home Countries Contact Search Solutions Products Center of services Present About us Contacts: Spain About us Spain About us History Our vision and values Company Profile History Technology job Legal information History The perspective The pioneers and visionaries in the world of Topography - Our development The origins of Leica Geosystems go back almost 200 years, with the creation of Kern & Co. in 1819. Almost a hundred years later, in a small, empty textile mill in Heerbrugg, Heinrich Wild was involved in the development of the T2, the first theodolite. optical-mechanical of the truly mobile world, and at the same time, it laid the foundations of a company dedicated to modern surveying. Years later, the young and fledgling company, WIld-Heerbrugg, introduced the world's first aerial camera, the C2, along with the B2, the first photogrammetric tracer. Over the past two centuries, our company, in its various forms, has grown to be the world's leading innovator in surveying. The thirst for innovation, combined with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and an unwavering dedication to quality, 2008 Acquisition of Santiago & Cintra Ibérica SA, Spain 2007 Acquisition of: Allen Precision, USA Svensk ByggnadsGeodesi AB (SBG), Sweden D&P Systems und Topolaser System sas, France Elcome Technologies Pvt. Ltd., India GAMFI International (GAMFI Gruppe), France R&A Rost Vertriebs GmbH, R&A Rost Produktions GmbH, Austria Geopro Kft., Hungary Junglas GmbH, Germany Surveyors Service Company, USA Haselbach Surveying Instruments, USA Jigsaw Technologies, USA NovAtel Inc., USA 2006 Acquisition of: Microfyn A / S, Denmark Scanlaser AS, Norway Scanlaser AB, Sweden 2005 Acquisition by Hexagon AB, Sweden 2004 Divestment of the remaining 25% in Swissoptics and Escatec (Wiltronics) 2003 Divestment of Vectronix (defense activities). Divestment of 75% of Wiltronics AG. Acquisition of Tritonics Pty in Brisbane, Australia. 2001 Acquisition of: Laser Alignment, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, USA Cyra Technologies Inc., San Ramon, CA, USA ERDAS, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA 50% of LH Systems, San Diego, CA, USA Restructuring of the organization into six divisions. Divestment of 75% in SwissOptics for Berliner Glas AG. 2000 Leica Geosystems is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange. 1998 Leica Geosystems purchase management with Investcorp. 1997 The Leica group is divided into Leica Microsystems and Leica Geosystems. Hans Hess is elected as President of Leica Geosystems. 1996 Leica Camera (Solms, Germany) is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 1994 Acquisition of Magnavox's civil GPS business line. 1990 Merger with Cambridge Instruments (Microscopy sector). Formation of the Leica group. 1988 Acquisition of Kern & Co. 1986 Acquisition of Leitz Wetzlar (including Leica Camera). Formation of the Wild Leite group. 1921 Wild Heerbrugg founded in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. 1819 Kern & Co is founded in Aarau, Switzerland. More information Innovation for more than 80 years 1921-1940 (jpg, 425 kB) (JPG, 424.75 KB) 1941-1960 (jpg, 455 kB) (JPG, 454.64 KB) 1961-1980 (jpg, 436 kB) (JPG, 462.63 KB) 1981-2000 (jpg, 502 kB) (JPG, 502.39 KB) Imprint Legal Information Privacy Policy Sitemap © Leica Geosystems 2017 - Part of Hexagon Follow us on: