The global geospatial intelligence market is forecast to expand from $55.61 billion in 2025 to $94.18 billion by 2030.

That’s a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1% for the period, according to market research company MarketsandMarkets.

The research suggests the growth will be largely driven by the increasing use of AI and machine learning for analysing complex geospatial datasets generated from satellites, drones, sensors and connected devices.

When broken down by technologies, the streaming and real-time analytics segment is projected to have the highest growth rate during the period, at a CAGR of 13.1%.

When looked at by application, urban planning and digital twins will be responsible for the fastest growth rate, of 12.8%.

North America will dominate the market, from a base share of 37.48% in 2025.

According to MarketsandMarkets, advances in cloud computing, machine learning and data fusion technologies are accelerating the shift from traditional geospatial analysis toward intelligence-driven spatial decision support.

The company also says that GeoAI and machine learning platforms will represent the fastest-growing software segment in the geospatial intelligence market, driven by increasing demand for automated image interpretation, pattern recognition and predictive spatial analytics.

That will be followed by the surveillance and security segment, largely led by government defence departments and other agencies.

MarketsandMarkets says the top 10 companies in geospatial intelligence will be Fugro (Netherlands), Trimble (US), Google (US), Esri (US), Hexagon AB (Sweden), TomTom (Netherlands), IBM (US), Bentley Systems (US), Planet Labs (US) and Ouster (US).