How Vertical SaaS Is Digitizing Independent Surveying Firms - Vertical SaaS with Fexingo

Topics in this episode

Vertical SaaS construction technology Field data collection surveying software land surveying

Episode notes

Surveying firms are the invisible backbone of construction, real estate, and land development - yet many still run on paper field notes and hand-drawn plots. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at how a new wave of vertical SaaS is dragging the profession into the digital age. They focus on the story of a mid-sized surveying firm in Ohio that swapped its old workflow for a cloud-based platform built specifically for surveyors. The result: field crews now sync data in real time from the job site, office staff cut drafting time by half, and the firm took on 30 percent more projects without hiring a single new surveyor. Lucas breaks down the economics - how the software justifies its per-seat cost - and why surveying's mix of GPS data, legal boundaries, and local regulations makes it a uniquely tricky niche for software builders. Luna pushes back on whether the tech is just a fancier way to do the same job, and they both weigh whether this is a trend investors should care about. If you've ever wondered what happens before the bulldozers show up, this one's for you.

Related episodes across the Index

Other episodes covering the same guests and topics, from across The B2B Podcast Index.

More from Vertical SaaS with Fexingo

All episodes →

Explore the best B2B SaaS podcasts →