Trimble

Trimble is a technology solutions company that helps field and mobile workers in businesses and government become more productive by linking workflows and asset lifecycles with location-based technology. Its offerings span surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping, and combine positioning technologies such as GPS, lasers and optics with software tailored to user needs and wireless delivery to connect the field with back-office operations. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Trimble operates through three reportable segments: Architects, Engineers, Construction and Owners (AECO); Field Systems; and Transportation and Logistics, delivering software and hardware solutions to construction, logistics and related industries.

Aviad Almagor

Vice President, Technology Innovation

David G. Barnes

CFO

Eliot Jones

Principal

Chris Stern

Managing Director

Past deals in Geospatial

Civ Robotics

Seed Round in 2022
Civ Robotics develops autonomous ground vehicles designed to automate layout and staking tasks in large-scale civil engineering projects. Their rugged rovers, equipped with high-precision receivers and integrated mission-planning software, improve land surveying efficiency by accurately marking coordinates with significantly reduced manual effort.

Cityworks

Acquisition in 2019
Cityworks is a company dedicated to enhancing the management of public infrastructure and property for local governments. Since its inception in 1996, it has developed an enterprise asset management system that integrates Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities with essential business logic for asset management, permitting, and licensing. By utilizing the ArcGIS Location Platform, Cityworks enables organizations to manage workflows, schedule resources, and prioritize activities efficiently. This approach facilitates better communication and operational effectiveness. The Cityworks platform, which is widely recognized and trusted, empowers over 600 organizations globally, allowing them to effectively manage and analyze their infrastructure assets.

Veltec

Acquisition in 2018
Veltec Soluções Tecnológicas S/A is a Brazilian company specializing in onboard telematics technologies for vehicles. Established in 2005 and based in Londrina, Veltec provides a range of solutions aimed at enhancing safety and operational efficiency for fleet management. Its offerings include Vsafe, which utilizes advanced driver assistance systems to identify risky driving behaviors; CCO Veltec, a real-time vehicle monitoring service; and various GPS monitoring devices such as Vbox Pro, Vbox Slim, and vBox Plug, each designed to track vehicle performance metrics. Serving over 900 companies, Veltec's technologies focus on accident reduction, improving driver and vehicle performance, and enhancing fuel economy. The company operates as a subsidiary of Trimble Inc.

NM Group

Acquisition in 2017
NM Group optimise the performance of electricity networks by remotely sensing and serving the position and condition of power assets. The company has grown from strength-to-strength providing custom services to the power sector. From mapping and presenting spatial data on an electrical network through to modelling and displaying a 3D virtual network environment we deliver value to electricity network operators.

Oy Silvadata Ab

Acquisition in 2017
Oy Silvadata Ab, founded in 1985 and based in Espoo, Finland, specializes in cloud-based data, collaboration, and workflow automation services tailored for small- and medium-sized forestry companies. The company offers SilvaPro, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that facilitates partner collaboration among forestry management associations, forest owner unions, private forestry owners, and professionals. SilvaPro is designed to support various forestry lifecycle management functions, including forest management, planning, wood procurement, and work site planning and execution. As of March 2017, Oy Silvadata Ab operates as a subsidiary of Trimble Inc.

Axio-Net

Acquisition in 2016
Axio-Net is a navigation and satellite positioning service provider based in Hannover, Germany. The company specializes in delivering reference networked services that offer satellite-based positioning and navigation information. Its systems are compatible with a wide range of GNSS receivers, allowing for flexible integration and use by professional users across various sectors. Axio-Net provides correction data in a standardized RTCM format, ensuring accessibility and compatibility. The company also supports tailored solutions for integrating GNSS correction data into existing applications, utilizing tools such as modems and virtual base stations. With expertise spanning multiple industries, including surveying, agriculture, forestry, railway, automotive, aviation, and geo-monitoring, Axio-Net enables customers to leverage modern satellite technology efficiently and effectively.

Agri-Trend

Acquisition in 2015
AGRI-TREND Group of Companies operates the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America, providing essential consulting services to farmers. Their core offering, the AGRI-DATA Solution, is a comprehensive farm management platform designed to address the unique agronomic challenges faced by farmers. This platform facilitates various critical activities such as crop planning, input tracking, soil sampling, tissue testing, manure analysis, fertilizer blending, field scouting, and harvest data tracking. AGRI-TREND's services extend to agronomy, grain marketing, farm business management, and precision farming, helping farmers maximize yields and profits. The platform supports over 75 million legacy acres, with millions more added annually, and is complemented by mobile applications for Android and iOS devices, allowing farmers to manage their information conveniently while on the go.

