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Leica Campus Training Schedule 2010 Leica Campus Training Packages offers flexible courses designed to suit your company s needs and the professional development of your staff. Whether you use a simple distance measuring device or the most sophisticated integrated solution, Leica Geosystems provides a true partnership in helping to define your training requirements and deliver the highest level of service, support and collaboration. Offering a range of basic, intermediate and in-depth educational programmes, each course listed in this document has been carefully structured to ensure you get the most out of your training and includes; best practice techniques, hands-on practical guidance and easy to follow theoretical training. These courses will not only help enhance your day-to-day activity but they will also contribute to your Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Contents Page Leica Geosystems Tailored Training Packages...3 GPS for Site Surveying...4 Combining GPS & TPS...5 Developments in GPS, GNSS & Leica SmartNet...6 Network Adjustments in Leica Geo Office...7 TPS for Site Surveying...8 TPS for Land Surveying...9 Leica RoadRunner...10 Traversing & Monitoring On Site...11 Leica LISCAD...12 Leica High Definition Surveying TM Training Courses...13 Applications in CADD Training...14 McCarthy Taylor Systems LSS Training...15 Newcastle University CORS Course...16 The Survey School Training Courses...17 Training Course Costs...18 2

Leica Geosystems Tailored Training Packages Designed with complete flexibility in mind, Leica Geosystems offers tailored training and 1-2-1 tuition packages. Work with our team of training experts to customise training programmes to meet your exact training requirements. Products included: Leica Viva Leica ScanStation C10 Leica System 1200 Leica ScanStation 2 Leica FlexLine Leica HDS6100 Leica GPS900, Leica GS09 Leica Cyclone Leica LISCAD/LGO For a free evaluation of your training requirements contact Ben Carruthers, Training and Support Supervisor on +44 (0)1908 256542 or uk.training@leica-geosystems.com 3

GPS for Site Surveying Training Course Are you getting the most out of your Leica GPS? This practical course gives you the know-how to become fully efficient with your GPS kit. You ll learn how to configure your kit, tie into local site grids and use many of the on-board applications. You ll also see how best to transfer data between your kit and CAD, Excel, etc. For users of: Leica Viva, Leica GS09, Leica GPS1200 and Leica GPS900 Setting up your kit Basics of how GPS works Configuration Sets. Function Hot keys Surveying Add codes to existing Codelist Surveying with Codes Autopoints GPS Hidden Point Download Survey data to CAD & Excel Determine Coordinate System Existing local control: tie in to many existing stations (local grid) New Site: use a single point to define new local coordinate system for a site Setting Out Upload Setting Out data from CAD & Excel Transfer Stakeout Log File the kit Stakeout with keyed in & uploaded data Reference Line with uploaded data Stake to Line with uploaded CAD polylines DTM Stakeout for large earthworks & landfill sites Onboard Volume calculations Mon 25th Jan - Scotland Tues 4th May - Scotland Mon 18 th Oct - Scotland Mon 8th Feb - Northern England Mon 17th May - Northern England Mon 1 st Nov- Northern England Mon 22 nd Feb Southern England Mon 7 th June Southern England Mon 15 th Nov - Southern England 4

Combining GPS & TPS Training Course Gain a practical understanding of how GPS and TPS can be used on the same project for optimum efficiency. We ll explore the potential pitfalls inherent in using GPS Coordinate Systems and show how to use them to your advantage. Using Leica SmartStation and Leica SmartPole we ll survey in local and Ordnance Survey Coordinate Systems in real-time as well as matching up separate GPS and TPS surveys in Leica Geo Office. For users of: Leica Viva, Leica GPS1200, Leica TPS1200 and Leica Geo Office Coordinate Systems Ellipsoids, Geoids, Level Datums, Projections & Scale Factors 1 Step, 2 Step, 3D Classic Transformation Types Configuration Settings for Viva, TPS1200 & GPS1200 Combining TPS & GPS in real-time SmartStation SmartPole Determine Coordinate System Existing local control: tie in to existing stations (local grid) New Site: use a single point to define new local coordinate system for a site Pseudo OS: remove scale factor to create scale-free OS Coord System Surveying in New Control Points, Point Averaging Combining TPS & GPS after the surveys have been completed Surveying with TPS in Local Coordinates Surveying on same site with GPS in OSGB Coordinates Download TPS & GPS data into the same LGO project Combine the TPS & GPS data in LGO and export to DXF Weds 27th Jan- Scotland Thurs 6th May - Scotland Weds 20th Oct - Scotland Weds 10th Feb - Northern England Weds 19th May - Northern England Weds 3rd Nov - Northern England Weds 24th Feb - Southern England Weds 9th June - Southern England Weds 17th Nov - Southern England 5

