Leica Geosystems history

So in 1924, he created a dedicated apprentice-training school which created jobs and prosperity in the region.

His old firm became Wild Heerbrugg in 1937.

Formation of the Wild Leitz Group, acquisition of Leitz Wetzlar (including Leica Camera business) announced on 17 December 1986.

In 1990 the Leica Group was formed, after a merger between the Wild-Leitz Group and the Cambridge Instruments Company.

In 1993, building from reflectorless technology that revolutionized land surveying, Leica introduced the first handheld laser distance meter.

Starting in 1996, the company was divided gradually into smaller units.

So is the data obtained through digital aerial image sensors like the ADS40, the world’s first digital airborne sensor, introduced in 2000.

In 2001, Leica Geosystems took a decisive step by acquiring ERDAS, a remote sensing software firm.

The former business unit “Defense & Special Projects ” in Heerbrugg will become an independent daughter company of Leica Geosystems AG as of 1 st April 2002 , named Leica Vectronix AG

3.Feb 2003: acquisition of Leica Vectronix AG from the French high-technology defense and communications group SAGEM

Heerbrugg, Switzerland, July 5, 2005 – Leica Geosystems (SWX: LGSN), the world leader in spatial information technologies, expands its North American headquarters in metropolitan Atlanta.

On 8 September 2006, Hexagon and Leica Geosystems announced the acquisition of Mikrofyn A/S in Denmark.

ERDAS purchased Acquis, ER Mapper and IONIC in 2007.

Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging is a Strategic Member in the Open Geospatial Consortium since 2008.

In 2009, the new ADS100 aerial camera promised even higher efficiency, higher image quality, shorter flight times and maximum processing speed.

In September 2011, Leica Geosystems Mining announced an exclusive industry partnership with Locata Corporation to provide the mining industry with the world’s only high precision radio positioning system that is not reliant on GPS.

CityMapper, the world’s first “fused sensor” for aerial photography, with newly developed cameras and laser sensors, was introduced in 2016.

In 2017, the first GNSS with true tilt compensation was introduced.

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In 2021, Hexagon proudly builds on the continuous change and persistence that brought the world a great number of innovative sensor and software technologies.