GPRS
GPRS provides subsurface utility locating, concrete scanning, CCTV pipe inspection, 3D laser scanning, and leak detection services through a nationwide network of 500+ SIM-Certified Project Managers, serving construction, energy, retail, defense, and infrastructure clients across the United States.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersToledo, United States
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What GPRS does
GPRS (Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC) is a privately held US subsurface investigation and reality capture services provider founded in 2001 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The company operates a nationwide field-services network of more than 500 SIM-Certified Project Managers who deliver utility locating, concrete scanning, CCTV video pipe inspection, 3D laser scanning, leak detection, and adjacent mapping/modeling services. Field data is collected using ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction locators, robotic crawler CCTV cameras, Leica LiDAR scanners, Matterport cameras, and acoustic leak detection equipment, then compiled into GIS, CAD, and BIM deliverables by an in-house mapping and modeling team. The company guarantees 99.8% accuracy on utility locating and concrete scanning and 2-6 millimeter accuracy on 3D laser scanning work.
The company's commercial model is professional services, quote-based, billed per engagement with a centralized website and contact center for quote capture and scheduling. Enterprise field sales are supported by a Rapid Response program enabling same-day mobilization across every US market. A patent-pending GIS platform called SiteMap (offered complimentary to existing GPRS customers with paid subscription tiers) aggregates georeferenced utility data, site photos and videos, BIM models, and CAD files into a digital plan room, creating recurring data lock-in on top of the underlying services revenue. Mobile apps on iOS and Android, a Partnership Plus referral program, and the Safety Tour of America outreach layer additional demand-generation channels on top of the field-sales motion.
GPRS serves more than 15 verticals, with Construction & Engineering (AEC) as the primary segment and meaningful exposure to energy, telecommunications, retail and restaurant, defense, data centers, EV charging infrastructure, facilities management, water and sewer, and higher education. Named partner customers include Tesla, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Starbucks, Target, AECOM, Jacobs, Turner Construction, Hensel Phelps, Mortenson, Marathon Petroleum, Pacific Gas & Electric, Florida Power & Light, Balfour Beatty, Gilbane Building Company, Arcadis, Tetra Tech, PCL Construction, Chick-Fil-A, and the Universities of Toledo and Michigan. No revenue, funding, M&A consideration, or ownership data is publicly disclosed.
GPRS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- GPRS
- Legal name
- Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC
- Website
- https://gprsinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- GPRS provides subsurface utility locating, concrete scanning, CCTV pipe inspection, 3D laser scanning, and leak detection services through a nationwide network of 500+ SIM-Certified Project Managers, serving construction, energy, retail, defense, and infrastructure clients across the United States.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
GPRS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Subsurface Utility Locating and Reality Capture Services
- NAICS
- Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)
- akta.pro primary industry
- GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Leak Localization & Condition Assessment (Inline Inspection, GPR, CCTV for Water Mains) (EUANAKAF), Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC)
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Where GPRS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Toledo
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
GPRS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Professional Field Services: On-site professional services including utility locating, concrete scanning, CCTV video pipe inspection, 3D laser scanning, leak detection, and related mapping/modeling services. Billed per project/service engagement with field data compiled into deliverables.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Monthly | SiteMap Personal (Included) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
GPRS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
GPRS provides on-site subsurface utility locating, concrete scanning, CCTV video pipe inspection, 3D laser scanning, and leak detection services for construction, engineering, and facility management clients across the United States. Services are delivered by a nationwide network of more than 500 SIM-Certified Project Managers using Ground Penetrating Radar, electromagnetic locators, CCTV crawler cameras, Leica laser scanners, and acoustic leak detectors, with field data compiled into CAD, BIM, and GIS deliverables. Customers also receive access to the patent-pending SiteMap GIS platform that visualizes georeferenced utility data, site photos, BIM models, and CAD files in a single digital plan room.
Product overview
GPRS (Ground Penetrating Radar Systems) offers a unified portfolio of subsurface investigation and reality capture services organized around a central GIS platform, SiteMap. Core services include Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for utility locating and concrete scanning, CCTV Video Pipe Inspection, and 3D Laser Scanning—all delivering 99.8% accuracy. These field services feed into SiteMap (patent pending), a GIS platform that aggregates utility data, site photos/videos, BIM models, and CAD files. Additional services include Virtual Tours, Drone Imagery, Leak Detection, Mapping & Modeling, Floor Plan Creation, and As-Built Creation. The field-to-finish workflow transforms collected data into deliverables in formats like .pdf, .kmz, and .shp, stored in SiteMap's digital plan room.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SiteMap®: GIS platform for infrastructure information management, providing utility line mapping, facility data visualization, and project management software. Current GPRS customers receive complimentary SiteMap® Personal subscription.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99.8% accuracy rate for underground utility locating
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use GPRS
Customer profileNamed customers21 records
Segments15 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
GPRS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
GPRS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- University of ToledocoreMutual partnership where GPRS provides 99.8% accurate utility locating and mapping services to UToledo's campus in exchange for field training for Project Managers. Educational institution collaboration providing real-world training environment.
- StarbucksminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for retail construction and renovation projects.
- PCL ConstructionminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
- TeslaminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for facility and manufacturing projects.
