Leica Geosystems Ltd partners with Irish Mapping and GIS Solutions Ltd

(Milton Keynes, UK, 7 November 2012) Leica Geosystems Ltd is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Irish Mapping and GIS Solutions Ltd (IMGS) in the Asset Collection and Management market segment in Ireland.

IMGS is Ireland’s leading supplier of spatial solutions for government, utility and telecommunications industries. Their software solutions enable customers to capture, manage and embed spatial data into their enterprise information systems.

This agreement will extend the relationship IMGS already has with Intergraph from the Hexagon Group to provide complete end-to-end solutions including software and hardware. IMGS will be able to offer existing and new clients, tailored software solutions running on Leica Geosystems‘ Zeno GNSS/GIS positioning products. Leica Geosystems‘ range of superior quality, reliable and accurate asset collection and management solutions will enhance the offerings from IMGS by providing high precision data positioning solutions from metre to centimetre level accuracy. The Leica Zeno GIS series combined with IMGS software offers an efficient and productive set of tools for anyone who needs more accurate and reliable data in a GIS database.

IMGS will include Leica Zeno GNSS/GIS positioning hardware such as the new Leica Zeno 5 handheld GPS and Leica CS25 rugged tablet computer as part of their solutions to their clients. IMGS currently provide a range of geospatial disconnected and connected mobile solutions from Intergraph (such as GeoMedia Smart Client) and from IMGS themselves (such as IMGS Location Publisher Mobile). Leica Zeno GIS  will enhance these solutions and allow IMGS clients to capture data more efficiently and more importantly, more accurately.

Nathan Ward, Market Segment Manager comments “This is an exciting agreement that enhances the solutions offered by IMGS with accurate positioning information and helps to strengthen Leica Geosystems‘ position in the Asset Collection & Management market segment in Ireland”.

Ciaran Kirk, IMGS Technical Director adds “IMGS are delighted to partner with Leica Geosystems, a world leader in the provision of Mobile GIS hardware to provide end-to-end mobile solutions in Ireland”.

Pictured: Leica Geosystems Market Segment Manager, Nathan Ward with IMGS Technical Director, Ciaran Kirk

Leica Geosystems – when it has to be right
With close to 200 years of experience pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyse, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyse easily, and visualise and present spatial information.

Those who use Leica Geosystems products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver, and the superior customer support. Based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by more than 3’500 employees in 28 countries and hundreds of partners located in more than 120 countries around the world. Leica Geosystems is part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden. For more information, visit www.leica-geosystems.co.uk or email: uk.assetsolutions@leica-geosystems.com

Irish Mapping and GIS Solutions Ltd
IMGS is Ireland’s leading supplier of spatial solutions for government, utility and telecommunications industries. Its solutions enable customers to capture, manage and embed spatial data and engineering documentation into their enterprise information systems. IMGS serves more than 50 customers across the island of Ireland, including Northern Ireland Electricity, Eircom, BT Ireland, Ordnance Survey Ireland, Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland, the Irish Naval Service and 34 local authorities.

IMGS have a long track record in developing and supporting GIS for national network companies such as eircom as well working Government Agencies across the country. For additional information, visit http://www.imgs.ie/.

For further information please contact:

Lisa Day
Leica Geosystems Ltd
Davy Avenue
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8LB
Tel: +44 (0)1908 256520
Email: lisa.day@leica-geosystems.com or uk.assetsolutions@leica-geosystems.com

www.leica-geosystems.co.uk

Amanda Donegan
Irish Mapping and GIS Solutions Ltd
8b Keypoint, Rosemount Business Park,
Dublin 11
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 885 3839
Email: adonegan@imgs.ie
 
www.imgs.ie

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Leica Geosystems Ltd inspires local students

Leica Geosystems Ltd inspires local students to be a Surveyor for the day to compete to win a Class of Your Own® curriculum: http://www.leica-geosystems.co.uk/en/News_19726.htm?id=3994

Leica Geosystems Ltd inspires local students to be a Surveyor for the day to compete to win a Class of Your Own® curriculum

(Milton Keynes, UK, 6 August 2012) Leica Geosystems Ltd is pleased to announce Shenley Brook End School, Milton Keynes as winners of its Class of Your Own (COYO) competition winning a Design, Engineer and Construct Curriculum worth £6900.

