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Geology
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Leica Geosystems' instruments are used by scientists and researchers in applications that involve the measurement, modelling and analysis of natural phenomenons such as earthquakes, volcanoes, land slips and crustal movement.
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The Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) is the Italian institute for monitoring volcanic activity. The Italian region is one of the most volcanically active on earth and the INGV is at the forefront of Volcanic Research.  more
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(Reporter 50, April 2004) For the first time ever, a Leica GPS system records
movements around Mt. Everest every 30 seconds...
Mountain climbers and scientists aren't the only
things that move around on the world's highest
mountain; in fact, Mt. Everest and the entire
Himalayan region is constantly transforming itself. In
order to capture the positions of people and nature
as well record their movements, a permanent,
solar-powered Leica GPS 530 surveying station was
installed in 2003. It is located on the Nepalese side of
the mountain, near the glass research pyramid that
was set up more than a decade ago by the Italian
research team "Ev-K2-CNR". more
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(Reporter 48, Jan 2003) Leica Geosystems is providing eight GPS receivers to assist in the measurement of crustal movements under the ice sheet. more
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(Reporter 48, Jan 2003) Nowhere is volcanism more impressive and varied than on the largest volcanic island of the earth – Iceland. During the last decade the European Space Agency (ESA) has supported a number of disaster monitoring research projects utilizing the radar satellites ERS-1
and ERS-2. Following the recent launch on 1 March 2002 of the ENVISAT – Europe’s newest polar-orbiting scientific satellite – it is envisaged
that this continuing research will be greatly improved. more
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Coming Out of the Dark! The Point of Begining article "Out of the Dark Ages: New laser technology brings cave mapping into the 21st century," by Beth Wierzbinski St. Amand was published in July 1999. This article looks into the new technology that is revolutionizing cave measurement, namely 3D laser scanning or High-Definition Surveying, and also acts as a case study on a project done in the Oregon Caves. more
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At 6,962 Metres on Aconcagua in January 2001: Climber Gianpetro Verza has just mounted the terrestrial reflector signal to enable the classical terrestrial survey with tacheometres from the valley, and he has fixed on the top the Leica GPS 530 antenna. This configuration allowed at the same time measurement in both technologies with high accuracy. Verza has put the Leica GPS530 terminal, the same equipment as used on Kilimanjaro, before him on the summit. more
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One of the points used in the survey was the cross at the peak of the Matterhorn, shown here with an SR500 lashed to it. more
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The highest mountain in Africa measured with Leica GPS at 5892 metres. more
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Leica Geosystems was formed by combining three major businesses - Wild, Kern and Magnavox. The parent unit was Wild Heerbrugg, a Swiss company which was founded in 1921 and has became one of the worldís largest and most successful providers of surveying instruments. more
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Measurement campaigns carried out in this decade using Leica equipment confirm Mt. Everest and K2 as the highest and second-highest mountains on earth. more
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The beacon at the peak of Mt. Everest was targeted from six sites in Tibet and Nepal. more
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Mountaineer Mario Panzeri measuring the depth of snow on the peak of Mount K2. more
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Tectonically, Central and South America are extremely active zones. The Nazca, Cocos, Caribbean and South American plates all influence each other with their movements. This area has for a long time been the target of geological research into the complicated patterns of change. The Leica GPS System 300 has contributed considerably to the results which have been attained. more
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The Leica DISTO separates you from danger. Lightweight, slim-line design and portability makes it the perfect cave partner. more
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