Geops Ag

What Geops Ag does

geOps is a privately held geo-IT firm founded in 2002 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, with a Swiss subsidiary (geOps AG) established in 2013 in Olten. With approximately 20 employees and 150 customers, the company specializes in web applications and data services built on geo- and real-time data for public transport, mobility, logistics, and environmental sectors. Its customer base is heavily concentrated in Switzerland and the broader DACH region, including Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV), S-Bahn Munich, and roughly fifteen Swiss cantons and municipal transport associations.

The company's core product portfolio spans several verticals. For public transport, it offers mapset (network and station map authoring, used by SBB and others), Live Maps / TRAVIC (real-time vehicle position visualization with derived arrival forecasts), Trafimage (the SBB geoportal), and the mobility-toolbox-js JavaScript library that exposes proprietary APIs to third-party developers. For environmental and administrative verticals it offers Altlast4Web and its successor alma (contaminated-sites management for cantonal and federal authorities), Tree App (forest management and tree species recommendations), VEGAS (hydrogeology information systems), and Cartaro (GeoCMS). Underlying technology is built on open-source components including React, Python, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GeoServer, and OpenLayers, with proprietary layers on top, particularly mobility-toolbox-js and the geOps APIs. The firm actively contributes to and sponsors open-source GIS communities (FOSSGIS, FOSS4G, SOGI, CH Open).

The business model is a hybrid of recurring API and software licensing (via mapset, developer.geops.io, and other platform services priced on usage) and project-based professional services (custom development for individual enterprise clients, typically public transport companies and cantonal/municipal administrations). Go-to-market is enterprise sales-led, with self-service API access for developers, supported by content marketing (technical blog), community engagement (open source), and participation in industry events (IT-TRANS, FOSSGIS, EuroPython). The company is founder-owned and operates without external venture capital or private equity backing, generating undisclosed revenue.

Name

Geops Ag

Legal name

geOps AG

Website

https://geops.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

geOps develops web applications and data services built on geo- and real-time data, serving public transport operators, Swiss cantonal and federal administrations, and DACH environmental agencies with products including mapset, Live Maps, mobility-toolbox-js, alma, and TRAVIC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial software for public transport and public administration

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Geospatial web applications
• Public transport software
• Real-time transit visualization
• Geo data services
• Environmental management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Olten

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. API and Software Licensing: Revenue generated through API access fees, account-based licensing for services including mapset, developer.geops.io, and other platform services. Publicly available pricing with fees based on usage.
2. Professional Services: Custom development and implementation services for individually-tailored offers. Contact-based pricing for enterprise clients requiring bespoke solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

geOps develops modern web applications, APIs, and data services based on geo and real-time data for public transport, mobility, logistics, and environment. Its offerings include a portfolio of products (mapset, Live Maps, alma, Trafimage, Cartaro, TRAVIC, Tree App, mobility-toolbox-js) plus bespoke development services, sold primarily to public transport operators and Swiss public administrations. The company also publishes open-source tools such as OpenLayers Editor and batyr, and provides developer API access through its documentation platform developer.geops.io.

Product overview

geOps develops modern web applications for public transport, mobility, logistics, and environmental sectors. The product portfolio includes mapset for public transport planning, Live Maps for real-time vehicle tracking, alma for contaminated site management, Trafimage for SBB geoportals, TRAVIC for worldwide transit tracking, Cartaro as a GeoCMS, Tree App for environmental applications, and the mobility-toolbox-js JavaScript library for geospatial web development. The company maintains a strong focus on open source, publishing products like OpenLayers Editor and batyr under open source licenses. The offerings form an integrated ecosystem for data analysis, visualization, information systems, and business solutions centered on geo- and real-time data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• mapset: Solution for creating simple and visually appealing plans for public transport
• Live Maps
• alma
• mobility-toolbox-js
• TreeApp
• Altlast4Web