Developments in GPS, GNSS & SmartNet Training Course If you ve been using GPS for a while, but feel like you could do with a comprehensive update on all the changes which have taken place in GPS surveying over the last couple of years, then this course is for you. The course focuses on changes in practice in both real-time and post-processed GPS. We'll update you on new (and future) satellites and signals as well as developments in Leica SmartNet Network RTK. You ll also see how you can still survey using SmartNet when you have lost your mobile phone signal. For users of: Leica Viva, Leica GPS1200 and Leica Geo Office GNSS recent developments & what s to come New GPS signals, GLONASS, Galileo, Compass Accuracy & productivity implications for real-time surveying SmartNet update & developments OSNet hardware upgrade & GNSS in SmartNet SmartNet methodology & mobile communications SmartRINEX, Point Computation Service Summary of The Survey Association s Network RTK Best Practice Guide New methods in LGO RINEX post processing New OS hardware = new LGO antenna definition file How do GLONASS observations affect baseline processing? How many baselines to process? Which Tropospheric strategy to choose? Using SmartNet when you don t have a mobile data signal Leica SmartBox repeater Creating the Post-Processed-Kinematic Config Set Surveying PPK data. Processing PPK data Downloading SmartRINEX data from the SmartNet website Tues 26th Jan- Scotland Weds 5th May - Scotland Tues 19th Oct - Scotland Tues 9th Feb - Northern England Tues 18th May - Northern England Tues 2nd Nov - Northern England Tues 23rd Feb - Southern England Tues 8th June - Southern England Tues 16th Nov - Southern England 6

Network Adjustments in Leica Geo Office Training Course This course gives a thorough grounding in designing a network and subsequently processing the data using Least Squares in Leica Geo Office. Using real data, we will look at a GPS-only network and a network with GPS, TPS and Digital Levelling data. For users of: All Leica GPS, TPS and Leica Geo Office (with Adjustment dongle) GPS Control Networks GPS Network Design GPS Network Observation Strategies GPS Least Squares Network Adjustment in LGO GPS Network Computation (unconstrained) GPS Network Computation (constrained) Coordinate Systems for final coordinates Control Networks with mixed GPS, TPS & Digital Levelling data Network Design Practicalities Weighting in the Least Squares Adjustment Network Adjustment with mixed GPS, TPS & Digital Levelling data Network Computation (unconstrained) Network Computation (constrained) Thurs 28th Jan- Scotland Fri 7th May - Scotland Thurs 21st Oct - Scotland Thurs 11th Feb - Northern England Thurs 20th May - Northern England Thurs 4th Nov - Northern England Fri 26th Feb - Southern England Thurs 10th June - Southern England Thurs 18th Nov - Southern England 7

TPS for Site Surveying Training Course Are you getting the most out of your Leica TPS? This practical training course gives you everything you need to know to become fully efficient on site with your Leica Total Station. You ll learn how to configure your kit, perform the relevant Setup methods and use many of the on-board applications. You ll also see how best to transfer data between your kit and CAD, Excel, etc. For users of: Leica Viva, Leica TPS1200 and Leica FlexLine Setting up your kit Configuration Sets & function Hot keys Surveying Add codes to existing Codelist Surveying with Codes Download Survey data to CAD & Excel TPS Setups & when to use them Set Azimuth. Known Backsight Resection. Orientation & Height Transfer Setting Out Upload Setting Out data from CAD & Excel Transfer Stakeout Log File to the kit Stakeout with keyed in & uploaded data Reference Line with uploaded data Stake to Line with uploaded CAD polylines DTM Stakeout for large earthworks & landfill sites Onboard volume calculations Mon 1st Feb - Southern England Mon 10th May - Southern England Mon 25th Oct - Southern England Mon 15th Feb - Scotland Tues 1st June - Scotland Mon 8th Nov - Scotland Mon 1st March - Northern England Mon 14th June - Northern England Mon 22nd Nov - Northern England 8

