MWH GEO-SURVEYS LTD.

What MWH GEO-SURVEYS LTD. does

MWH Geo-Surveys Ltd. is a privately held geophysical survey services company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, with a US operating entity (MWH Geo-Surveys International Inc.) in Reno, Nevada. The firm provides specialized land-based geophysical data acquisition for resource exploration clients, including mining companies, oil and gas exploration firms, and mineral exploration companies. Its service portfolio spans four core modules: ground gravity surveys using high-precision digital gravity meters with centimeter-level GNSS positioning; UAV magnetic surveys using heavy-lift multi-rotor drones equipped with laser-pumped Cesium vapor magnetometers; UAV radiometric surveys using dual BGO crystal gamma-ray spectrometers; and UAV terrain modeling producing orthophotos and digital surface models via VTOL photogrammetry. These services can be deployed independently or as concurrent multi-sensor surveys, a capability the company claims to have pioneered globally.

The company's underlying technology is built on proprietary and integrated third-party systems. Its proprietary GControl software interfaces gravity meters with GNSS receivers for real-time data graphing, tide corrections, data merging, and statistical QC. Sensor payloads include Geometrics MagArrow magnetometers, Georadis D230A gamma-ray spectrometers, and Wingtra PPK VTOL mapping drones with Pix4D photogrammetry processing. The firm has accumulated over 80,000 line kilometers of UAV magnetics data across North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe, supporting multi-continent operations in extreme environments from Arctic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

MWH operates as a project-based professional services business, generating revenue through survey contracts priced by project scope, geographic location, terrain complexity, and survey area. There is no public pricing; quotes are provided on inquiry. The go-to-market is entirely direct enterprise sales—no resellers or distribution channels—with a small technical sales team handling client engagement, project scoping, and field delivery. The company has remained privately held and bootstrapped for over 40 years, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment. Ownership structure and individual leadership are not publicly disclosed.

Name

MWH GEO-SURVEYS LTD.

Legal name

MWH Geo-Surveys Ltd.

Website

https://mwhgeo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MWH Geo-Surveys is a privately held geophysical survey firm providing UAV-based magnetic, radiometric, terrain modeling, and ground gravity survey services to resource exploration companies including mining and oil and gas clients across five continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geophysical Survey Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• Geophysical survey services
• Gravity survey services
• UAV magnetic surveys
• Aerial radiometric surveys
• Terrain modeling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geophysical Survey Services: Project-based professional services providing specialized geophysical data acquisition and interpretation. Services include ground gravity surveys, UAV magnetic surveys, UAV radiometric surveys, and UAV terrain modeling for resource exploration clients. Revenue is generated through survey contracts based on project scope, location, and technical requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MWH Geo-Surveys provides land-based gravity surveys and UAV-based geophysical surveying services for resource exploration clients. Core offerings include Ground Gravity surveys (using proprietary GControl software and high-precision GNSS positioning), UAV Magnetics (using Geometrics MagArrow laser-pumped Cesium vapor magnetometers on heavy-lift multi-rotor UAVs), UAV Radiometrics (using Georadis D230A dual BGO crystal gamma-ray spectrometers), and UAV Terrain Modeling (using WINGTRA PPK VTOL systems for orthophoto and digital surface model generation).

Product overview

MWH Geo-Surveys is a geophysical exploration company offering four distinct service modules: Ground Gravity (proprietary high-resolution gravity surveying with GControl software and GNSS positioning), UAV Magnetics (high-resolution magnetic surveys using Geometrics MagArrow laser-pumped Cesium vapor magnetometers on heavy-lift multi-rotor UAVs), UAV Radiometrics (UAV-based gamma-ray spectrometry using Georadis D230A dual BGO crystal sensors), and UAV Terrain Modeling (orthophoto and digital surface model generation using WINGTRA PPK VTOL systems with Pix4D processing). The services are offered both independently and in combination, with terrain modeling providing integral elevation data for safe low-altitude magnetic survey operations.

