GPRS

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Subsurface utility locating
• Ground penetrating radar
• Concrete scanning services
• Video pipe inspection
• 3D laser scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core 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

Named customers21 records

Segments15 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of ToledocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual 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.
• StarbucksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for retail construction and renovation projects.
• PCL ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
• TeslaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for facility and manufacturing projects.
• Lockheed MartinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for defense facility projects.
• ChevronminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for energy facility projects.
• Chick-Fil-AminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for restaurant construction projects.
• Hensel PhelpsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
• AECOMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
• JacobsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
• MortensonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
• ArcadisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
• Turner ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
• Marathon PetroleumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for energy facility projects.
• TargetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for retail construction projects.
• Gilbane Building CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
• University of MichiganminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for education facility projects.
• Tetra TechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for architecture/engineering projects.
• Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for utility infrastructure projects.
• Balfour BeattyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for construction projects.
• Florida Power & LightminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer partner using GPRS utility locating and scanning services for power utility infrastructure projects.
• Safety Organizations (Various)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPRS 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

Broad 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

• Xtwitter.com/gpradar
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClCZspkzT3krITbgtb6a58g
• Facebookfacebook.com/GPRSLLC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gprs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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