The company was founded as ORE Ltd by Dave Stone and Dick Stafford, starting as a leasing operation of offshore research equipment including Side Scan, Profiling, SBL/LBL positioning and Acoustic Telemetry.
ORE Ltd was acquired by electrical engineering firm Ferranti, becoming Ferranti O.R.E Ltd.
Ferranti O.R.E moved to the current site at Gapton Hall Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, UK.
Equipment manufacturing started onsite. Including the 5430A & 5420A transmitters.
The first TPIIM USL Tracking systems were sold. This was enhanced in 2002 and more recently in 2019. These systems are now used by many Navies around the world.
Following a management buyout from Ferranti, the company changed its name to GeoAcoustics Ltd.
The SS940 DFSS was launched. It was enhanced in 1998 and also supplied for Naval operations.
The first generation of the GeoSwath bathymetric system was launched, it was updated in 2006 to the GS+(GeoSwathPlus), and in 2016, the GeoSwath 4 was released.
GeoAcoustics Ltd. was acquired by Kongsberg Maritime and became Kongsberg GeoAcoustics Ltd.
Pulsar side scan sonar was launched.
Manufacturing of the Kongsberg Maritime TOPAS systems was started on site.
GeoPulse Compact was launched.
Following a management buyout in December 2020, GeoAcoustics Ltd once again became an independent company.