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

One Sunday in 2020, an employee ofCatry Topographiearrived 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.
但是，当Catry Potographie的经理BenoîtCatry接到他的员工在研讨会上报告盗窃的电话时，他知道这不是他的故事必须结束的方式。相反，一个与众不同，更快乐的结局正在展开：with the help of Leica Geosystem’s innovativeLOC8feature, all the equipment stolen from the company was swiftly recovered in a few hours.

A long-time partnership, an innovative solution

世纪公司Catry Topographie位于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 Topographie’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在哪里，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（在GPS中）。
此外,LOC8允许所有者定义geographical zones around the office or construction site. When an instrument leaves these predefined zones, an alert is immediately sent. As a fleet management tool and theft deterrent, LOC8 offers the ability to remotely lock and unlock total stations with a single click via the app or web platform, even when the station is not powered on. Remote locking enables users to detect when a missing device is turned on and the device cannot be used.

Leica LOC8 in action

Catry recalls that the burglars had taken “all the equipment that was there. Both order preparations for new instruments and maintenance equipment had been stolen: total stations, 3-D scanners, GPS… in total, there was €250,000 worth of equipment.”
一旦知道了入室盗窃，Catry能够提醒警察，同时启动了一个被盗设备的位置轨道，Leica TS13total station equipped with the LOC8 security solution. Even though theLeica TS13电源电源，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。Catry说：“我们能够确定总站的位置，反毛利语小队非常迅速地进行了干预。”
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。

不仅仅是设备安全的

The benefit of equipping a robotic total station with LOC8 goes beyond preventing or recovering theft. Catry describes the security of client data as one of these crucial benefits: “Thefts are increasingly frequent on the premises, in the field or in cars, and we now equip our fleet with total stations and systemically offer LOC8 to our customers. It is a very affordable option that not only preserves the equipment, but also secures the data it contains, and therefore the work of our clients.”