Cooper Aerial Leads Adoption of Leica Geosystems DSW700 Digital Scanning Workstation

Atlanta, Georgia, USA — 10 November 2004 – Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping, LLC is pleased to announce the first sale of the recently available DSW700 Digital Scanning Workstation to Cooper Aerial Surveys Company.

A multidisciplinary aerial photography and mapping company founded in 1966, Cooper Aerial serves engineering firms, the mining industry, architectural firms, real estate developers, and municipal, state and local governments.  Cooper Aerial has offices in Phoenix, Tucson, and Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Cooper Aerial has a longstanding relationship with Leica Geosystems; the company employs a Leica RC30 Aerial Camera System for its photography services, and has owned a DSW200 for several years.  By purchasing the DSW700, Cooper Aerial will offer its customers faster turnaround and higher resolution on every scan. 

“The Leica Geosystems DSW700 is already helping us to streamline our digital workflow.  We expect the scanner to pay for itself within the next year and a half,” said Robert Murphy, vice president of Cooper Aerial Surveys Company. “With the DSW700, we can be confident in planning and executing all phases of a project in-house.”

“Cooper Aerial has been a stellar customer of ours for several years, and we are proud to help Cooper provide its customers with geometrically and radiometrically accurate scans, while maximizing performance, increasing reliability and reducing costs,” added Richard McKay, vice president of sales for Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping. 

For more information about Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping or its products and services, call: +1 404 248 9000, toll free: +1 877 463 7327, or visit: www.gis.leica-geosystems.com.