The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded Dutch geodata specialist Fugro a five-year contract to provide surveying and mapping services.
The effort will be carried out through multiple task orders, with a focus on acquiring high-resolution geographic imaging to support military waterway management, flood-risk systems, and related infrastructure projects.
Fugro said the work will combine manned and unmanned platforms with cloud-based, AI-enabled automation to accelerate mapping and survey operations while maintaining expert oversight.
The approach is expected to improve data relay across various operating areas, optimizing decision-making processes for project teams.
Operations will be led from Fugro’s US office in Maryland in coordination with USACE’s field office in St. Louis, Missouri.
‘Reliable, Decision‑Ready’ Assistance
According to the company, the contract expands a partnership with USACE that has been ongoing for more than 30 years.
Previous projects between the organizations have supported infrastructure planning, construction, environmental management, and asset sustainment programs.
Fugro has also provided aerial imagery and light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, mapping for US Army sites in Alaska, helping units manage facilities and operations in remote regions with complex logistics.
In civil works, the firm is currently supporting the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program by providing geospatial information used for navigation management and environmental rehabilitation along America’s most active channels.
“The US Army Corps of Engineers relies on consistent, high‑quality geospatial data to plan, maintain and modernize infrastructure across an exceptionally wide range of environments,” said Dave White, geospatial program director for the Americas at Fugro.
“This contract reflects USACE’s need for scalable mapping and survey capability and our ability to deliver reliable, decision‑ready Geo‑data in support of critical infrastructure and national readiness.”