Vianova Systems

Acquisition in 2015
Vianova Systems is a leading international company specializing in civil engineering software, particularly for the design of transportation infrastructure. Established in 1988 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Vianova Systems has developed over 25 design applications under the Novapoint brand, which are utilized by more than 15,000 engineers across 20 countries. The company emphasizes a model-based, multi-discipline approach to infrastructure design and has introduced innovative building information modeling (BIM) solutions, including NovapointDCM and QuadriDCM, which enhance lifecycle management for infrastructure projects. With a workforce of around 160 experts and a broader network of nearly 500 employees, Vianova Systems operates subsidiaries in several countries, including Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, as well as partnerships and distribution agreements worldwide, solidifying its position as a market leader in the civil engineering software sector.

WeoGeo

Acquisition in 2014
WeoGeo is an online geospatial data platform designed to facilitate the acquisition and customization of geo-content files and maps. The platform effectively unlocks data that is typically confined within proprietary formats, enabling customers to quickly access the information they need. By connecting clients with data providers, WeoGeo streamlines the sales process, ensuring customers can obtain data within minutes while providers benefit from continuous sales activity without additional effort. This innovative approach enhances the efficiency and satisfaction of both data users and providers.

The Omega Group

Acquisition in 2014
The Omega Group, Inc. is a specialized developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, primarily serving law enforcement, public safety, and education agencies across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with a regional office in Philadelphia, the company focuses on enhancing the operational efficiency of public agencies through innovative software solutions. Its product offerings include desktop crime analysis tools, mobile applications for proactive policing, fire response analysis software, and demographic solutions for educational administrators. The Omega Group's services enable clients to analyze data effectively, support decision-making, and improve community safety by providing insights into crime patterns and demographics. As a subsidiary of TriTech Software Systems Inc., the company emphasizes customization and advanced data integration to address the unique needs of its diverse clientele.

GeoDesy and GeoDesy FSO

Acquisition in 2014
GeoDesy is a European engineering and development company focused on delivering accessories for the geomatics. Established in 1876 and located in Budapest Hungary, GeoDesy is a market leader in the design, production and distribution of surveying instruments, precision mechanic optical components and accessories. GeoDesy FSO designs and produces laser-based free space optical communication devices.

C3 Consulting

Acquisition in 2013
C3 Consulting, founded in 2011, specializes in agricultural software that integrates crop information with detailed soil data to optimize crop yield, quality, and health. The company has developed several innovative products, including the Soil Information System (SIS), which offers advanced 3-D mapping of soil characteristics. Additionally, C3 provides PurePixel Vegetation Mapping software for analyzing crop health through aerial imaging, and a Soil Inventory tool that assesses field variability using precision agriculture technologies. The company also employs Agricultural Forensics techniques to address complex agricultural issues through detailed soil and vegetation analysis. Furthermore, C3 has created the Soil Imaging Penetrometer, a compact system for capturing high-resolution in-situ soil imagery. Through its technologies, C3 Consulting promotes sustainable farming practices and enhances agricultural productivity.

Asset Forestry

Acquisition in 2013
Asset Forestry is a New Zealand-based company specializing in forestry logistics software and services. Founded in 1993, the company has extensive experience in applying logistics information technologies to timber supply operations. Asset Forestry serves the forest industry by providing proprietary systems and services that manage timber harvesting and delivery activities. The company's platform includes central dispatch management, logistics process evaluation, and design features such as voiceless communication and GPS tracking. These solutions help increase fleet capacity and reduce mileage. Over the past decade, Asset Forestry has successfully implemented its inventory, distribution, and transaction management solutions in over 30 projects, integrating its management systems into some of the world's leading forestry organizations.

IQ Irrigation

Acquisition in 2013
IQ Irrigation specializes in innovative hardware and software solutions for the management of linear and pivot irrigation systems. The company offers a GPS-controlled system that allows users to precisely control individual nozzles on irrigation equipment. This system can be operated remotely via an internet application accessible from both computers and mobile devices. By enabling farmers to adjust the speed of irrigation and apply water according to specific crop needs, IQ Irrigation optimizes water usage and enhances efficiency. The technology supports a range of functionalities, from basic control to complex irrigation patterns and variable spray areas, catering to diverse agricultural requirements.

Trimble MAPS

Acquisition in 2013
Trimble MAPS specializes in transportation management software that enhances routing, scheduling, visualization, and navigation for commercial vehicles. The company's solutions are tailored for various industries, including agriculture, construction, food delivery, and oil and gas. By leveraging map data and map-centric technology, Trimble MAPS provides tools for commercial routing, mileage calculation, site mapping, and geocoding. These capabilities enable users to improve efficiency by reducing out-of-route mileage, ultimately saving on time, tolls, and fuel costs. The company focuses on delivering trusted products that cater to diverse workforces and fleets of all sizes, aiming to transform the journey experience in the transportation sector.

