Leica Geosystems opens new head office for Latin America

Leica Geosystems Mining is officially launching its Latin American office at the Expomin show in Santiago, Chile, being held from 9-13 April 2012. The office will operate under the Leica Geosystems name. In 2007 Leica Geosystems purchased Jigsaw Technologies, a leading fleet management and high precision guidance technology provider, and has been operating out of that business until now. The company said the latest launch “heralds a move to clarify the nature of the business and its global standing.” A bank of new products, the Leica Jigsaw product suite, which are part of the amalgamation of both companies’ technology, has also been released, covering fleet management, production optimisation, high precision guidance and autonomous systems. The Jigsaw suite also includes the Jigsaw Positioning System, powered by Locata, which is an alternative positioning to system to GPS. (more…)