GEO++ GESELLSCHAFT FUR SATELLITENGESTUTZTE GEODATISCHE UND NAVIGATORISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN MBH

Their core work

GEO++ is a German technology SME specialising in high-precision satellite-based positioning, geodetic algorithms, and navigation software. Their core product is software and algorithmic know-how for centimetre-level GNSS positioning using techniques such as Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), Network RTK (NRTK), and Precise Point Positioning (PPP), including the augmented variants PPP-AR and PPP-RTK. In EU projects they have contributed as a technical partner, bringing proprietary positioning engines and real-world validation expertise to applied innovation programmes. Their most concrete applied focus is on cadastral surveying — using Galileo's new high-accuracy signals (E6B, HAS) to automate and modernise land registration workflows across Europe.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (TREASURE, 2017–2020) GEO++ operated as an industry training partner within a Marie Curie network, contributing applied expertise to a broad EGNSS accuracy research programme — no specific application domain was emphasised. By their second project (GISCAD-OV, 2019–2023) their focus had sharpened considerably toward a concrete vertical: cadastral surveying, with a full keyword set centred on Galileo's next-generation signals (E6B, HAS) and the end-to-end cadastral value chain. The trajectory is a clear move from foundational positioning research toward productised, sector-specific application of Galileo precision services.

GEO++ is moving toward commercialising Galileo's High Accuracy Service in land administration, making them a strong candidate for consortia targeting geospatial digitalisation, smart city land registries, or Copernicus-linked land monitoring.

How they like to work

GEO++ has participated exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator, across both projects — consistent with an SME that brings deep technical software expertise rather than project management capacity. Their two projects sit in different funding schemes (MSCA training network and Innovation Action), suggesting they are sought out as specialist contributors across varied consortium types. With 41 unique partners across 17 countries for just two projects, they operate in large, internationally diverse consortia where they fill a specific positioning-technology niche.

GEO++ has accumulated 41 distinct consortium partners across 17 countries in only two projects, indicating they are embedded in broad European research and industry networks despite their small size. No geographic concentration is evident from the data, pointing to pan-European collaboration rather than a regional cluster focus.

What sets them apart

GEO++ occupies a rare niche as a software-focused GNSS SME with hands-on expertise in the most advanced Galileo positioning modes (PPP-RTK, E6B, HAS) — capabilities that most surveying companies use as black boxes but cannot develop or validate independently. Their direct involvement in on-field validation of Galileo's High Accuracy Service for cadastral use cases means they have real operational data and algorithms that larger system integrators lack. For a consortium needing credible GNSS algorithm expertise beyond off-the-shelf receivers, they are one of very few SMEs in Europe with this profile.

Highlights from their portfolio

• GISCAD-OV
  This Innovation Action (2019–2023) is GEO++'s largest project by funding and represents the clearest expression of their commercial focus — validating Galileo's new E6B and High Accuracy Service signals specifically for cadastral surveying, a high-value public-sector application across all EU member states.
• TREASURE
  As an MSCA Innovative Training Network participant, TREASURE shows GEO++ operating as an industry host in doctoral-level GNSS research training — unusual for a small SME and indicative of recognised academic-grade expertise.