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GEOSPATIAL · GIS · Signal 0148 · SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

Aerial Surveys International gains GSA route to direct government geospatial contracts

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Aerial Surveys International has received a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract covering GIS and Earth observation services, opening a direct government procurement route for work it has long delivered as a subcontractor.

What Changed

Aerial Surveys International secured a GSA schedule contract covering both GIS services and Earth observation solutions. The award provides a route to prime contracting through GSA, expanding on its longstanding federal mapping subcontractor role.

Why It Matters

Government teams commissioning mapping and environmental geospatial work gain a direct procurement route to the company’s imagery, LiDAR and analytics services. Actual effects on data availability will depend on subsequent task orders and delivery.

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Aerial Surveys International’s new GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract changes how government agencies can engage the aerial mapping provider. The award covers two service categories: GIS services under SIN 541370GIS and Earth observation solutions under SIN 541370GEO. Together, these encompass geospatial analysis, spatial modeling, mapping, environmental work, and imagery and sensor-data collection with related analytics. The company can now serve agencies as a prime contractor through this procurement vehicle, extending a business built partly on almost 30 years of federal mapping subcontracting. For government geospatial teams, the development is primarily a contracting change rather than a new sensing capability: it creates a direct route to the company’s existing imagery, LiDAR and analytical services. The report does not identify funded task orders, contract value or delivery commitments, so the award establishes a procurement channel rather than demonstrating additional mapping activity.

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Technologies

GISLiDARAerial ImagingEarth ObservationGeospatial Analytics

Companies

Aerial Surveys International

Places

WatkinsColorado

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