Fri March 20, 2009
SoCal’s Leica Geosystems Adds CT3 Inc.
Leica Geosystems has entered into an agreement to acquire CT3 Inc., a Southern California-based company. CT3 Inc. is a provider of machine control products, repair services, training and technical support for professionals in the construction market space....
Fri February 06, 2009
Leica PowerGrade Offers Job Site Flexibility
Leica PowerGrade, Leica Geosystems’ next-generation grade control system, incorporates the PowerSnap docking station that lets machine operators move the Leica PowerGrade automatic control panels from one machine to another with a quick lift-and-snap motion....
Wed December 03, 2008
DOT, Leica Geosystems to Launch RTK GPS in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is implementing one of the world’s largest DOT-owned statewide networks of GNSS continuously operating reference stations (CORS). Called the Iowa Real Time Network (IaRTN), this statewide Real Time Kinematic-Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS) network will provide authorized public and private users near-instantaneous GPS satellite corrections for accurate and precise positioning anywhere in the state....
Thu September 25, 2008
Leica Geosystems Assists in Cherokee Historical Research
Leica Geosystems helped to secure a place in Cherokee history by donating its highly loaded total station technology to the Chieftains Museum Major Ridge Home, a National Historic Landmark that serves as the educational and interpretive site for preserving the Cherokee Nation and its history of forced removal along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail....
Mon July 28, 2008
Leica ADS40 Helps Rescue 700 Villagers After Quake
In the aftermath of the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China, local authorities coordinating disaster relief efforts required a fast, accurate and comprehensive overview of the damage and affected areas....
Wed April 23, 2008
Leica’s PowerDigger 3D Can Handle Complex Excavation Applications
Leica PowerDigger 3D is an excavator guidance system that includes a choice of single or dual GNSS (GPS + GLONASS) PowerBox and PowerAntenna sensors, each capable of precisely locating the exact 3D position of the excavator bucket relative to the design surface....
Wed April 02, 2008
Leica RedLine Speeds Up Measurement, Layout Tasks
Leica RedLine’s family of tracking devices includes GNSS sensors for on-machine, vehicle, and pole rover applications, a ground-based robotic tracker and new software applications to speed construction measurement and layout tasks in every project phase....
Tue December 25, 2007
Leica’s TPS1200+ Survey Grade Total Station Can Position Itself in Seconds
The Leica TPS1200+ Total Station introduces precise automatic positioning along with several other accuracy improvements, according to the manufacturer. Users no longer have to trade pointing accuracy to gain the convenience of robotic instruments....
Mon November 20, 2006
Leica Geosystem’s Global Navigation System Accepts GPS, GLONASS Signals
Leica Geosystems has released a new, ultra-precise, 72-channel Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) engine, which is being incorporated into the System 1200 family of integrated survey systems. The GNSS engine is being offered in the new Leica GX1230 GG and ATX1230 GG GPS sensors, as well as the GRX1200 GG Pro sensor for reference station networks....
Sat March 12, 2005
Dayton’s GeoShack Joins Leica Geosystems Network
Leica Geosystems announced the appointment of GeoShack (formerly Blue Beam) as a distributor in Ohio. “We are delighted to welcome GeoShack into the Leica Geosystems family,” said Bob Williams, president of the Leica Geosystems Surveying and Engineering Division for the Americas....
