Top Surveying Startups in 2026

Swift Navigation, Inc. provides centimeter-accurate real-time kinematics (RTK) GPS positioning technology for self-driving cars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), precision agriculture, robotics, surveying, space applications and more. Its products deliver 100 times better accuracy than the GPS in a cell phone—at a fraction of the price of the competition. By optimizing inexpensive off-the-shelf cell phone components with sophisticated software, Swift Navigation has already delivered radically less expensive and more flexible solutions to over 2,000 customers. Honored in Inc.’s 2016 30 Under 30 List of Coolest Young Entrepreneurs in America, Swift Navigation is enabling a world where fields farm themselves, drones fly safely and autonomous transportation can take you home. Visit the company online at swiftnav.com or follow Swift Navigation on Twitter @Swiftnav

We are currently working on the next generation of surveying software which will link clients and suppliers with innovative technological solutions. We plan to disrupt the status quo with our next iteration of surveying and report management tools, delivering a powerful platform for the SME markets which power the UK surveying industry.

Propeller’s 3D mapping and data analytics solutions give you the power to measure and manage your site yourself, with visual tools that everyone can use from any device, anywhere, anytime. The Propeller platform makes mapping, surveys, and inspections easy by turning your drone imagery into accurate 3D site models accessible anytime, anywhere. AeroPoints are the world’s first smart ground control solution, purpose-built for drone operations. Heavy civil and resources operations trust Propeller to help teams work together better to understand how fast they’re working, how much they’ve done, and if they’re on budget. Track, inspect, and report on job progress and productivity safely and accurately, with the platform that shows you where you are and where you’re headed.

Highly accurate inertial navigation systems and services including INS, MEMS and acoustics, integrated by our customers into a range of autonomous vehicles, geospacial mapping solutions, surveying products, asset tracking solutions and more.

Mach9 builds location intelligence software to help civil engineering and government customers analyze massive amounts of geospatial sensor data. We've been working on software automation for common surveying workflows and are driven to bring perception software from self-driving to industries that need it today. Our team spun out of the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute and previously worked at Tesla Autopilot, SpaceX GNC, and Apple Performance Engineering. We went through YC last summer, raised a seed round last December, and have been rapidly growing our team.