Investing in the Leica GS18 I to deliver market-leading solutions

At family-owned VA Gruppen AB, part of the recipe for success is learning new technology and continuously investing in innovative instruments to deliver market-leading solutions to their customers. Their recent investment in莉卡GS18 i, a versatile GNSS RTK rover with Visual Positioning, has proved this principle and made a positive impact on the surveying speed, amount of data captured and workflow processes in their daily surveying tasks.

VA Gruppen’s success: expertise, dedicated staff and latest technology

VA Gruppen AB是一家领先的家庭拥有的公司，在建筑工作和设计，建造和维护水电设施方面拥有高水平的专业知识。他们在内部完成了自己的调查，以挖掘管道等项目，发现它节省了成本，对他们和他们的客户来说更有效。

“We discovered that it is more flexible when we have our own surveyors and can prioritise jobs instead of waiting for a surveyor from an external company,” explains Martin Holmqvist, Head of Measurement at VA Gruppen.

Headquartered in Trelleborg, Sweden, they currently employ approximately 170 employees. Their dedicated and detail-oriented staff play an important role in the company’s success.

Another factor is VA Gruppen’s commitment to learning new technology and continuously investing in innovative instruments that will allow them to deliver market-leading solutions to their customers. To complete their surveying tasks, they use the莉卡Nova MS60MultiStation, the莉卡·艾博特（Leica Aibot）无人机解决方案和GS18 I.

The integration of the versatile GS18 I into their survey equipment toolkit has made a big difference in the daily work of employees like Oliver Vingren, who works as a Measurement Engineer at VA Gruppen.

“There are projects where I have been able to halve the time thanks to the possibilities of Visual Positioning,”确认Vingren。

Measuring with images offers expanded opportunities

就像GS18 I一样，Vingren对VA Gruppen来说是相对较新的。他在2020年春季完成了调查工程师培训，其中包括他使用Leica Geosystems设备的实习。Vingren享有测量行业的许多方面，包括在现场和办公室工作，以及使用GS18 I等工具的机会，这些工具使捕获的测量数据变得更加容易，更全面。

The GS18 I’s Visual Positioning technology is accomplished through the combination of a camera, GNSS and IMU, allowing surveyors to both measure with a tilted pole and take measurements from images. These two features greatly expand the potential to measure points that are difficult or dangerous to reach. With the help of莉卡Captivate领域软件,Vingren可以我asure points taken from recorded images directly in the field.

简而言之，Leica GS18我给Vingren提供了衡量他所看到的东西的机会。将GS18 I附加到测量杆上，并将其与Leica CS20controller running Captivate, Vingren forms an effective one-man army on his measurement missions.

“通过视觉定位捕获和测量站点的机会提供了一些重要的优势。快速捕获具有图像和易于测量点的区域。在安全方面，我可以消除所有攀登式的沟渠。如果相机的视线达到了重点，我没有理由去那里，Vingren说。

Holmqvist expands on these benefits: “借助GS18 I的数据，我们后来能够测量已经被埋葬的管道。能够沿着管道沟渠行走并为客户提供斜坡边缘的图像也是一件好事。它创造了更好的体验，对于测量师来说更有效。”

Seamless software and cloud solutions add more benefits

在寒冷，多雨，三级一月的日子里，温宁格需要调查一个网站，他感谢GS18 I的快速，全面的测量能力，使他回到温暖的办公室，准备审查他的数据 - 数据 - 数据 -比过去富裕。

In the office, he switches from Captivate toLeica Infinity, which allows him to measure points or further process the data and create a point cloud.

“在点云中，有大量的信息，这使我们获得了GS18 I的另一个优势，” Vingren解释说。“If I need to do a volume calculation, pick out specific coordinates or something else, I do not need to go out and take new measurements.”

莉卡Geosystems’ cloud solutions also enable Vingren to visualise, validate and share captured data with his collaborators and stakeholders.

“All the information I need can be extracted from the existing material, and if I need to share any information with my colleagues I can easily do it via莉卡ConX. The faster we get all the information, the faster we can solve the task for our customers,” Vingren concludes.