Leica Announces Cyclone II TOPO for Laser Scans
 HEERBRUGG,
Switzerland, Jan 28, 2008 – Leica Geosystems, the market leader in laser
scanning products, announces next-generation software for quickly creating
accurate topographic maps from laser scan data. The new software, Leica
Cyclone II TOPO, is intended for standard CAD techs and does not require
specialized skills in 3D or laser scanning.
Leica Cyclone II TOPO: Mapping from Laser Scans
Leica Geosystems’ High-Definition Surveying (HDS) laser scanners and
software are used for rapidly surveying sites and structures to capture
their “as-is” or “as-built” condition with extraordinary detail. The
resulting rich, laser scan data sets have, however, been considered by many
as challenging for non-specialists to process into traditional 2D
topographic maps. Leica Cyclone II TOPO overcomes this office processing
hurdle, allowing everyday CAD techs to create maps from laser scan data as
fast as or even faster than making maps from survey data collected
conventionally.
Breakthrough User Interface and Office Automation Advances
Unlike other point cloud software, Leica Cyclone II TOPO features a
map-like, top-down user interface as the primary work area - an interface
very familiar to standard CAD techs. This top-down interface is supplemented
with a breakthrough capability that automatically generates associated
cross-section and isometric views of the same map area. For optimal
analysis, all views can be arrayed simultaneously on a single display.
Moreover, each Intelligent-2D-Section View automatically shows the area of
greatest topographic interest and the best section view orientation.
Together, these automated views let CAD techs quickly navigate point cloud
data to accurately locate topographic features.
In addition to the friendly, efficient viewing interface, new SmartPick
tools let any CAD tech automatically extract specific, desired scan points
from clusters of laser scan data with a single click. Users can now very
quickly and accurately select “highest”, “lowest”, “closest to”, “edge”,
“flow line”, “line stripe” or “ground” points. Previously, users had to
spend time manually navigating in 3D and then visually selecting what
appeared to be the highest point, lowest point, etc.
Plug and Play with Standard Mapping Workflows
Cyclone II TOPO applies standard methods for survey coding and for line &
arc creation from High-Definition Survey scan data. Survey code lists and
survey control data can be directly imported; direct export to survey CAD
applications lets CAD techs create final maps using the same office
workflows used with conventional survey methods.
Built on Powerful Cyclone Software Foundation
Leica Cyclone II TOPO is “next-generation” software in terms of a
friendly and efficient interface for processing point clouds into map
deliverables. It also takes advantage of a Cyclone software foundation that
is the industry’s most powerful and popular for managing, accessing, and
viewing large, High-Definition Survey data sets. All Cyclone software
modules – including a new Leica Cyclone VIEWER Pro module - support the
export of file sets to Cyclone II TOPO. Together, Cyclone II TOPO’s
“next-generation” features and its Cyclone foundation provide users with
unprecedented office efficiency and convenience for creating topographic
maps.
Short Learning Curve
The user friendly interface and automation tools are complemented by
1-2-3, step-by-step, on-screen guidance for each type of mapping activity.
As a result, standard CAD techs can learn Leica Cyclone II TOPO in a matter
of a few hours, instead of training for several days or more using prior
generation tools. This means that organizations can spread the benefits of
HDS to more of their survey work, sooner. Organizations are also less
exposed in the event that their “office laser scanning expert” may no longer
be available.
Pricing and Availability
Pricing is available from authorized Leica Geosystems representatives.
Leica Cyclone II TOPO software is scheduled for release Q1 of 2008.
Leica Cyclone II TOPO features a map-like, top-down
user interface as the primary work area.
About Leica Geosystems
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 2,400 employees in 22
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 at
http://www.leica-geosystems.com/.
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