GeoTrac

Acquisition in 2012
GeoTrac specializes in providing technology solutions that combine off-the-shelf hardware with adaptable software, catering to the specific needs of clients, particularly in mobile asset management. The company primarily serves the oil and gas industry, offering fleet management services for construction vehicles. Its solutions, which include applications such as GEOTrac RoadPilot, GEOTrac Asset Tracker, and GEOTrac Engine Control Module, facilitate online asset control, mapping, and tracking. GeoTrac's products are mainly distributed through AT&T, targeting end-users who require custom solutions beyond standard offerings. Current proposals under consideration include rental vehicle return automation, mobile asset wireless gateways, and container tracking systems, demonstrating the company's commitment to tailoring its services to meet diverse client demands. Additionally, GeoTrac has developed a freshwater tank monitoring system for AT&T's client, Spring Water on Tap.

Spime

Acquisition in 2012
Spime specializes in supplying white-label location-based software solutions to diverse clients such as mobile operators, OEM/ODM providers, application store platforms, developers, and semiconductor companies. Their primary product suite, Northstar, empowers these clients with location intelligence tools to facilitate application development and delivery across various devices including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and notebooks.

Gatewing

Acquisition in 2012
Gatewing, founded in 2008, specializes in providing innovative remote sensing solutions for the surveying and mapping industry. The company manufactures lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles, most notably the X100, which facilitate rapid terrain mapping through efficient image acquisition and fully automated digital image processing. By prioritizing accessibility in terms of price and user-friendliness, Gatewing aims to transform traditional surveying and mapping practices, enabling professionals to enhance their operational efficiency and accuracy.

MyTopo

Acquisition in 2011
MyTopo, established in 1998, specializes in delivering custom printed navigation-ready maps tailored for both professional and recreational users. The company offers a range of products including topographic maps, aerial photos, and digital maps, along with mapping software designed for outdoor enthusiasts. By focusing on high-quality mapping solutions, MyTopo serves a diverse clientele seeking reliable navigation tools for various activities.

Dynamic Survey Solutions

Acquisition in 2011
Dynamic Survey Solutions Inc. is a specialized software developer focused on the seismic survey industry. The company's primary product, GPSeismic, is a comprehensive suite of applications designed for data processing and management. These tools cater to the evolving needs of the oil and gas exploration sector, facilitating the development of new survey technologies and meeting various geophysical requirements. Through its innovative software solutions, Dynamic Survey Solutions plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of seismic surveys.

Cengea Solutions

Acquisition in 2010
Cengea Solutions is a prominent provider of spatially-enabled business operations and supply chain management software, primarily serving the forestry, agriculture, and natural resource sectors. With a 21-year history, the company offers innovative solutions that enhance raw material supply chain execution and optimization, addressing critical challenges in quality, productivity, compliance, and operational efficiency. Cengea's clientele ranges from large, well-known organizations in the forest products and agribusiness sectors to small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as government agencies. By leveraging its extensive experience and technology, Cengea Solutions aims to help clients achieve sustainable cost reductions and add value to their products, positioning itself as a key partner for resource-based enterprises in North America and globally.

Definiens - Earth Sciences Business Assets

Acquisition in 2010
Definiens AG’s Earth sciences business assets and licensing its eCognition geospatial imaging analysis software platform.

TopoSys Topographische Systemdaten

Acquisition in 2008
TopoSys, founded in 1995, commercialized the airborne fiber optic laser scanner together with a line camera to obtain information of the topography. Today, TopoSys has customers in service companies as well as state authorities and municipalities who use its aerial data collection solutions and services for coastline protection, floodplain control, city modeling, opencast pit mining, and corridor mapping.

RolleiMetric

Acquisition in 2008
RolleiMetric specializes in the development and commercialization of camera systems and software tailored for aerial imaging and terrestrial close-range photogrammetry. Founded in 1986 as a division of Rollei, the company has a long-standing expertise in metric imaging and photogrammetry, focusing on small format metric camera systems. Through its innovative solutions, RolleiMetric addresses the needs of professionals in various industries that require precise imaging for measurement and analysis.

Geo- 3D

Acquisition in 2008
Géo-3D develops and commercializes solutions to improve the productivity and reliability of data acquisition processes as part of linear right-of-way inventory and monitoring operations. Géo-3D has been involved in the field of geographic information technologies since the company was founded in 1995. Solutions focus on the use of high-resolution digital imagery, positioning systems and photogrammetry for the transportation, energy, municipal engineering as well as environmental industries. In addition, Géo-3D provides services to complement its mobile mapping solutions.

