LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG History - Founding, Milestones & Growth Journey

History

Year	Detail
1997	The company was established.
	Electronic Theodolites was introduced.
1985	The company partnered with Magnavox Corp. to launch WILD WM101, the first GPS receiver for surveying applications.
1988	Kern & Co. AG is acquired by the WILD-Leitz Group.
1990	WILD-Leitz merged with Cambridge Instruments to become the Leica Group.
1997	Leica Group split into Leica Microsystems and Leica Geosystems.
2005	The company acquired by Hexagon AB.
2013	The company unveiled Leica Pegasus, its first vehicle-agnostic mobile mapping solution.
2016	The company launched Leica BLK360, a highly advanced single-button imaging scanner under the BLK product series.

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