TPS for Land Surveying Training Course Sure, we can all survey points with a Leica Total Station, but this course will give you everything you need to know about configuring your kit, coding, instrument setups, background maps, the Reference Plane program and performing a Check and Adjust yourself. We ll also use Leica Geo Office to create Codelists and Format Files as well as editing your Survey data and exporting to various data formats. For users of: Leica Viva, Leica TPS1200 and Leica Geo Office Leica 1-Person TPS Surveying Overview Robotic functionality, ATR, PowerSearch Infra Red & Reflectorless EDM Setting up your kit Configuration Sets Function Hot keys for 1-Person Surveying Loading a Background Map onto the Controller Codelists & Format Files in LGO Create a short Codelist with String Numbers & Tree Dimensions Create a simple Format File TPS Setups & when to use them Set Azimuth, known backsight, resection, orientation & Height Transfer Surveying Surveying with codes & string numbers SmartCodes & offsets Leica Geo Office Download Survey data to LGO, basic editing of Survey data & export to CAD & Excel Tues 2nd Feb - Southern England Tues 11th May - Southern England Tues 26th Oct - Southern England Tues 16th Feb - Scotland Weds 2nd June - Scotland Tues 9th Nov - Scotland Tues 2nd Mar - Northern England Tues 15th June - Northern England Tues 23rd Nov - Northern England 9

Leica RoadRunner Training Course This course will help you understand everything you need to know about Leica RoadRunner: Getting data in from MX Genio & Alignment Tool Kit Configuring RoadRunner Methods of slope staking Editing the screens Creating log files Creating tasks, shifting & offsetting For users of: Leica Viva, Leica GS09, Leica TPS1200, Leica GPS1200 and Leica GPS900 Thurs 4th Feb - Southern England Thurs 13th May - Southern England Thurs 28th Oct - Southern England Thurs 18th Feb - Scotland Fri 4th June - Scotland Thurs 11th Nov - Scotland Thurs 4th Mar - Northern England Thurs 17th June - Northern England Thurs 25th Nov - Northern England 10

Traversing & Monitoring On Site Training Course Using Sets of Angles and the Traverse program on board the Total Station, we will observe a small traverse. We ll compute the traverse both onboard (with the new Leica Viva kit) and in Leica Geo Office. Then we ll use the Sets of Angles program to perform a monitoring task. In order to make most efficient use of this function we ll create a LogFile in Leica Geo Office. For users of: Leica Viva, Leica TPS1200 and Leica Geo Office Spring 2010 courses: Summer 2010 courses: Autumn 2010 courses: Weds 3rd Feb - Southern England Weds 12th May - Southern England Weds 27th Oct - Southern England Weds 17th Feb - Scotland Thurs 3rd June - Scotland Weds 10th Nov - Scotland Weds 3rd Mar - Northern England Weds 16th June - Northern England Weds 24th Nov - Northern England 11

Leica LISCAD Training Course Leica LISCAD User Training Course: This course covers the essentials of using Leica LISCAD to process your Total Station surveys. We ll see how to create Code Tables and edit the Field File. Then we ll move on to editing Survey data, building elevations, creating DTM models and configuring the output to CAD. Leica LISCAD Advanced Training Course: If you already have the basics cracked, then you re ready for Advanced Modelling, Volumes, Long Sections, Cross Sections, Traversing, Background Images and 3D Imaging. Leica LISCAD User Training Dates: Mon 1st Feb - Scotland Mon 26th Apr - Southern England Thurs 21st Oct - Southern England Mon 15th Feb - Northern England Mon 10th May - Scotland Mon 25th Oct - Scotland Mon 7th - Northern England Mon 8th Nov - Northern England Leica LISCAD Advanced Training Dates: Tues 2nd Feb - Scotland Tues 27 th Apr - Southern England Fri 22nd Oct - Southern England Tues 16th Feb - Northern England Tues 11th May - Scotland Tues 26th Oct - Scotland Tue 8th June - Northern England Tues 9th Nov - Northern England 12

