CATRY地形recovers €250,000 of stolen equipment with LOC8, the security solution from Leica Geosystems

One Sunday in 2020, an employee ofCATRY地形arrived at work and immediately noticed something wasn’t right. The distressing sight of a damaged fence and gate and a busted door greeted him instead of the usual quiet order of weekends. Cautiously entering the business’ workshop, he realised that the damage from the break-in was minor compared to the cost of what had been stolen: Leica Geosystems equipment including total stations, 3-D scanners and more.
This is an all too familiar story for surveying, construction and civil engineering professionals, one that often ends in huge losses of premium equipment and costly delays due to downtime. With the rise of high-precision surveying equipment like robotic total stations, thefts of equipment from construction sites, offices and operator’s vehicles have increased. This phenomenon has left owners wary to invest in new devices and insurance companies charging high premiums, impacting overall profitability.
However, when Benoît Catry, manager of Catry Topographie, received the call from his employee reporting the theft at their workshop, he knew this was not the way his story had to end. Instead, a different and much happier ending unfolded:在Leica Geosystem的创新性的帮助下LOC8功能，从公司中偷走的所有设备都在几个小时内迅速恢复。

A long-time partnership, an innovative solution

CATRY地形, a century-old company located near Lille, France and operating throughout the Hauts-de-France region, specialises in selling, renting and repairing topographic equipment. A long-time partner of Leica Geosystems, Catry Topographie distributes topographic equipment to surveyors, public works companies, design offices and local authorities and offers Leica Geosystems solutions for all types of projects.
CATRY地形’s rental fleet is equipped with total stations featuring Leica LOC8, a security solution launched in 2019. Leica Geosystems developed LOC8, which offers a range of security features for the latest generation of robotic total stations, to address and combat theft, protect customer investment and provide peace of mind.
此创新功能使专业人员可以远程跟踪，定位和锁定其总站。bob appleLOC8使用智能手机，平板电脑或计算机应用程序，让操作员知道其仪器的位置，并提供警报，如果他们不在哪里。借助GPS，A-GPS和WLAN功能，该设备可以在室内和室外实时准确地位于5m以内的GPS。
此外，LOC8允许所有者在办公室或建筑工地周围定义地理区域。当乐器离开这些预定义区域时，立即发送警报。作为一个车队管理工具和盗窃威慑力量，LOC8提供了通过应用程序或网络平台单击远程锁定和解锁总站的能力，即使车站没有电动。bob apple远程锁定使用户能够检测何时打开丢失的设备，并且无法使用设备。

Leica LOC8 in action

Catry回忆说，盗窃案已采用“所有设备。两种新仪器和维护设备的订单准备都被盗：总站，3-D扫描仪，GPS…总共有价值25万欧元的设备。”bob apple
Once informed of the burglary, Catry was able to alert the police while simultaneously initiating a location track of one stolen device, aLeica TS13配备LOC8安全解决方案的总站。即使是Leica TS13被关闭，电池没有充满电，位置跟踪能够揭示被盗乐器的位置，Catry通过链接与警察分享了该乐器。Catry说：“我们能够确定整个车站的位置，而反毛利球队的干预很快就进行了干预。”
坐标导致当局在里尔东北部工业城市鲁贝（Roubaix）上车辆。在发现盗窃案不到4个小时的时间内，警察恢复并归还了所有被盗设备的完整且未损坏。

More than equipment secured

配备机器人总站使用LOC8的好处不仅仅是防止或恢复盗窃。Catry将客户数据的安全性描述为这些关键的好处之一：“盗窃案在场所，现场或汽车中越来越频繁，我们现在为我们的车队配备了总站，并系统地向客户提供LOC8。bob apple这是一个非常实惠的选择，不仅可以保留设备，而且还可以保护其包含的数据，从而确保客户的工作。”