Underwater LiDAR Market Size, Share, and Trends 2025 to 2034

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1. Research Objective

1.2. Scope of the Study

1.3. Definition

Chapter 2. Research Methodology

2.1. Research Approach

2.2. Data Sources

2.3. Assumptions & Limitations

Chapter 3. Executive Summary

3.1. Market Snapshot

Chapter 4. Market Variables and Scope 

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Market Classification and Scope

4.3. Industry Value Chain Analysis

4.3.1. Raw Material Procurement Analysis 

4.3.2. Sales and Distribution Channel Analysis

4.3.3. Downstream Buyer Analysis

Chapter 5. Market Dynamics Analysis and Trends

5.1. Market Dynamics

5.1.1. Market Drivers

5.1.2. Market Restraints

5.1.3. Market Opportunities

5.2. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

5.2.1. Bargaining power of suppliers

5.2.2. Bargaining power of buyers

5.2.3. Threat of substitute

5.2.4. Threat of new entrants

5.2.5. Degree of competition

Chapter 6. Competitive Landscape

6.1.1. Company Market Share/Positioning Analysis

6.1.2. Key Strategies Adopted by Players

6.1.3. Vendor Landscape

6.1.3.1. List of Suppliers

6.1.3.2. List of Buyers

Chapter 7. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By System Type

7.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by System Type

7.1.1. bathymetric LiDAR systems

7.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

7.1.2. Topographic/terrestrial LiDAR systems

7.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

7.1.3. Hybrid/topo-bathy integrated systems

7.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

7.1.4. Subsea/underwater profiling LiDAR

7.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

7.1.5. Handheld/portable shallow-water LiDAR sondes

7.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 8. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By Platform / Deployment Platform

8.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by Platform / Deployment Platform

8.1.1. Airborne (fixed-wing aircraft)

8.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.2. Airborne (helicopter)

8.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.3. UAV / drone-mounted (VTOL / multirotor / fixed-wing drones)

8.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.4. Ship/boat-mounted (vessel hull or pole-mounted)

8.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.5. Surface vessel unmanned (USV)-mounted

8.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.6. ROV-mounted (remotely operated vehicle)

8.1.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.7. AUV-mounted (autonomous underwater vehicle/glider)

8.1.7.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.8. Shore/terrestrial fixed-station (coastal monitoring masts/gantries)

8.1.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

8.1.9. Portable shore/boat handheld deployments

8.1.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 9. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By Components / Subsystems

9.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by Components / Subsystems

9.1.1. Laser transmitter modules (solid state/fiber / DPSS)

9.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.2. Receiver and waveform digitizer modules

9.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.3. GNSS (RTK/PPK) integrated positioning units

9.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.4. Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and motion compensation

9.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.5. Scanning mechanisms (mirror, polygon, fiber scanner)

9.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.6. Protective housings and windows (pressure rated)

9.1.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.7. Data acquisition and recorder systems

9.1.7.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.8. Post-processing / bathymetric processing software modules

9.1.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

9.1.9. Calibration and test equipment

9.1.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 10. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By Data Product / Output

10.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by Data Product / Output

10.1.1. Raw point clouds (XYZ + intensity)

10.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

10.1.2. Classified bathymetry (ground, seabed, vegetation)

10.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

10.1.3. DEM / DTM bathymetric surfaces

10.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

10.1.4. Shoreline and intertidal elevation models

10.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

10.1.5. Submerged feature extraction (wrecks, pipelines)

10.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

10.1.6. Time-series change detection products

10.1.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

10.1.7. Volume calculations and dredge monitoring reports

10.1.7.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 11. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By Application / End-use Application

11.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by Application / End-use Application

11.1.1. Hydrographic surveying and nautical charting

11.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.2. Coastal mapping, erosion & shoreline change monitoring

11.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.3. Port & harbor navigation channel surveys and dredging support

11.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.4. Offshore oil & gas (seabed inspection, pipeline/platform planning)

11.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.5. Offshore wind farm site survey and cable routing

11.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.5. Marine construction (bridges, jetties, breakwaters)

11.1.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.6. Coastal engineering & beach nourishment monitoring

11.1.7.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.7. Environmental monitoring (habitat mapping, seagrass, coral)

11.1.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.8. Fisheries and aquaculture site assessment

11.1.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.9. Search, salvage, and underwater archaeology

11.1.10.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.10. Subsea cable and telecom route survey

11.1.11.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.11. Floodplain and estuary bathymetry for hydrodynamic modelling

11.1.12.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.12. Defense, surveillance, and mine countermeasure support

11.1.13.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

11.1.13. Scientific oceanography and glaciology (ice-underwater interfaces)

11.1.13.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 12. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By Service Model / Offering

12.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by Service Model / Offering

12.1.1. Full system sales (OEM hardware sales)

12.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

12.1.2. Turnkey system + training (hardware + integration + training)

12.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

12.1.3. System rental / short-term leasing

12.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

12.1.4. Survey services (data acquisition as a service)

12.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

12.1.5. Software licensing (processing/analytics)

12.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

12.1.6. After-sales maintenance & calibration contracts

12.1.6.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 13. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, By Water Type / Environmental Suitability

13.1. Underwater LiDAR Market, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

13.1.1. Clear coastal waters

13.1.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

13.1.2. Turbid coastal waters

13.1.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

13.1.3. Estuarine/riverine environments

13.1.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

13.1.4. Arctic / ice-covered coastal zones

13.1.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

13.1.5. Tropical shallow reef environments

13.1.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast

Chapter 14. Global Underwater LiDAR Market, Regional Estimates and Trend Forecast

14.1. North America

14.1.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.1.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.1.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.1.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.1.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.1.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.1.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.1.8. U.S.