Leica High Definition SurveyingTM Training Courses This series of training courses are dedicated to the HDS laser scanning system and Leica Cyclone point cloud processing software. The 4 day course uses a combination of classroom based knowledge transfer and practical application based field exercises. HDS Training Course Agenda: Navigator online help, database object hierarchy scans & images Cyclone quickstart Organising & measuring data Basic modelling Scanning & scanner features Point cloud registration Coordinate systems KeyMap & TruSpace Mesh functions Alignments & Sections Export/ Import functionality All training courses listed below will take place at Leica Geosystems HQ in Milton Keynes, although onsite training is available. Tues 19th - Fri 22nd Jan Tues 15th Fri 18th Jun Tues 14th Fri 17th Sept Tues 16th - Fri 19th Feb Tues 13th Fri 16th Jul Tues 12th Fri 15th Oct Tues 16th Fri 19th Mar Tues 17th Fri 20th Aug Tues 9th Fri 12th Nov Tues 20th Fri 23rd Apr Tues 11th - Fri 14th May 13

Leica Geosystems & Applications in CADD Training Aimed at users of Leica System 1200/Leica Viva who also use, or are intending to use N4CE, this 1 day hands on course is run jointly by trainers from both companies. The agenda is designed to harmonise the setup between your hardware and N4CE software and will include: N4CE Configuration for working with Leica System 1200/Leica Viva Leica Codelists & Format Files for use with N4CE Surveying with the configured instruments - including Coding, String Numbers, Comma Codes, Instrument Setups, Resections, etc. Data download into N4CE (GPS Survey data into N4CE) Data upload from N4CE to the Leica kit for Stake Out including line work and DTMs Attendees are encouraged to bring their own Total Station and laptop with N4CE installed, in order to give them the bonus of having their own software and kit configured during the course. Weds 3rd Feb - Scotland Weds 28 th Apr - Southern England Weds 20th Oct - Southern England Weds 17th Feb - Northern England Weds 12th May - Scotland Weds 27th Oct - Scotland Weds 2nd June - Northern England Weds 10th Nov - Northern England 14

Leica Geosystems & McCarthy Taylor Systems LSS Training This one day workshop is jointly hosted by McCarthy Taylor Systems and Leica Geosystems, and provides invaluable hands on training for anyone who has, or is thinking about combining LSS software and Leica Geosystems hardware including Leica System 1200, Leica Viva, Leica FlexLine and Leica TPS400/800. Training Course Agenda: LSS installation & required configuration settings Hands-on outdoor surveying & processing into LSS How to code Survey data, including using LSS reserved codes Processing on OS grid with GPS & TPS combined data sets Exporting codelists from LSS to the Total Station & editing in LGO Exporting Survey data & DTMs for setting-out & machine control Transferring station coordinates to & from the instruments Leica System 1200/Leica Viva and LSS Training Dates: Thurs 21st Jan - Southern England Thurs 29th Apr - Southern England Mon 18th Oct - Southern England Thurs 4th Feb - Scotland Thurs 13th May - Scotland Thurs 28th Oct - Scotland Thurs 18th Feb - Northern England Thurs 3rd June - Northern England Thurs 11th Nov - Northern England Leica FlexLine/Leica TPS400/800 and LSS Training Dates: Fri 22nd Jan - Southern England Fri 30th Apr - Southern England Tues 19th Oct - Southern England Fri 5th Feb - Scotland Fri 14th May - Scotland Fri 29th Oct - Scotland Fri 19th Feb - Northern England Fri 4th June - Northern England Fri 12th Nov - Northern England 15

Leica Geosystems & Newcastle University This 3 day intermediate/advanced course in conjunction with Newcastle University is designed to provide theoretical and practical training on GNSS Continually Operating Reference Stations. The Ordnance Survey active and SmartNet networks, Network RTK and post-processing data using active control stations are considered in detail. Training Course Agenda: Introduction to Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) Overview of free web-based automated processing facilities Review of GPS/reference systems/frames (datums) GPS processing with CORS data GNSS QC practical session Leica Geo Office practical exercise Best practice in GPS surveying; developments & future directions in satellite positioning Collecting data using SmartNet & assessing quality of SmartNet solutions This course will take place at Newcastle University. 2010 courses: Tues 23rd Thurs 25th Mar Weds 8th Fri 10th Sept To register simply contact Newcastle University: T: +44 (0)191 2227439 E: ceg.cpd@ncl.ac.uk W: www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/cpd 16

