Ground Penetrating Radar Soil Sensor Global Market Report 2025

The ground penetrating radar soil sensor market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $0.91 billion in 2024 to $1.04 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7%. The growth during the historic period can be attributed to increasing demand for precision agriculture, rising need for non-invasive soil testing, expanding urbanization requiring underground utility detection, growing construction activities, and heightened environmental monitoring initiatives.

The ground penetrating radar soil sensor market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.72 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5%. The growth in the forecast period is expected to be driven by rising government funding for soil health monitoring, expanding applications in smart city projects, increasing adoption of advanced soil analysis tools, growing demand for efficient construction site evaluations, and heightened awareness of soil contamination risks. Key trends in the forecast period include advancements in multi-frequency antenna technology, development of compact and lightweight sensor designs, integration of GPS with GPR systems, progress in 3D visualization software, and innovations in drone-mounted GPR applications.

The increase in infrastructure projects is expected to drive growth in the ground penetrating radar (GPR) soil sensor market. Infrastructure projects include large-scale construction and development activities such as roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, and utilities that require detailed subsurface analysis to ensure safety and efficiency. This growth is driven by the urgent need to upgrade aging infrastructure, which demands advanced technologies for long-term safety, efficiency, and resilience. Ground penetrating radar soil sensors assist these projects by providing non-invasive subsurface mapping, detecting underground utilities, and assessing soil conditions to prevent construction risks and delays. For example, according to the UK-based Office for National Statistics, total annual construction output in 2022 grew by 5.6 percent year-over-year, supported by a 3.8 percent increase in new construction projects. The expansion of infrastructure projects is thus contributing to the growth of the GPR soil sensor market.

Major companies in the ground penetrating radar soil sensor market are focusing on high-resolution GPR systems for utility locating to improve accuracy, efficiency, real-time insights, and safe subsurface exploration. High-resolution GPR systems are compact, portable devices designed to precisely detect and map buried metallic and non-metallic utilities. In October 2022, Canada-based GPR technology company Sensors & Software Inc. launched the LMX150 FINDAR GPR system, a high-resolution device optimized for shallow utility detection. The system features field interpretation, MapView, and geo-referenced outputs, making it ideal for utility locating in confined or complex environments. It enables rapid data collection, on-site visualization, and streamlined reporting, representing a modern approach to subsurface analysis and utility mapping in infrastructure development.

In March 2025, Canada-based Hexagon and NovAtel partnered with US-based GPR, Inc. to integrate GPR’s WaveSense ground-penetrating radar sensors into NovAtel’s SPAN GNSS solution. This collaboration combines NovAtel's reliable GNSS and inertial navigation system with WaveSense's subsurface mapping technology to deliver positioning solutions with high reliability and centimeter-level accuracy. GPR, Inc. develops ground-penetrating radar technology for precise localization and navigation in autonomous systems.

Major players in the ground penetrating radar soil sensor market are Hexagon AB, Leica Geosystems AG, Screening Eagle Technologies Inc., Guideline Geo AB, Geophysical Survey Systems Inc., Sensors & Software Inc., Edaphic Scientific Pty Ltd, Radiodetection Ltd, Stanlay Instruments Pvt Ltd, Suncon Engineers Pvt Ltd, Aimil Ltd, Utsi Electronics Ltd, Geomatrix Earth Science Ltd, US Radar Inc., Geoscanners AB, Penetradar Pty Ltd, Sandmeier Geophysical Research GmbH, SPH Engineering OÜ, Shijay Projects India Pvt Ltd, and Ingegneria dei Sistemi Srl.

North America was the largest region in the ground penetrating radar soil sensor market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in ground penetrating radar soil sensor report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

The accelerated imposition of U.S. tariffs and the emerging trade conflicts in spring 2025 are significantly influencing the agriculture sector by increasing input costs for seeds, fertilizers, and machinery parts sourced from abroad. Tariffs on imported agrochemicals and farm equipment have raised production expenses for growers, while retaliatory measures from key trading partners have reduced export opportunities for U.S. crops such as corn, wheat, and dairy products. As a result, many farmers are experiencing shrinking profit margins and heightened financial stress. In response, agricultural producers are diversifying crop portfolios, adopting precision farming technologies to reduce input waste, and advocating for government subsidies and market access relief.

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Ground penetrating radar soil sensors are non-invasive devices that use electromagnetic waves to detect and map subsurface features without disturbing the ground. Their primary purpose is to deliver precise information on soil composition, structure, and moisture content for applications in agriculture, construction, archaeology, and environmental research.

The primary types of ground penetrating radar (GPR) soil sensors include handheld, cart-based, vehicle-mounted, and drone-based systems. Handheld GPR soil sensors are portable, compact devices designed to identify and analyze subsurface conditions such as soil layers, moisture content, and buried objects, providing flexibility and ease of use in field operations. These sensors utilize technologies such as single-frequency, multi-frequency, and 3D ground-penetrating radar across low, mid, and high-frequency ranges. They are employed by end-users in agriculture, construction, environmental monitoring, research institutions, utilities, and other sectors.

The countries covered in the ground penetrating radar soil sensor market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The ground penetrating radar soil sensor market consists of sales data storage and cloud-based analysis tools, multi-frequency ground penetrating radar (GPR) kits, moisture detection sensors, global positioning system (GPS)-integrated ground penetrating radar (GPR) units, and vehicle-mounted ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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