Geophysical Data Sales Market Report 2026

The geophysical data sales market size has grown marginally in recent years. It will grow from $2.77 billion in 2025 to $2.83 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in exploration and resource assessment activities, increasing commercialization of seismic data, expansion of data licensing models, rising demand for pre-acquired survey data, improvements in data storage technologies.

The geophysical data sales market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.19 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for faster exploration decision-making, rising integration of ai analytics in data sales, expansion of cloud-based geophysical data platforms, growing focus on cost-efficient exploration, increasing demand from renewable energy developers. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for high-resolution geophysical data sets, rising adoption of subscription-based data models, growing use of ai-enhanced data interpretation, expansion of multi-client data libraries, enhanced focus on data monetization strategies.

The global geophysical data sales market has experienced growth owing to increased applications in oil and gas exploration activities in emerging countries. This surge is primarily attributed to rising demands within the oil and gas industry, as indicated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration's forecast of an incremental global liquid fuels consumption of 1.4 million b/d in 2023 and a further 1.8 million b/d in 2024. These heightened exploration activities have bolstered demands for metals and minerals, consequently amplifying revenues within the geophysical data sales market.

Leading enterprises within the geophysical data sales market are increasingly adopting strategic partnerships to bolster their competencies and competitive standing. Strategic partnerships involve a collaborative process wherein companies leverage each other's strengths and resources for mutual benefit and collective success. For example, in May 2023, Planet Labs PBC, a US-based earth imaging company, forged a partnership with Synthetaic, an AI company based in the US. This collaboration's objective is to grant Synthetaic access to Planet's imagery and archive, facilitating extensive area searches and daily monitoring of activities. Leveraging Synthetaic's AI capabilities, this alliance aims to enhance the analysis and interpretation of satellite data from Planet Labs, thereby delivering valuable insights across diverse industries and applications.

In July 2025, Imdex Limited, an Australia-based provider of mining technology and digital orebody knowledge solutions, acquired Earth Science Analytics for $0.0166 billion. Through this acquisition, IMDEX aims to strengthen its geoscience and earth-system data capabilities by integrating Earth Science Analytics’ AI-driven EarthNET platform, which ingests and analyzes geophysical, drillhole, core-image, sensor, and laboratory data. Earth Science Analytics AS, based in Norway, provides AI-enabled geoscience analytics and earth-system data integration services.

Major companies operating in the geophysical data sales market include Dawson Geophysical Company, EON Geosciences Inc., Geotech Surveys Inc., TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA, Geophysical Survey Systems Inc., CGG SA, Fugro NV, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Phoenix Geophysics Limited, CSA Global Pty Ltd., Ramboll Group A/S, DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Schlumberger Limited, BGP Inc., Spectrum Geo Inc., Sea Geo Surveys Pte Ltd., ION Geophysical Corporation, Geoex Ltd., Polarcus Limited, Compagnie Générale de Géophysique SA, Halliburton Company, IG Seismic Services plc, Dolphin Geophysical Pte Ltd., COSL Geophysical (Cayman) Limited, SAExploration Holdings Inc., Royal Dutch Shell plc, Chevron Corporation, Phillips Petroleum Company, Geometrics Inc., Geonics Pvt Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the geophysical data sales market in 2025. Western Europe was the second largest region in the geophysical data sales market. The regions covered in the geophysical data sales market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the geophysical data sales market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The geophysical data sales market consists of revenue earned by entities by providing services such as locating and measuring the extent of subsurface resources, such as oil, gas, and minerals, and also conducting surveys for engineering purposes. The surveying techniques include magnetic surveys, gravity surveys, seismic surveys, or electrical and electromagnetic surveys. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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