Product Date

Leica Geo Office 8.0 Oct 25 , 2010

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Leica Geosystems AG Heinrich-Wild-Strasse CH-9435 Heerbrugg Switzerland

1 About this Release

LEICA GEO OFFICE VERSION 8.0

LEICA Geo Office (LGO) is the office software, which accompanies the LEICA Viva series. It supports all measurement types (TPS, GNSS and level data) and is the ideal tool to view, process, quality-check and archive data before exporting it to virtually any format required by subsequent mapping or engineering software packages. While LEICA Geo Office is the perfect partner for Viva GNSS and TPS instruments, it also supports the FlexLine series as well as the existing range of TPS, GNSS and Level instruments.

2 Whats new in Version 8.0 OVERVIEW Leica Geo Office version 8.0 includes a number of improvements and corrections. It requires a valid software maintenance (not expiring before October 25th, 2010). Overview of LGO version 8 highlights: New software licensing Full SmartWorx Viva support Support for images DXF background maps For more detailed information about these improvements please refer to the following sections and the updated LEICA Geo Office Online Help.

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

The following Microsoft Windows operating systems are supported and recommended: Windows 7 Windows Vista (SP1 or higher) Windows XP (SP3 or higher) LEICA Geo Office version 8.0 works under both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Note that you must have administrative privileges on your computer to successfully install LEICA Geo Office.

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2.1 New software licensing NEW SOFTWARE LICENSING Leica Geosystems has changed its existing software licensing from software protection keys (dongles) to a new system based on license activation. The new software licensing no longer requires any dongle shipments allows instant upgrades of additionally purchased software options allows self-service for customers with Leica myWorld to download the Entitlement Certificate provides centralized license management for customers with a local license server allows easy use of multiple software products on the same PC without any dongle issues is future-proof and very flexible

INTRODUCTION & INSTALLATION

Leica Geosystems provides a detailed manual that explains the new Leica Software Licensing and guides you step-by-step through the new software installation process. This installation guide is available on your LEICA Geo Office DVD or can be downloaded from the Leica Geosystems website.

LICENSE MODELS

Leica Geosystems offers two different License Models matching different user requirements: Node-locked Floating Node-locked licenses are tied to a single PC and are, therefore, the ideal choice for working remotely or for single dedicated users, who do not need to share the license within a network. Floating licenses can be shared between multiple users working on different PCs within the same network. A local license server running within the network manages the floating licenses.

E NTITLEMENT ID

The Entitlement ID is the key to initial license activation and re-ordering of additional software options or Customer Care Packages (CCP). The Entitlement ID consists of 25 alphanumeric numbers, for example 12345-67890-12345-54321-E7890

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The Entitlement ID for a software product never changes and should be kept in a safe place. Do not forget to re-host your Entitlement ID before you intend to change your operating system or format your PC hard disk.

A CTIVATION OF LEICA GEO OFFICE SOFTWARE

For the initial installation and activation of LEICA Geo Office an Internet connection is required. The Entitlement ID must be entered during the installation.

Once installed and activated this internet connection is no longer required. It is only required for activating additionally purchased software options or software maintenance (CCPs). All subsequent orders like maintenance contract extensions, additional options, etc. are linked to the same Entitlement ID by adding additional products to the Entitlement. Each new product must be activated first for getting the additional license rights. Note that always the entire Entitlement ID is activated. It is not possible to activate only particular products contained in the Entitlement ID.

MAINTENANCE CONCEPT

Software maintenance entitles a customer to free of charge software updates within a given time period. LEICA Geo Office includes software maintenance of 90 days after the software has been ordered. Software maintenance can be extended by ordering Customer Care Packages with durations of 1, 2 or 3 years.

U PGRADES TO VERSION 8

Upgrading to LEICA Geo Office version 8.0 is only possible if you have a valid software maintenance key with an expiry date beyond the release date of LGO th version 8.0 (October 25 , 2010).

DONGLE MIGRATION

During the software installation (Entitlement activation) the existing software protection key (dongle) will be replaced with the new software licensing. The previous software protection key (dongle) must be plugged into the PC. After the installation the dongle is no longer valid for this software product. The previous software products and options are transferred to the Entitlement ID.

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2 .2 Full SmartWorx Viva support

SMARTWORX VIVA LEICA Geo Office version 8.0 fully supports all features and data structures available with the latest releases of SmartWorx Viva. This includes: Raw data format collected with SmartWorx Viva onboard firmware When reading or writing an onboard job the SmartWorx Viva structure of jobs being stored in separate folders is taken into account. All GNSS antennas and receivers are recognized during raw data import and default antenna calibration values are available. The Format Manager contains a new SmartWorx Viva template to be used with all sensors running SmartWorx Viva firmware. The previous System 1200 Field template will also still be available. Codelist Management allows to create SmartWorx codelists that can be used on instruments of the Viva or the System 1200 series.