Last year Leica Geosystems joined forces with COYO to raise the profile of architecture, engineering and professional construction careers in UK schools. With this in mind Leica Geosystems Ltd who are based in Milton Keynes, with support from COYO, invited local school students to take part in a competition to find out what it’s like to be a Surveyor for the day to win the curriculum which encourages young learners to recognise the professional Built Environment.

The competition was aimed at year 7 and 8 students who had to answer questions relating to sustainability and land use in their local community. They had to present their findings in a powerpoint, word or poster format. The submissions were judged on content, creativity and research by a panel including David Price, Managing Director of Leica Geosystems; Rory Stanbridge, Secretary General of The Survey Association and Alison Watson, Founder of Class of Your Own.

The winning entry was from Hannah Gawkowska from Shenley Brook End School, Milton Keynes. Hannah’s entry stood out for her detailed research as well as her creative approach, where she used a cartoon surveyor throughout her presentation to explain supporting information. Additionally the judges would like to make a special mention to Matthew Bardsley, also from Shenley Brook End School, for his not so well known key fact about three out of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore being Surveyors before they became presidents.

Hannah has won her school a classofyourown® Design, Engineer, Construct! curriculum and a Leica DISTO™ in a package worth £6900. As of the next academic year Shenley Brook End School will be able to take part in COYO workshops giving them the chance to research, design and virtually construct their own Eco-classroom.

Richard Fuller, Lead Teacher of Geography at Shenley Brook End School commented “Participation in the Class of Your Own project has been an enjoyable and worthwhile activity for our students. They have learnt a great deal about planning and explored key themes of sustainability.

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Leica Geosystems Ltd invests in new talent within High Definition Surveying™

Milton Keynes, UK, 20th July 2012 - Leica Geosystems Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Account Managers into the Leica Geosystems’ High Definition Surveying™ (HDS) team, Charlie Matthews and Steven Strathie.

The recruitment comes at a time of expansion for Leica Geosystems and HDS, following its continuing success supplying complete solutions of 3D laser scanning hardware and software throughout the UK and Ireland.

Tim Badley, Market Segment Manager comments “We are delighted to welcome Charlie and Steven to Leica Geosystems. Their diverse range of expertise complements the existing talents within the Leica Geosystems HDS team, enabling us to maintain our market share and offer even greater levels of high quality sales, support and training.”  

Charlie Matthews MRICS joins the company as its new HDS Account Manager, covering South East and West England, London and Ireland. Charlie has been involved with the survey industry since 1999; she graduated from the Camborne School of Mines in 2004, having gained a B.Eng (Hons) and a MSc. in Surveying and Land/Environmental Management and in 2007 completed her RICS APC in 2007 to become a Chartered Geomatics Surveyor. Charlie has spent her post-qualification years working in the South West specialising in measured building and heritage survey work. More recently she has been a key member of MBS Survey Software Ltd where she has been responsible for the training and technical support of the MBS suite of software products.

Steven Strathie MRICS joins Leica Geosystems Ltd in a newly created role as HDS Account Manager for Scotland. Steven gained a BSc (Hons) in Topographic Science from the University of Glasgow and has spent much of his post-qualification years working Offshore and Onshore in a variety of roles ranging from Surveyor to Business Development.

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More than 3 000 Industry Leaders Think Forward at Hexagon 2012

Hexagon's second annual international conference attracts professionals from more than 70 countries to Las Vegas.

Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, commenced its second annual international conference, Hexagon 2012, yesterday, welcoming more than 3 000 attendees. The conference, held 4-7 June at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, USA, unites user communities from Intergraph®, Leica Geosystems, Z/I Imaging, Hexagon Metrology and NovAtel.

Professionals from the geospatial, surveying, power and energy, construction, aerospace and defence, public safety and security, automotive and manufacturing industries, among others, were invited to attend the four-day event. Hexagon 2012 features more than 400 educational breakout sessions, hands-on training courses and visionary keynote presentations. In addition, the international conference includes previews of groundbreaking technologies, interactive technical demonstrations, technology certifications, compelling customer best practices and limitless networking opportunities. The Hexagon 2012 TechPark, which showcases products, solutions and sponsor exhibits, also includes a number of integrated technologies highlighting Hexagon's synergistic portfolio.

For those who are unable to participate in the conference, Hexagon will stream President and CEO Ola Rollén's keynote presentation, "Hexagon: Moving Businesses, Industries and the World Forward," live today at 08:00 PDT. Rollén will speak about Hexagon's charge to empower customers with actionable information to proactively address tomorrow's challenges today. He will be joined on stage by Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) President Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) President John Graham, Hexagon Metrology President Norbert Hanke and Hexagon Geosystems President Juergen Dold, who will highlight stories describing how customers have employed Hexagon technologies to positively impact the global trends and changes facing the world. The presentation can be viewed at http://thinkforwardlive.hexagonconference.com.

"Hexagon and our family of brands have always strived to work more closely with our customers to help meet their industry challenges and needs," said Rollén. "By uniting our customers and partners from across the globe and also providing them with easy access to our advanced technologies, we continue to provide them with the tools to move our industries and the world forward."

Following the success of Hexagon 2012, Hexagon 2013 will take place 3-6 June 2013, also at MGM Grand. For more information and to register, visit the conference website at www.hexagonconference.com/2013.

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New Rugged Leica Zeno 5

The most advanced entry-level GPS handheld for data collection and maintenance.

(Milton Keynes, 5 June 2012) – Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce a further enhancement to the Leica Zeno GIS family – the Leica Zeno 5, an entry-level, rugged PDA for organizations that require a durable compact device with integrated modem and high-sensitive GPS. The new Leica Zeno 5 supports field workers by combining a mobile phone with asset collection and management capabilities.

Senior Product Manager Johannes Hotz comments ”Together with our Leica Zeno Field and Zeno Connect applications, the Zeno GIS family continues to grow and further addresses all mobile GIS market segments ranging from utilities and natural resources to municipalities”.

The new Leica Zeno 5 provides a complete, integrated package of positioning, imaging and communications tools:

• 48 channel, high-sensitivity GPS receiver (SirfStarIV)
• GSM HSPA+ and CDMA with full phone capabilities, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Texas Instruments latest high performance processor, the Sitara 3715 (OMAP3) at 800 MHz
• Large 3.7” full VGA transflective display
• Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5.3 Operating System
• Rechargeable and hot-swappable all-day battery (10 hours +)
• Full range of interactive sensors including camera, digital compass, gyroscope, light sensor, proximity sensor and accelerometer

"The new Leica Zeno 5 is the fastest and best equipped rugged PDA for a mobile user", said Johannes Hotz. "Designed to be, at the same time, a mobile phone, GPS-enabled data collector and a controller for our out-standing Leica GG02 plus GNSS SmartAntenna. This new handheld will help users to get the maximum out of from their investment. Together with our Zeno Field application, the Zeno 5 provides an easy-to-use, streamlined GIS data collection and management solution. The Zeno Connect, as stand-alone application or SDK, enables our software partners to combine their industry specific solution with our high-accuracy data collection solutions".

Made for the Field
The Leica Zeno 5 is shock resistant, withstands a drop from to 1.8 m, and is protected against water and dust. The large 3.7 inch screen is optimized for sunlight readability and maintains exceptional clarity in outdoor conditions, including direct sunlight.

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