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e-newsletter   Vol.4 Issue 3: March 2009
 

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Did You Know?
Leica Geosystems machine control paving solution was named in Construction Equipment's Top 100 products of 2009.


From the field

  Automated Grader Control Helps Achieve Millimeter Accuracy on Toyota Test Track
Talk about superior accuracy. A United States subsidiary of a Japanese engineering/construction firm teamed up with a Canadian paving contractor last summer to place two courses of base aggregate and three layers of asphalt pavement – and brought the wearing course to within 2 mm accuracy over the entire 1,445-meter length (4,740 feet) of a two-lane test track.
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  High-Tech in the Canyon: Leica Geosystems laser scanners collect 3D topographic data
At Hell’s Canyon along the Snake River in Idaho and Oregon, a surveying firm used laser scanning and other methods to survey sand and gravel bars in monitoring the effects of damming the river for power.
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  Leica Geosystems robotic total station network monitors in real-time San Pablo Dam geologic movement during extensive seismic rehabilitation
Leica Geosystems announced today that its advanced robotic total station monitoring system is helping East Bay Municipal District (EBMUD) monitor the almost 90-year old San Pablo Dam in California as part of a $55 million seismic upgrade.
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  GPS and Reference Station Networks: Some GPS networks now cover hundreds of miles. Is it time for you to tap in?
At the beginning of this decade if you wanted to use global positioning satellite signals to direct your survey crews or earthmoving equipment you first had to buy a base station to receive the signals.
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Latest News

  Strategic Industry Partnership Will Boost OSU Surveying Initiative
OSU has signed a memorandum of understanding with David Evans and Associates, Inc., and Leica Geosystems, Inc. Through this three-way partnership, Leica Geosystems will make available hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of state-of-the-art geomatic equipment and software for use by OSU students on an ongoing basis.
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  Leica Geosystems Very Own Receives 2009 Outstanding Partnership Award From The New Jersey Institute of Technology
The Newark College of Engineering announced the winner of the prestigious 2009 Outstanding Partnership Award this week: John White, Senior Direct Sales Manager of Leica Geosystems Inc. John will be presented with this honor at the 11th Annual Salute to Engineering Excellence reception on March 26th at the NJIT campus center atrium.
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  Leica Geosystems releases Leica GNSS Spider V3.2 – Unbiased Network RTK across satellites systems and manufacturers
Leica GNSS Spider V3.2 further enhances its unrivalled versatility and commitment to future-proof GNSS technology. Leica GNSS Spider is the first GNSS Network infrastructure solution currently providing text messaging from the network to rover users in the field.
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