Products and services

• mapset Web-based application for creating clear and visually appealing plans for public transport purposes, including stop locations, construction information, and station events. Targeted at transport operators and associations needing standardized plan output.
• Live Maps (Tralis) Real-time visualization of public transport vehicle positions on maps with precise arrival and departure predictions generated from vehicle-position data processing. Built for public transport operators and S-Bahn deployments.
• alma Software solution for future-oriented management of contaminated sites, developed for government offices as successor to Altlast4Web. Targeted at Swiss cantons and federal offices responsible for environmental enforcement.
• mobility-toolbox-js JavaScript library serving as the primary gateway for developing geospatial web applications using geOps in-house APIs. Sold/used by software developers integrating transit and geo functionality.
• Altlast4Web Web-based software for managing contaminated-site data and business processes in Swiss cantons and federal offices. Currently being succeeded by the alma platform.
• Tree App Environmental application providing tree species recommendations to support forest management decisions under climate change, including a tree identification and recommendation sharing platform. Targeted at forestry and environmental stakeholders.
• Trafimage Geoportal platform for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) providing spatial information, station maps, and tariff association maps with automated dynamic web map generation.
• Cartaro GeoCMS online tool enabling convenient spatial information management and web map publishing. Targeted at public administrations and organizations needing self-service web map publishing.
• OpenLayers Editor (OLE) Open-source browser-based toolbar for precise and efficient editing of geodata, with snapping, CAD-like drawing support, and WFS-T protocol support.
• TRAVIC Worldwide public transit tracker combining static and real-time schedule data to calculate and display current vehicle positions globally.
• batyr Open-source server connecting vector geodata sources to PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases with structured synchronization of external data to database tables.
• VEGAS Web-based hydrogeology information system for managing environmental data related to water resources.
• geOps developer API platform Self-service developer platform exposing geOps APIs for geospatial web applications, with API-key authentication, usage-based fees, and documented changes/backwards-compatibility commitments. Targeted at developers and integrators building transit and mobility web apps.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 customers served across public transport, administration, and international businesses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Eisenbahnbetriebslabor Schweiz AG (ebl-Schweiz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for company excursion activities. geOps team visited ebl-Schweiz railway operations laboratory in Dübendorf to experience live demonstration of timetable implementation in model railway operations.
• its-chminorOthersMembership partnership in Swiss ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) association for promoting intelligent mobility solutions.
• VÖV (Verband öffentlicher Verkehr)minorOthersMembership in the Swiss Public Transport Association, promoting public transport interests and standards.
• CH OpenminorOthersMembership supporting Swiss open source software community and initiatives.
• FOSSGISminorOthersSponsorship and active collaboration with FOSSGIS, the leading conference for free and open source GIS software in German-speaking regions.
• SOGIminorOthersMembership in Swiss GIS organization.
• bwconminorOthersPartnership with bwcon, a Baden-Württemberg innovation network.
• Médecins Sans FrontièresminorOthersCharitable support partnership with annual donations to MSF aid workers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ubilabs: Hamburg-based geospatial consulting firm specializing in map applications, data visualization, and open-source GIS for public and enterprise clients. Very comparable in size, tech stack, and DACH geographic focus to geOps.
• CARTO: Location intelligence platform providing cloud-based GIS, spatial analytics, and mapping APIs. Directly competes in the GIS & Spatial Data Management Platform category with geOps's Cartaro and developer.geops.io products.
• HaCon (INIT Group): Public transport timetable planning, passenger information, and intermodal mobility software now part of INIT Group. Highly comparable to geOps: both serve European rail and transit operators with real-time data products, GTFS feeds, and passenger-facing mapping tools.
• Trapeze Group (Modaxo): Provider of transit operations software including scheduling, dispatch, AVL, and passenger information systems for public transport operators. Competes with geOps in the same public-transport customer base with overlapping real-time vehicle tracking functionality.
• PTV Group: German software company providing transportation planning, traffic simulation, and mobility analytics for public agencies and transport operators. Directly comparable: both serve public transport and mobility data customers in DACH with software-based products, though PTV has broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• ioki (Deutsche Bahn): Deutsche Bahn subsidiary providing Mobility-as-a-Service platforms, demand-responsive transport, and real-time routing tools. Operates in the German-speaking market with a public transport and mobility focus comparable to geOps's Live Maps and TRAVIC products.

Broad incumbents

• Mapbox: Global mapping platform providing customizable basemaps, location services, and developer APIs. Comparable to geOps's mapset and mobility-toolbox-js mapping APIs, but operates at much larger scale across commercial and developer markets.
• Esri: Global GIS leader behind ArcGIS, serving governments, transport agencies, and enterprises worldwide. Competes with geOps in the GIS & spatial data management layer and serves overlapping public-sector customers, but operates at vastly larger scale with a broader portfolio.
• HERE Technologies: Major mapping and location platform providing map data, real-time traffic, and geospatial services. Serves automotive, logistics, and public-sector customers with overlapping use cases in transport visualization and real-time mobility data.
• TomTom: Dutch location technology company providing maps, navigation software, and traffic data. Overlaps with geOps in real-time mobility data and transit visualization, but addresses primarily automotive and consumer navigation markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/geops
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geops

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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