The Survey School Training Courses The Survey School is the UK's largest commercial training centre that provides training to the survey industry and offers a range of courses, from 2 days to 2 years in length, that are designed to provide the technician level training that the modern construction industry requires. TSA Introduction to Surveying The TSA Survey Technician Training Course has been created specifically for the development of new entrants into the Geomatics industry, or those with experience but no formal training. The course is taken in x6 2 week modules spread over a 2 year period. Levelling - Includes double run levelling, including adjustment of level lines and Setting Out. Duration: 2 days Total Stations - Includes manual measurement, Setting Out, basic survey, setting up and orientation techniques. Duration: 3 days Surveying Equipment - Combination of the levelling and Total Stations courses above. Duration: 5 days Land Survey Techniques - Including survey control, traversing, resectioning, feature coding and an introduction to GPS. Duration: 5 days Setting Out This course is run at 3 different levels basic, intermediate and advance and includes theory and practice of Setting Out. Duration: 5 days Setting Out for Engineers Includes Total Station set up and orientation, Freestation (resection), Stakeout of coordinates and dimensions from a drawing, checking Stakeout data and general surveying. Duration: 5 days Bespoke packages and 1-2-1 tuition are also available. Dates: Various dates in 2010 Location: Worcester Registration: T: +44 (0)8450 179321 E: training@surveyschool.co.uk W: www.surveyschool.co.uk 17

Training Course Costs Course: Page: Duration: Cost: Leica Geosystems Bespoke Training Packages GPS for Site Surveying 4 1 day Combining GPS & TPS 5 1 day Developments in GPS, GNSS & SmartNet 6 1 day Network Adjustment in Leica Geo Office 7 1 day TPS for Site Surveying 8 1 day TPS for Land Surveying 9 1 day Leica RoadRunner 10 1 day TPS Traversing & Simple Monitoring 11 1 day Leica LISCAD 12 1 day Leica High Definition Surveying TM Training Course 3 Costs & duration dependant on requirements. For further details contact Training Supervisor Ben Carruthers T: 01908 256542 Cost for 1 course/place = 395* Cost for 2 courses /places = 695* Cost for 3 courses/places = 995* If you have a Customer Care Package then special discounts apply: Cost for 1 course/place = 350* Cost for 2 courses/places = 595* Cost for 3 courses/places = 850* 13 4 days Cost = 2395* Any additional delegate from the same company will cost 1711* All training courses will take place at Leica Geosystems HQ in Milton Keynes. Onsite training available from 1369 ex VAT per day (max 8 delegates) Applications in CADD Training 14 1 day Cost = 195* McCarthy Taylor Systems LSS Training 15 1 day Cost = 195* Newcastle University CORS Course 16 3 days Cost = 700** includes course notes, refreshments and lunch The Survey School TSA Introduction to Surveying 17 x6 2 week modules over 2 years The Survey School Levelling 17 2 days Cost: 340* The Survey School Total Stations 17 3 days Cost: 450* The Survey School Surveying Equipment 17 5 days Cost: 750* The Survey School Land Survey 17 5 days Cost: 750* Techniques The Survey School Setting Out 17 5 days Cost: 750* The Survey School Setting Out for Engineers 17 5 days Cost: 750* * Cost per person excluding VAT **Please note this cost does not attract VAT and excludes accommodation Prices start from 870* per module for TSA members. For non members prices start from 970* per module 18

Campus Information, Knowledge, Training Whether building a house or a bridge, an office complex or a new road, you need reliable measurements. So when it has to be right, professionals can trust Leica Geosystems to help them collect, analyse and present spatial information. Leica Campus Training Packages offers flexible courses designed to suit your company s needs and the professional development of your staff. Whether you use a simple distance measuring device or the most sophisticated integrated solution, Leica Geosystems provides a true partnership in helping to define your training requirements and deliver the highest level of service, support and collaboration. When it has to be right. Illustrations, descriptions and technical specifications are not binding and may change. Copyright Leica Geosystems Ltd Milton Keynes 1209 19