia e Aerolevantamentos: Brazilian geospatial engineering firm delivering aerial surveying, photogrammetry, LiDAR, and GIS/cadastral solutions to public and private clients. Closest direct competitor to AEROCARTA in the Brazilian municipal cadastre and aerial mapping market.

Emerging players

• Cyient: India-headquartered engineering and geospatial services company offering aerial surveying, LiDAR processing, and GIS solutions for utilities, infrastructure, and government. Overlaps with AEROCARTA in geospatial data acquisition and processing services, particularly for large-area mapping programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aerocarta
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Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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