CATRY地形纸通过LOC8收回25万欧元的被盗设备，这是Leica GeoSystems的安全解决方案

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.
这是一个非常熟悉的故事，用于测量，建筑和土木工程专业人士，这通常以高级设备的巨大损失和由于停机而造成的昂贵延误而结束。随着机器人总站等高精度测量设备的兴起，建筑工地，办公室和运营商的车辆的设备盗窃有所增加。bob apple这种现象使业主谨慎投资于收费高保费的新设备和保险公司，从而影响了整体盈利能力。
然而,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:with the help of Leica Geosystem’s innovativeLOC8feature, all the equipment stolen from the company was swiftly recovered in a few hours.

长期合作伙伴关系，一种创新的解决方案

Catry Potographie是一家拥有法国里尔（Lille）附近的百年历史公司，并在整个Hauts-de-France地区运营，专门从事销售，租赁和修理地形设备。Catry Potographie是Leica Geosystems的长期合作伙伴，将地形设备分发给测量师，公共工程公司，设计办公室和地方当局，并为所有类型的项目提供Leica Geosystems Solutions。
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.
This innovative feature allows professionals to track, locate and lock their total stations remotely. Using a smartphone, tablet or computer application, LOC8 lets operators know where their instruments are and provides alerts if they are not where they should be. With GPS, A-GPS and WLAN capability, the device can be accurately located (within 5m with GPS) at any time indoors and outdoors in real-time.
Additionally, LOC8 allows owners to define 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.”
Once informed of the burglary, Catry was able to alert the police while simultaneously initiating a location track of one stolen device, aLeica TS13total station equipped with the LOC8 security solution. Even though theLeica TS13was powered off and the battery was not fully charged, the location tracking was able to reveal the position of the stolen instrument, which Catry shared with police via a link. “We were able to pinpoint the location of the total station, and the anti-burglary squad intervened very quickly,” said Catry.
The coordinates led authorities to a vehicle in Roubaix, an industrial city northeast of Lille. In less than 4 hours from discovering the theft, police recovered and returned all the stolen equipment intact and undamaged.

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。”