- Lockheed MartinminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for defense facility projects.
- ChevronminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for energy facility projects.
- Chick-Fil-AminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for restaurant construction projects.
- Hensel PhelpsminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
- AECOMminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
- JacobsminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
- MortensonminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
- ArcadisminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
- Turner ConstructionminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
- Marathon PetroleumminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for energy facility projects.
- TargetminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for retail construction projects.
- Gilbane Building CompanyminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
- University of MichiganminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for education facility projects.
- Tetra TechminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
- Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for utility infrastructure projects.
- Balfour BeattyminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
- Florida Power & LightminorCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for power utility infrastructure projects.
- Safety Organizations (Various)coreGPRS partners with various safety organizations including Construction Safety Week, Concrete Safety Week, Water & Sewer Damage Awareness Week, and conducts Safety Tour of America initiative with safety directors, project managers, and executives from partner companies.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
GPRS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Stantec Inc. Stantec is a global AEC professional services firm with a SUE (Subsurface Utility Engineering) practice and broad infrastructure consulting footprint — overlapping GPRS's service lines as part of a much larger portfolio and competing for the same enterprise and public-sector utility mapping contracts.
- Esri: Esri is the dominant enterprise GIS platform (ArcGIS) used across AEC, utilities, and government — overlapping with GPRS's SiteMap GIS platform as the broad incumbent geospatial data management ecosystem that SiteMap either integrates with or competes against for institutional customers.
- Cardno (now part of Stantec): Cardno historically operated an SUE and surveying practice delivering utility mapping, surveying, and geospatial services to the same infrastructure and AEC customer base that GPRS targets — a broad incumbent competing for similar subsurface investigation scopes.
Emerging players
- Matterport, Inc. Matterport (a GPRS technology partner) operates a software-and-camera platform for 3D digital twins and virtual tours — directly comparable to GPRS's Virtual Tours and 3D Laser Scanning offerings, and a potential platform competitor to SiteMap if Matterport expands into infrastructure data.
- US Radar Inc. US Radar designs and manufactures ground penetrating radar systems and offers subsurface imaging services — overlapping GPRS's GPR service line and the underlying technology stack, though smaller in scale than GPRS's nationwide field deployment.
Direct peers
- T2 Utility Engineers: T2 Utility Engineers is a Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) firm delivering utility locating, designating, and mapping for AEC clients — directly competing with GPRS's core utility locating service line for the same engineering firms, municipalities, and infrastructure owners.
- Badger Daylighting Corp: Badger provides hydrovac excavation and subsurface utility exposing services across North America — a directly comparable subsurface investigation service for the same construction, utility, and oil & gas customers that GPRS serves, with overlapping go-to-market around safe digging and utility damage prevention.
- Multivista (Hexagon): Multivista provides 3D laser scanning, drone imagery, and visual building documentation for construction — directly overlapping GPRS's 3D laser scanning and as-built creation services for the same AEC customers, with an equivalent fixed-asset documentation deliverable.
- Hydromax USA: Hydromax USA provides utility locating, CCTV sewer inspection, and hydrovac services to municipalities and contractors — directly overlapping GPRS's utility locating, video pipe inspection, and leak detection service lines for similar water, sewer, and utility customers.
Others
- Radiodetection (SPX Technologies): Radiodetection manufactures electromagnetic utility locators and ground-penetrating radar equipment that GPRS and its competitors rely on — sits upstream of GPRS as a key equipment supplier and adjacent service provider to the same underground utility workflow.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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GPRS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
GPRS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
GPRS M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about GPRS
What does GPRS do?
GPRS provides on-site subsurface utility locating, concrete scanning, CCTV video pipe inspection, 3D laser scanning, and leak detection services for construction, engineering, and facility management clients across the United States. Services are delivered by a nationwide network of more than 500 SIM-Certified Project Managers using Ground Penetrating Radar, electromagnetic locators, CCTV crawler cameras, Leica laser scanners, and acoustic leak detectors, with field data compiled into CAD, BIM, and GIS deliverables. Customers also receive access to the patent-pending SiteMap GIS platform that visualizes georeferenced utility data, site photos, BIM models, and CAD files in a single digital plan room.
Is GPRS a public or private company?
GPRS is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was GPRS founded?
GPRS was founded in 2001.
Where is GPRS based?
GPRS is headquartered in Toledo, United States, in the North America region.
How does GPRS make money?
One revenue line is on record: professional Field Services.
Who are GPRS's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Stantec Inc., Esri and Cardno (now part of Stantec). Emerging players are Matterport, Inc. and US Radar Inc.. Direct peers are T2 Utility Engineers, Badger Daylighting Corp, Multivista (Hexagon) and Hydromax USA. Radiodetection (SPX Technologies) is listed as an others.
Does GPRS have an API?
No public API is recorded for GPRS.
What industry is GPRS in?
GPRS's product category is Subsurface Utility Locating and Reality Capture Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAMANAK, GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms, with a secondary code of EUANAKAF, Leak Localization & Condition Assessment (Inline Inspection, GPR, CCTV for Water Mains). Its NAICS code is 541360 and its SIC code is 7374.