Leica ALS60 is Redefining the Power of LIDAR Mapping, Now with 200 kHz ?At-the-Ground? Pulse Rate, Industry Best Productivity and Improved Reliability

Norcross, GA (Vocus) July 10, 2008 -- The new Leica ALS60 Airborne Laser Scanner builds on the legacy of productivity, accuracy and flexibility that have made Leica Geosystems? ALS series instruments the fastest selling airborne LIDAR systems in the industry. Continued technical advancements result in a new generation of LIDAR systems that are more productive than ever before.

Leica Geosystems? third-generation LIDAR system, the Leica ALS60, continues to break traditional paradigms such as having to choose between rapidly-acquired, high-density data and achieving outstanding accuracy ?- or having to choose between a compact system and one with high-altitude performance. The Leica ALS60 allows accurate data collection independent of pulse rate, depending instead only on flying height. In addition, its flying height envelope ranges from a helicopter-compatible 200 m AGL to 5000 m AGL for wide-area mapping.

Leica ALS60 delivers accurate data faster

?LIDAR jobs come in all sizes, from city mapping applications requiring ultra-high point densities to large-area contracts with lower point densities best served from greater flying heights. Leica ALS60?s MPiA technology increases the productivity by 100%,? says George Southard, Leica Geosystems? Vice President Americas? Digital Imaging.

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With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize 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 further information please contact:

Leica Geosystems Inc.

Andre Ribeiro

Director of Marketing

Atlanta, GA 30092

Phone:    +1 (770) 326-9557

Fax:    +1 (770) 447-0710

Andre.ribeiro @ leicaus.com

www.leica-geosystems.us

For sales information please contact:

George Southard

Office: + 1 303-799-9453 ext. 1940

Cell: + 1 303-947-0713

Email: george.southard @ leicaus.com

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