Development history of Leica optical system

18 19 set up Kern company in Arau, Switzerland.

192 1 established Wild company in Haier brug.

1970 set up the first international factory in Singapore

1986 merged with Lai Ci to form the Wild Lai Ci Group.

1988 Wild Leitz acquired Kern company in Switzerland.

1990 Established Leica Group with Cambridge Instruments.

1994 acquired the GPS department of Magnavox company of the United States.

1997 Leica group is divided into three independent companies: camera, microscope system and measuring system.

Established LH system company with Helava of the United States.

Strategic alliance with ESRI

Leica Geological System Co., Ltd. was listed in Switzerland in 2000.

Buy a small stake in Cyra company in the United States

Increase the purchase of Novartis shares in Canada to (365,438+0%)

200 1 Acquisition of American Laser Collimation Company

Acquisition of American Cyra company

Buy part of the shares of German AED company (25%)

Acquisition of LH system company

American ERDAS company merged into Leica

Leica business system is divided into six business units:

Engineering measurement system, geospatial image measurement system, mass measurement system,

Industrial measurement system, HDS high-definition measurement system and special instrument system.

In 2003, it acquired Australian Tritronics Company.

Leica Geographic System (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in 2004.

Established Leica Geological System (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.

In 2005, it was acquired by Heicks Group of Sweden. As an innovative and leading supplier of measurement products in the world, Leica Geological System Co., Ltd. has a long tradition of innovation and continues to devote itself to building the future measurement technology. Leica Geographic Systems has been continuously investing in product research and development, and will continue to set new technical milestones so that our customers can get the maximum benefits from it.

192 1 T2, the world's first optical theodolite (field).

1923 A 1, the world's first analog photogrammetry stereo plotter (Wild).

1925 C2, the world's first aerial camera (wild).

1969 DI 10, the world's first infrared rangefinder (Wild).

1977 TC 1, the world's first total station (Wild) with airborne data processing function.

1984 ERDAS launched the world's first PC-based remote sensing software.

WM 10 1, the world's first surveying and mapping GPS receiver (Wild-Magnavox).

1986 DIOR3000, the world's first mirrorless rangefinder (Joker).

1990 NA2000, the world's first digital level (Wild-Leitz).

199 1 intelligent 3 10, the world's first industrial laser tracker (Leica).

199 1 System 200, the world's first GPS product with fast static measurement technology.

1993 DISTO？ The world's first hand-held laser rangefinder

1998 tps300/100 series products, the world's first total station with coaxial non-reflective prism ranging function.

1999 Cyrax2500 is the first 3D laser scanner in the world that can collect 1 000 points in1second.

2000 Cyclone's Unique 3D Laser Scanning Data Processing and Visualization Software

Three-dimensional high-precision TPS and GPS mechanical guidance system

ADS40, the world's first airborne digital sensor.

200 1 SurveyEngine can directly generate ESRI-compatible data.

Spider GPS reference station software

2002 CloudWorx 3D CAD plug-in can process HDS 3D point cloud data in CAD system.

2003 HDS？ Realize high-resolution rapid measurement and three-dimensional visualization.

GS20, professional GIS data acquisition system of Ami.

2004 T-probe and T-scan integrated industrial measurement solution

DISTO？ In addition, the world's first handheld laser rangefinder using Bluetooth technology provides two free software packages: drawing and electronic data processing.

System 1200 is the first GPS/TPS compatible measurement system in the world.

GRX 1200 GPS reference station receiver

2005 SmartStation, the world's first truly integrated GPS total station.

The six business systems of spider web GPS reference station network software company,

Market-oriented, providing services for customers and various commercial applications.

Engineering survey system is the largest business department of Leica Geological System Co., Ltd. To provide a wide range of products and services for customers in surveying and mapping, engineering, architecture and construction industries in various professional surveying and mapping fields around the world, ranging from total station (TPS), global positioning system (GPS), building level and laser instruments to special software and mechanical guidance systems (including laser guide instrument), and to provide comprehensive solutions for infrastructure construction and land management systems.

Geoscience spatial image measurement system provides users with image-based measurement solutions, ranging from remote sensing, aerial survey to GIS (Geographic Information System). Products include aerial digital sensor (Leica ADS40), 3D aerial laser scanner (Leica ADL50), corresponding image measurement software package and ERDAS IMAGINE, which are used to make, edit and visualize digital 2D/3D software solutions and ground models.

Industrial measurement system can help industrial users (such as automobile, aerospace and other industries) to accurately measure large parts, and the accuracy can reach the abrupt level (10um), and the data can be directly processed in CAD system. Its product range includes laser tracker, T-probe and T-scan, high-precision total station and theodolite, and 3D coordinate measurement software Metrolog based on CAD.

Volkswagen Measurement System Company invented the revolutionary Leica DISTO, the "Leica Distone" handheld laser rangefinder. With revolutionary laser technology, you can measure distance, area and volume conveniently, quickly and accurately, thus saving your time, reducing costs and improving productivity. It is suitable for many different public exploration industries and fields, including real estate construction, evaluation, acceptance, indoor and outdoor decoration, transportation, fire protection and so on. You will definitely find its application in your life.

HDS high-definition measurement system enables Leica Geological System Co., Ltd. to quickly enter the emerging 3D data market. The recently acquired Cyra Technologies Inc (located in Oakland, California, USA) has become the core of this department. Cyra Technologies uses its 3D HDS3000, HDS4500 3D laser scanner and Cyclone software to provide users with 3D data acquisition and unique visualization solutions. HDS high-definition measurement system can quickly collect long-distance three-dimensional data, achieve millimeter-level measurement accuracy, and provide customers with advanced solutions.

Special instrument systems include Polymeca AG, which is our wholly-owned mechanical parts factory in Heerbrugg.