Xcalibur Smart Mapping strengthens its technology and data capabilities to address the challenges associated with rare earths and critical minerals, the energy transition and territorial planning.

Xcalibur Smart Mapping, recognised as the global leader in airborne geophysics and operator of one of the largest specialised fleets in the sector, is strengthening its position as a global Earth Intelligence platform through a capital increase supported by SOPEF, a fund managed by MCH Private Equity, and Moira Capital Partners.

With this investment, Xcalibur enhances its ability to execute its growth strategy and accelerate investment in technology, innovation and international expansion.

Headquartered in Madrid, the company brings together unique capabilities to acquire, manage, process and interpret geoscientific, geospatial and environmental information. Through airborne technologies, remote sensing, satellite imagery, LiDAR sensors and other proprietary and third-party data sources, the company generates integrated territorial intelligence that contributes to a better understanding of the Earth and its resources.

This capability underpins the development of increasingly comprehensive digital twins of the planet, supporting decision-making across a wide range of fields, including natural resources, territorial planning, environmental protection, the energy transition and strategic infrastructure.

Xcalibur Smart Mapping also owns a portfolio of proprietary innovations and patents.

With the minority investment from SOPEF and Moira, Xcalibur further strengthens its capacity to capture growth opportunities in markets characterised by increasing structural demand.

The company operates in a rapidly expanding sector in which governments, multilateral organisations and energy industries rely on data-driven insights to better understand the territories in which they operate.

These trends are being driven by rising demand for critical minerals such as rare earths, supply security requirements, the energy transition, infrastructure development, climate resilience, sustainable natural resource management and territorial intelligence.

Among the company’s most recent strategic announcements is the expansion of its fleet through partnerships with two international companies. One of these, announced only days ago, is Dronamics, aimed at supporting the exploration of natural resources both on land and offshore. The collaboration will integrate Xcalibur’s airborne geophysical acquisition system for magnetometry and gravity surveys with Dronamics’ Black Swan unmanned aircraft platform.

The second partnership is with Cloudline, a provider of lighter-than-air airship platforms, to test Xcalibur’s HMAS Raman LiDAR system designed for the airborne measurement of near-surface gas concentrations. The trial will evaluate the use of a low-speed, long-endurance airship as a stable aerial platform for the detection and mapping of fugitive gas emissions, initially focusing on methane, ammonia and hydrogen.