e-newsletter   Vol.1 Issue 4: September 2006
 

    In this issue
  • New York Subway Safer Due to Installation of Automated Deformation Monitoring System


  • At the Head of the Class


  • Leica Totalstations Sped Up Alignment Process On a Challenging Bridge Construction Project


  • Leica Geosystems HDS 2006 Worldwide User Conference


  • Leica Geosystems and Locata Corporation Sign Agreement on Co-operation


  • Leica Geosystems Announces New Features for Sprinter M-Series Electronic Level


Did you know?
Did you know that Leica HDS scanners are used to help olve crimes? In Albuquerque, NM, Leica HDS scanners are used by the police department to investigate crime scenes. HDS technology is used to reconstruct a virtual model of a crime scene which can then be examined from almost any view point.


From the field
  New York Subway Safer Due to Installation of Automated Deformation Monitoring System
Workers on a major underground construction project in New York City are depending on high-precision surveying instruments from Leica Geosystems to ensure the safety of personnel and structures as part of an automated deformation monitoring system.
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  At the Head of the Class
Since 1957, the surveying engineering program at Ferris State University (FSU) in Big Rapids, Michigan, has been setting standards for educating future professional survey engineers. Having formed a close relationship with private sector surveyors from across the state and the nation, the Michigan Department of Transportation, the National Geodetic Survey and Leica Geosystems Inc., FSU provides its students with the most up-to-date instrumentation, field survey techniques and technical support.
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  Leica Totalstations Sped Up Alignment Process On a Challenging Bridge Construction Project
The southeast coast of Maine is not the easiest environment for a large-scale engineering project like building a cable-stayed bridge. The warm weather season is short. The long winter season is brutal, with short hours of daylight, high winds, sub-zero temperatures and blinding snow, sleet and frozen rain.
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Upcoming Events

Leica HDS Seminars:
Chattanooga, TN — October 4, 2006
Minneapolis, MN — October 26, 2006
Clive, IA — October 17, 2006
St. Louis, MO — October 18, 2006
Rolling Meadows, IL — October 19, 2006
Huntsville, AL — October 25, 2006

Railway Engineering Maintenance Suppliers Association
September 17–19, 2006
Louisville, KY, USA

ACEC-American Council of Engineering Companies
September 18–21, 2006
Charleston, SC, USA

Expo Grands Travaux
September 22–23, 2006
Montreal, Canada

ION - Institute of Navigation
September 26–29, 2006
Fort Worth, TX, USA

International URISA Conference
September 26–29, 2006
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Leica Geosystems 2006 Airborne Sensor Workshop
October 3–5, 2006
Denver, CO, USA

HDS Training Course
October 9–13, 2006
San Ramon, CA, USA

SWUG - Southwest Users Group
October 15–18, 2006
Flagstaff, AZ, USA

2006 Machine Automation Open House
October 17–18, 2006
Eudora, KS 66025, USA

ISEIT-Internal Symposium for Engineering IT
October 23–25, 2006
League City, TX, USA

Leica Geosystems National Business Conference
November 12–15
St. Augustine, FL, USA
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Latest News

Leica Geosystems HDS 2006 Worlwide User Conference
On November 6–8, Leica Geosystems will host an HDS Worldwide User Conference to teach and share information that will enable Leica Geosystems’ HDS customers to increase their organization's success in High-Definition Surveying. If you are not currently a Leica Geosystems customer you should contact your local Leica Geosystems HDS sales rep for instructions on how to attend.
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Leica Geosystems and Locata Corporation Sign Agreement on Co-operation
Leica Geosystems and Locata Corporation, Australia, announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement for the distribution and support of Locata positioning technology in mutually-agreed markets. Locata will provide technology and support to Leica Geosystems for Locata receiver integration into mine monitoring and machine automation solutions for open cast mining, and for monitoring of structures such as bridges, dams and buildings.
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Leica Geosystems Announces New Features for Sprinter M-Series Electronic Levels
Leica Geosystems announced the release of new firmware for the Sprinter 100M electronic levels with new line-leveling applications and on-board GSI commands.
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