HHK Datentechnik

Acquisition in 2008
HHK Datentechnik GmbH, established in 1984 and based in Braunschweig, Germany, specializes in providing tailored software solutions for the cadastral survey market. The company develops and markets a range of office management, computer-aided design (CAD), and geographic information system (GIS) software specifically designed for municipal and cadastral offices, utility suppliers, and engineering organizations. With additional offices in Berlin, Bergheim, and Munich, HHK Datentechnik focuses on meeting the specific cadastral requirements of various German states, facilitating administration, planning, design, and area-oriented data collection and documentation for its clients.

Crain Enterprises

Acquisition in 2008
Crain Enterprises is a manufacturer of accessories for the geomatics, surveying, mapping, and construction industries.

Ingenieurburo Breining

Acquisition in 2007
Ingenieurbüro Breining GmbH, established in April 1992 and based in Kirchheim, Germany, specializes in developing and marketing specialized software solutions tailored for the German survey and cadastral market. The company's products are designed to support a range of tasks including area surveying, data acquisition, construction planning, and geoinformatics. Breining's software is closely integrated with field survey hardware, such as Trimble's Integrated Surveying portfolio, ensuring seamless operation in various applications like cadastral surveying, engineering surveying, and planning. The company serves key markets within Germany, notably Baden-Württemberg.

Inpho GmbH

Acquisition in 2007
Inpho GmbH is a leader in photogrammetry and digital surface modeling for aerial surveying, mapping and remote sensing applications. INPHO is an end-to-end photogrammetry solutions supplier. INPHO's portfolio covers the entire workflow of photogrammetry projects, including aerial triangulation, stereo compilation, terrain modeling, orthophoto production and image capture. In addition, INPHO offers innovative software solutions for processing digital terrain models, including advanced filtering and editing of LIDAR data. Typical users of INPHO products are service companies offering geospatial data collection by photogrammetry and LIDAR, as well as all state authorities involved in supplying geospatial information. Founded in 1980, INPHO is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

@Road

Acquisition in 2006
@Road integrates the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, wireless communications, and the internet to enable companies to efficiently manage their mobile resources with location-relevant and time-sensitive information. The company offers an internet-based service for vehicle management that provides location, reporting, dispatch, messaging, and management services. It allows customers to use the company website to track the movement of their vehicles, employees, and goods and services, as well as provides two-way messaging services for its customers and their mobile workers. @Road is based in Fremont, California.

VS Visual Statement

Acquisition in 2006
VS Visual Statement, founded in 1999 in Kamloops, B.C., specializes in developing software solutions for law enforcement and public safety agencies. The company initially gained recognition with its incident scene diagramming solution in 2000 and subsequently introduced a crash reporting application in 2002. Its products are utilized by over 4,000 police departments across North America and have also found international acceptance, particularly following the launch of a Spanish language version in 2005. The software enables real-time mapping and diagramming of traffic accidents and crime scenes, integrating directly with various electronic measuring tools. By enhancing reporting and analysis capabilities, VS Visual Statement supports public safety and security services in improving their crime-solving effectiveness.

Quantm International

Acquisition in 2006
Quantm International is a leader in transportation route optimization software used for planning highways, railways, pipelines and canals. The Quantm system for route alignment selection addresses the challenges of the conventional approach to transportation route planning. By integrating the large amounts of environmental, engineering, cost and community data into a single analysis Quantm helps customers achieve the objective of demonstrating that all reasonable alternatives have been considered as required by NEPA and Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act. The system has been successfully applied on road and rail projects worldwide, including California, Texas, Alaska, North Carolina, Indiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Louisiana, Delaware, Michigan and Idaho along with Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia and China. Quantm has offices and agents located in U.S, Mexico, Europe, Spain, Australia, Malaysia and China.

XYZs of GPS

Acquisition in 2006
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dickerson, Maryland, The XYZs of GPS develops real-time Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reference station, integrity monitoring and dynamic positioning software for meter, decimeter and centimeter applications. In addition, the XYZs of GPS also develops algorithms and software applications for the real-time monitoring of bridges, dams, buildings, landslides, volcanoes, earthquakes, subsidence and oilfields. For more information visit: http://www.xyzsofgps.com.

Pacific Crest Corp

Acquisition in 2004
Pacific Crest Corp is a supplier of wireless data communication systems for positioning and environmental monitoring applications. Pacific Crest Corporation is a leading manufacturer of wireless data communication equipment. Founded in 1994 and with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Pacific Crest Corporation maintains a strong international presence in the GPS survey and environmental monitoring industries.
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