About

Leica Geosystems, formerly known as Wild Heerbrugg, was founded in Heerbrugg, Switzerland in 1921. The company, now part of Hexagon AB, produces products and systems for surveying and geographical measurement (geomatics). Its products employ technologies including GPS satellite navigation and laser rangefinders to enable users to model existing structures and terrains in computer-based systems to high accuracies, often under 1 cm. Leica Geosystems operates in the Surveying & Engineering Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and High Precision Measurement instruments industry. The company is headquartered in Heerbrugg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.