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Software converts GPS and total station files.

February 16, 2007 - Suited for machine automation applications, SiteSmart-Translator imports and converts design data from virtually any CAD package capable of exporting design files in formats such as DWG, DXF, and LandXML. Imported data can then be viewed using standard 3D viewer commands such as pan, zoom, and rotate. In addition, design surface, plan view, and center-line files can be viewed simultaneously.

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Release date: February 8, 2007

Leica Geosystems Announces SiteSmart-Translator Streamlining GPS and Total Station File Conversions for Machine Automation

New Software Provides a Simple Method for Converting GPS and Total Station Files for 3D Machine Automation

(Norcross, Ga., 08 February 2007) Leica Geosystems recently announced the release of SiteSmart-Translator, a new software that converts various types of GPS and total station files for machine automation applications.

"With the SiteSmart-Translator software, data is received in the field quicker," said Reynolds Boyd, product marketing manager, machine automation, Leica Geosystems, Inc., Americas. "Lengthy delays associated with data preparation are now a thing of the past."

The software is designed to import and convert design data from virtually any CAD package capable of exporting design files in formats such as DWG, DXF and LandXML. The imported data can then be viewed using standard 3D viewer commands such as pan, zoom and rotate. In addition, design surface, plan view and center-line files can be viewed simultaneously.

Data is exported using a range of selectable formats used by Leica DigSmart 3D, GradeSmart 3D and onboard System 1200 applications.

Leica Geosystems - when it has to be right
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 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 further information, please contact:
Leica Geosystems Inc.
Whiting, Deborah
5051 Peachtree Corners Circle
Norcross, GA 30092
USA
Phone +1 770 326 9566 (direct)
Fax +1 770 447 0710
deborah.whiting@leicaus.com
www.leica-geosystems.us

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Leica Geosystems Inc.
Deborah Whiting
5051 Peachtree Corners Circle
Norcross GA 30092
USA
Phone: 770-326-9566
FAX: 770-447-0710

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Name: Leica Geosystems Inc.
Address: 4855 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
City: Norcross
State: GA
ZIP: 30092
Country: USA
Phone: 770 447 6361
FAX: 770 447 0710
http://www.leica-geosystems.com

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