14.1.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.1.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.1.8.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.1.8.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.1.8.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.1.8.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.1.8.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.1.9. Rest of North America

14.1.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.1.9.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.1.9.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.1.9.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.1.9.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.1.9.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.1.9.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.2. Europe

14.2.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.2.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.2.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.2.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.2.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.2.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.2.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.2.8. UK

14.2.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.2.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.2.8.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.2.8.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.2.8.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.2.8.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.2.8.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.2.9. Germany

14.2.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.2.9.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.2.9.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.2.9.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.2.9.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.2.9.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.2.9.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.2.10. France

14.2.10.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.2.10.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.2.10.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.2.10.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.2.10.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.2.10.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.2.10.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.2.11. Rest of Europe

14.2.11.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.2.11.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.2.11.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.2.11.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.2.11.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.2.11.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.2.11.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.3. APAC

14.3.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.3.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.3.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.3.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.3.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.3.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.3.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.3.8. India

14.3.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.3.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.3.8.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.3.8.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.3.8.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.3.8.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.3.8.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.3.9. China

14.3.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.3.9.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.3.9.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.3.9.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.3.9.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.3.9.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.3.9.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.3.10. Japan

14.3.10.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.3.10.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.3.10.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.3.10.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.3.10.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.3.10.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.3.10.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.3.11. Rest of APAC

14.3.11.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.3.11.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.3.11.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.3.11.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.3.11.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.3.11.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.3.11.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.4. MEA

14.4.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.4.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.4.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.4.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.4.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.4.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.4.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.4.8. GCC

14.4.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.4.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.4.8.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.4.8.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.4.8.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.4.8.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.4.8.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.4.9. North Africa

14.4.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.4.9.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.4.9.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.4.9.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.4.9.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.4.9.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.4.9.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.4.10. South Africa

14.4.10.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.4.10.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.4.10.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.4.10.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.4.10.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.4.10.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.4.10.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.4.11. Rest of MEA

14.4.11.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.4.11.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.4.11.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.4.11.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.4.11.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.4.11.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.4.11.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.5. Latin America

14.5.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.5.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.5.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.5.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.5.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.5.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.5.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.5.8. Brazil

14.5.8.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.5.8.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.5.8.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.5.8.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.5.8.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.5.8.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.5.8.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

14.5.9. Rest of LATAM

14.5.9.1. Market Revenue and Forecast, by System Type

14.5.9.2. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Platform / Deployment Platform

14.5.9.3. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Components / Subsystems

14.5.9.4. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Data Product / Output

14.5.9.5. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Application / End-use Application

14.5.9.6. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Water Type / Environmental Suitability

14.5.9.7. Market Revenue and Forecast, by Service Model / Offering

Chapter 15. Company Profiles

15.1. Teledyne (Optech / Teledyne Marine divisions)

15.1.1. Company Overview

15.1.2. Product Offerings

15.1.3. Financial Performance

15.1.4. Recent Initiatives

15.2. RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH

15.2.1. Company Overview

15.2.2. Product Offerings

15.2.3. Financial Performance

15.2.4. Recent Initiatives

15.3. Hexagon | Leica Geosystems

15.3.1. Company Overview

15.3.2. Product Offerings

15.3.3. Financial Performance

15.3.4. Recent Initiatives

15.4. Trimble Inc.

15.4.1. Company Overview

15.4.2. Product Offerings

15.4.3. Financial Performance

15.4.4. Recent Initiatives

15.5. L3Harris Technologies

15.5.1. Company Overview

15.5.2. Product Offerings

15.5.3. Financial Performance

15.5.4. Recent Initiatives

15.6. Kongsberg Maritime

15.6.1. Company Overview

15.6.2. Product Offerings

15.6.3. Financial Performance

15.6.4. Recent Initiatives

15.7. YellowScan

15.7.1. Company Overview

15.7.2. Product Offerings

15.7.3. Financial Performance

15.7.4. Recent Initiatives

15.8. Faro Technologies

15.8.1. Company Overview

15.8.2. Product Offerings

15.8.3. Financial Performance

15.8.4. Recent Initiatives

15.9. Norbit ASA

15.9.1. Company Overview

15.9.2. Product Offerings

15.9.3. Financial Performance

15.9.4. Recent Initiatives

15.10. Valeport Ltd.

15.10.1. Company Overview

15.10.2. Product Offerings

15.10.3. Financial Performance

15.10.4. Recent Initiatives

Chapter 16. Research Methodology

16.1. Primary Research

16.2. Secondary Research

16.3. Assumptions

Chapter 17. Appendix

17.1. About Us

17.2. Glossary of Terms