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Products and services

• Ground Gravity Surveys High-resolution ground-based gravity surveying service for resource exploration clients, utilizing proprietary GControl software, multi-constellation dual-frequency GNSS receivers for centimeter-level positioning accuracy, and a fleet of 10 gravity meters with electronic levels, digital data streaming, and micro-gal resolution. For mining, mineral, and oil & gas exploration projects.
• UAV Magnetics Surveys High-resolution UAV magnetic data acquisition service using heavy-lift industrial-grade multi-rotor UAVs equipped with Geometrics MagArrow laser-pumped Cesium vapor magnetometers for low-altitude, slow-speed terrain-following surveys across rugged topography. Delivers higher-resolution magnetic data than helicopter or fixed-wing alternatives. For geological mapping and resource exploration clients.
• UAV Radiometrics Surveys UAV-based radiometric and gamma-ray survey service using Georadis D230A dual BGO crystal gamma ray spectrometers with two 1024-channel spectrometers and automatic gain stabilization. Deployable independently or concurrently with UAV magnetic sensors for dual-sensor surveys. For geological and environmental monitoring clients.
• UAV Terrain Modeling UAV terrain mapping service producing orthophotos and digital surface models using WINGTRA PPK VTOL professional mapping systems with high-resolution, low-altitude photogrammetry, processed via Pix4D. Outputs support GIS requirements, site planning, and geological applications, and feed elevation models into UAV magnetic survey flight planning. Thermal radiometric orthophoto solutions also available for geothermal exploration applications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• WingtracoreTechnology or IntegrationMWH uses Wingtra PPK VTOL professional mapping systems for UAV terrain mapping operations. Wingtra provides the drone platform enabling high-resolution, low-altitude photogrammetry surveys for orthophoto and digital surface model production.
• Pix4DsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMWH collaborated with Pix4D on a joint webinar to demonstrate UAV mapping operations at scale. Pix4D is a photogrammetry software provider used by MWH for processing UAV survey data.
• GeometricscoreTechnology or IntegrationMWH utilizes Geometrics MagArrow laser-pumped Cesium vapor magnetometers for UAV magnetic surveys. These industrial-grade sensors provide high sensitivity, precision, and fast response time for magnetic field measurements.
• GeoradiscoreTechnology or IntegrationMWH uses Georadis D230A dual BGO crystal UAV portable gamma ray spectrometers for radiometric surveys. This sensor features two 1024-channel spectrometers with automatic gain stabilization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SkyTEM Surveys: SkyTEM operates helicopter-borne electromagnetic and magnetic surveys for mineral exploration and groundwater mapping worldwide. Its airborne multi-sensor survey model and exploration-targeted customer base overlap closely with MWH's UAV magnetics and radiometrics offering.
• Bell Geospace: Bell Geospace specializes in airborne full-tensor gravity gradiometry (FTG) and magnetic surveys for oil & gas and mineral exploration. It competes with MWH in gravity and magnetic data acquisition for resource exploration clients globally.
• Sander Geophysics Limited: Sander Geophysics is an established Canadian airborne geophysical survey company offering high-resolution magnetic, radiometric, and gravity surveys globally. It is a direct peer to MWH in airborne and UAV geophysical data acquisition for resource exploration.
• Quantec Geoscience: Quantec Geoscience provides deep-probing ground and borehole geophysical surveys for mineral exploration, including Titan-24 systems. Its target market and project-based professional services model are highly comparable to MWH's ground gravity offering.
• Geotech Ltd. Geotech is a Canadian airborne geophysical survey company offering helicopter-borne VTEM electromagnetic, magnetic and radiometric surveys for mineral exploration. It directly competes with MWH in multi-sensor airborne geophysics for resource exploration.
• New-Sense Geophysics: New-Sense Geophysics provides airborne and ground geophysical surveys including magnetics, radiometrics and electromagnetics for mineral exploration. Its service portfolio and target customers closely mirror MWH's UAV-based and ground gravity offering.

Broad incumbents

• CGG (Viridien): Viridien (formerly CGG) is a global geoscience major offering seismic acquisition, satellite imagery, and multi-physics data services. It competes with MWH broadly in geophysical data acquisition and interpretation for resource exploration at a much larger scale.
• TGS: TGS is a global energy data and intelligence company providing seismic, well, and geoscience data libraries. While primarily seismic-data focused, it overlaps with MWH in supplying subsurface data products to exploration clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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