(Norcross, Ga.) Leica Geosystems today announced the release of new firmware for the Sprinter 100M electronic levels with new line-leveling applications and on-board GSI commands.

The new line-leveling applications cover the most common field leveling procedures practiced by engineers and surveyors, including backsight and foresight (BF), backsight, foresight and foresight, backsight (BFFB) and backsight and intermediate sight and foresight (BIF). The new on-board commands facilitate two-way communications between the instrument and a PDA or data collector.

Existing Leica Sprinter 100M instruments can be upgraded for a nominal fee, and new units may be ordered with this optional firmware.

"The Sprinter products have established a strong reputation for reliable, fast, error-free leveling on a wide range of construction jobs," said Dan Dykhuis, director, construction sales and marketing. "The new line-leveling functions will improve productivity in the field and will provide full elevation control in any construction site."

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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 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.

Source: Leica Geosystems, September 5, 2006.