GNSS MODERNISATION

The GNSS processing of LEICA Geo Office version 8.0 is prepared for future signal structures. Note that a user will typically only benefit from the new signal structures when the constellations become fully operational. The L2C signal, a civil code on the L2 frequency which is accessible also for non-military applications is supported. Simultaneous L2C and L2P observables can be imported and stored and will automatically be used correctly during processing. Observations of L5, a third carrier frequency of the GPS signal, are supported as well. LGO version 8.0 is also prepared for handling GALILEO data derived on all frequency bands. For using GALILEO data in either Satellite Availability or GNSS processing, almanac or ephemeris information has to be available. All these enhanced signals are supported during raw data import, database storage, processing and reporting or residual calculation. For raw data import the RINEX version 3.0 format is supported as well. During Export the most commonly used RINEX format version 2.11 is still created.

2 .3 Support of images
IMAGES LEICA Geo Office version 8.0 supports images taken with the new TS15 total stations or the Viva CS field controllers. Images stored with a SmartWorx Viva job will be imported into an LGO project and are accessible there. Images are stored with a link to either a point, line or area or to a TPS Setup Application. Images without a link are simply stored within the project. All images are visible in a new tabbed view of the project window, where you can query images for specific points or setups, and where you can

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display additional information for individual images. Images can also be displayed on the various property pages for Points, Lines, Areas or TPS Setup Applications.

2 .4 CAD Files as background maps

CAD BACKGROUND M APS LEICA Geo Office version 8.0 supports DXF or Shape files to be selected as CAD background maps. New files can be selected and attached to a project in the Project Properties CAD Files page. If you are importing a SmartWorx Viva job that contained a CAD background map, then it will be automatically imported and attached to the project. The CAD files will be displayed in View/Edit and a context menu allows importing selected elements within the drawing into the LGO project. Parameters for the creation of the point, line or area objects in the LGO project database are available from the Tools Options CAD Files dialog. The toolbar contains a Layer Management to set layers in the drawing to be visible or selectable. It is possible to import all elements of a specific layer at once. The complete CAD file can temporarily be switched on or off in the Graphical Settings without detaching it from the project.

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2 .5 Other improvements
PANNING The graphical views of LGO version 8.0 support panning the view by holding the left mouse button pressed. The panning mode can be switched on or off using a new toolbar button. Additionally it is possible to select items without leaving the Panning mode by pressing Shift while clicking an item with the left mouse button.

POINT EDITOR

A new Point Editor allows modifying existing points or entering new points in a spreadsheet type view. The new Editor opens as a separate window and can be invoked from the View/Edit or Points view for Grid coordinates. Selected points will be loaded into the editor, and new points can conveniently be entered. When leaving the Editor a check for duplicated point Ids will be made before the points are stored to the project.

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LANDXML IMPORT/EXPORT

LGO version 8.0 support importing and exporting of LandXML data. LandXML is a data format that was designed to model and transfer Land Planning, Civil Engineering and Survey data. In order to describe data not included in the standard LandXML schema, a Leica extension has been added, which is available on request. Importing LandXML files is accessible from the Raw Data Import dialog. This option can also be used to import the LandXML data as recorded by the Leica FlexLine instruments. Exporting LandXML data is available from the listbar or the main menu. This option exports points, lines, areas, codes, measurements (TPS observations and GPS baseline vectors), instrument setups and traverse information. Coordinate system information can be exported as well as geometry information (straight lines, splines, arcs) and surfaces defined in an LGO project. LandXML Import/Export is an optional component and is only available if it is included in your license.

DESIGN TO FIELD

The Design to Field has been enhanced for version 8.0. These improvements include: For stringlines access the Alignment Properties to change the name or the start chainage and to reverse the stringline direction. When exporting an alignment job a new Centerline Report can be created. When importing LandXML data PointList3D is now supported as well.

OTHERS

Among other improvements of LGO version 8.0 there is: For GNSS RTK points additional information such as RTK data format, network and solution type, or mountpoint of the reference station data provider will be displayed in the Observations Properties. When calculating 2D Helmert transformations in either Datum&Map or during Shift-Rotate-Scale it is possible to fix parameters (e.g. fix the scale to 1.0) when determining the parameters. When creating a lookup table to be used for LGOs GISCAD Export it is possible to also match codes not (yet) used in the project.

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