IDS GeoRadar, a global leader in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Interferometric Radar solutions and part of Hexagon, is transforming how industries across the world detect, monitor, and understand the subsurface. Founded in 1980 in Pisa, Italy, the company has spent more than four decades pioneering breakthrough technologies that empower professionals in mining, civil engineering, utilities, geophysics, and public safety to see the unseen and make faster, safer, data-driven decisions.
From its earliest years, IDS GeoRadar established itself as an innovator. In 1991, it introduced the world’s first multi-frequency, multi-channel GPR array system, a revolutionary advancement that enabled precise 3D mapping of underground utilities and reshaped global expectations for subsurface detection. Then, in 2007, the company redefined real-time monitoring with the launch of the IBIS interferometric radar line, the world’s first ground-based radar designed specifically for continuous structural and slope stability monitoring. These innovations positioned IDS GeoRadar as a trusted partner for industries where accuracy, safety, and speed are mission-critical.
Today, the company’s technologies support a vast range of applications, including utility mapping, underground detection, mining safety, geological surveys, civil infrastructure analysis, transportation planning, archaeology, environmental assessment, public safety, and landslide and structural health monitoring. Across each field, IDS GeoRadar’s tools translate complex subsurface data into clear, actionable insights that help teams identify risks earlier, reduce operational costs, and increase the resilience of vital infrastructure.
Backed by Hexagon’s global network of 24,800+ employees across 50 countries, IDS GeoRadar combines advanced radar engineering with world-class customer care, offering 24/7 support, specialized training programs, and a worldwide service network that ensures optimal performance in even the most challenging environments. The company’s commitment to continuous research and development ensures that its technologies remain at the forefront of radar-based monitoring, enabling industries to operate more efficiently while protecting lives, assets, and communities.
With innovation at its core and safety as its guiding mission, IDS GeoRadar continues to set the global standard for subsurface intelligence and radar monitoring solutions, helping the world work smarter, safer, and more sustainably every day.