Gartner Analysis Highlights Hexagon’s Expanding Role in Geospatial AI and Infrastructure Intelligence Technologies

Gartner Analysis Highlights Hexagon’s Expanding Role in Geospatial AI and Infrastructure Intelligence Technologies

(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has been recognized in a Gartner analysis as a leading contender in the growing Earth intelligence AI market, highlighting the company’s integration of geospatial technologies, Earth observation, and artificial intelligence to deliver advanced analytical insights. The recognition aligns with Hexagon’s broader strategy to expand digital capabilities that support infrastructure monitoring, asset lifecycle management, and geospatial analysis through platforms such as GeoMedia, ImageStation, and ERDAS IMAGINE. At the same time, the company is evaluating a potential 2026 spinoff that would create Octave, a standalone software and SaaS-focused organization combining several Hexagon business units to further scale data-driven decision-making solutions for global customers.

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 20-Feb-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon has been identified by Gartner as a standout player in the fast-evolving Earth intelligence artificial intelligence sector, highlighted in the report AI Vendor Race: Hexagon Is the Company to Beat in Earth Intelligence Solutions. The recognition reflects growing demand for technologies that merge geospatial data, Earth observation, and advanced AI analytics to generate deeper insights into global activity.

Earth intelligence refers to the integration of satellite imagery, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies with artificial intelligence to interpret patterns and events occurring across the planet. This approach enables organizations to move beyond raw data collection toward actionable intelligence that supports planning, monitoring, and operational decision-making.

Mladen Stojic, Chief Technical Officer of Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division, emphasized that the acknowledgment reflects the company’s ongoing focus on delivering AI-powered solutions that help customers better understand environmental and infrastructure dynamics while improving efficiency and simplifying complex workflows. He also noted that, as the organization evaluates a potential spinoff into a new entity named Octave, Hexagon continues to prioritize innovation and customer value creation.

Planned Evolution Toward Octave

Hexagon is exploring a strategic move in 2026 that would see its Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division combine with the Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division, ETQ, and the Bricsys CAD portfolio to form Octave. Envisioned as a dedicated software and SaaS-focused company, Octave would concentrate on enabling organizations to make more informed, data-driven decisions across operations, building on Hexagon’s technological foundation while scaling digital outcomes for customers.

Broad Portfolio Supporting Earth Intelligence Applications

Hexagon’s Earth intelligence capabilities support a diverse set of use cases, including infrastructure monitoring, lifecycle management of critical assets, and advanced geospatial analytics. Platforms such as GeoMedia, ImageStation, and ERDAS IMAGINE allow organizations to integrate multiple data sources, analyze complex spatial information, and convert insights into operational improvements.

Through these technologies, the company aims to enhance resilience and sustainability across sectors such as public safety, transportation, defense, government services, and physical security by transforming vast datasets about people, assets, and environments into meaningful intelligence for faster, more confident decision-making.

Hexagon, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under HEXA B, employs approximately 24,800 people across 50 countries and reports annual net sales of around EUR 5.4 billion.

About Octave:

In 2026, Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division, along with the Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division, ETQ and Bricsys CAD portfolio, plans to potentially spin off as Octave, a pureplay software and SaaS company focused on helping customers make smarter, more data-driven decisions across their organizations. This strategic move aims to build on Hexagon’s strong foundation while helping to accelerate and optimize customers’ outcomes at scale.

Hexagon’s Earth intelligence solutions span a wide range of applications, from infrastructure monitoring and asset lifecycle tracking to advanced geospatial analysis. With platforms such as GeoMedia, ImageStation and ERDAS IMAGINE, Hexagon enables customers to integrate data seamlessly and generate actionable insights.

For more information about Hexagon’s Earth intelligence solutions, visit hexagon.com.

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About Hexagon:

Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division improves the resilience and sustainability of the world’s critical services and infrastructure. Our solutions turn complex data about people, places and assets into meaningful information and capabilities for better, faster decision-making in public safety, defense, transportation, government and physical security.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,800 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com.

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SOURCE: Hexagon