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Are you starting a new business? Have you been considering changing to GNSS surveying? Then the Leica GS09 is the surveying system for you. Providing a simple positioning tool that grows with your business to meet all your future measurement requirements.
 
The Leica GS09 can be used in a large variety of operating modes, providing you with a complete surveying systems. Requiring only the GS09 SmartAntenna and CS09 Controller, combined with appropriate accessories, many different operating choices are available.
 
| GNSS Technology | Measurement Engine | |
| Leica patented SmartTrack+ technology | ·         Jamming resistant measurements · High precision pulse aperture multipath correlator · Excellent low elevation tracking technology · Very low noise GNSS carrier phase measurements with <0.5 mm precision · /SPAN>Minimum acquisition time | |
| No. of channels | 120 channels | |
| Reacquisition time | < 1sec | |
| GNSS Measurements | ||
| Satellite signals tracking | GPS: L1, L2, L2C (C/A, P, C Code) GLONASS: L1, L2 (C/A, P narrow Code) | |
| Measurement Performance | Accuracy 1 | |
| DGPS/RTCM | Typically 25 cm (rms) | |
| RTK Rapid static (phase) Static mode after initialization | Horizontal: 5 mm + 0.5mm (rms) Vertical: 10 mm + 0.5 ppm (rms) | |
| RTK Kinematic (phase) Moving mode after initialization | Horizontal: 3 mm + 0.5 ppm (rms) Vertical: 6 mm + 0.5 ppm (rms) | |
| Post Processing (phase) Static with long observations | Horizontal: 5 mm + 0.5 ppm (rms) Vertical: 10 mm + 0.5 ppm (rms) | |
| One-The-Fly initialization | ||
| Reliability | Better than 99.99% using Leica SmartCheck+ Technology | |
| Time for initialization | Typically 8 sec 2 | |
| RTK baseline range | Up to 50 km | |
| User Interface | ||
| Keys | On / Off key | |
| Led Status indicator | Satellite tracking, Bluetooth® communication and battery power | |
| Communication ports | ·         Combined USB / Power port with 8-pin Lemo plug · Integrated Bluetooth® port · 5-pin clip on contacts for Leica SmartStation setup | |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.05 kg including battery | |
| Dimension (diameter x height) | 186 mm x 89 mm | |
| Environmental specifications | ||
| Temperature, operating | -40ºC to +65 ºC (-40 ºF to +149 ºF) 3 | |
| Temperature, storage | -40 ºC to + 80 ºC (-40 ºF to +176 ºF) 3 | |
| Humidity | 100% 4 | |
| Sealed against water | IP67: Temporary submersion into water (max. dept 1m) | |
| Sealed against sand and dust | Dust tight, protection against blowing dust | |
| Vibration | Withstands vibrations in compliance with ISO9022-36-08 | |
| Drops | Withstands 1m drop onto hard surface | |
| Topple over | Withstands topple over from a 2 m survey pole onto hard surface | |
| Functional shock | No loss of lock to satellite signals when used on a pole setup and submitted to pole bumps up to 150 mm | |
| Power management | ||
| Supply Voltage | Nominal 12V DC, Range 10.5 – 28V DC | |
| Power consumption | Typically: 1.8W, 150 mA | |
| Internal Power time | Up to 7 hours using GEB212 battery5 | |
| Communications | RTK transmission | |
| Source | Direct from GS09 (No datalogger required) | |
| RTK format | Leica Life propriety format | |
| Radio Modems | All Satellite and Pacific Crest radios in GFU or standard housing | |
| Integration with TPS | ||
| SmartStation functionality | Connects to Leica TPS1200, TS30 and TM30 instruments | |
| User Interface | Standard software | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 software | |
| Application software | Leica SmartWorx field software | |
| Terminal software | Leica SmartWorx sensor control | |
| Software control | ||
| Display | ¼ VGA colour, graphics capable | |
| Touch screen | Toughened film on glass | |
| Keyboard | 62 keys with QWERTY alphanumeric  function keys | |
| Illumination | Backlight illuminated display and fully illuminated keys | |
| Hardware | Physical | |
| Dimension | 218 mm x 123 mm x 47 mm | |
| Weight of CS09 | 740g including battery | |
| Weight of pole setup | 3.47 kg for complete rover pole setup | |
| Weight of network rover | 2.85 kg for complete network rover using a Bluetooth® mobile phone | |
| Interfaces | ||
| Data storage | Removable CF card (256 MB and 1 GB available) | |
| Communication ports | ·         Combined USB/Power port with 8-pin Lemo plug) · 2 x Bluetooth® ports Class 2 · 7-pin clip on contacts for GHT56 SmartHolder connection | |
| Environmental Specifications | ||
| Temperature, operating | -30ºC to +65 ºC (-22 ºF to +149 ºF)3 | |
| Temperature, storage | -40 ºC to +80 ºC (-40 ºF to +176 ºF)3 | |
| Humidity | 100%4 | |
| Sealed against water | IP67: Temporary submersion into water (max. depth 1 m) | |
| Sealed against sand and dust | Dust tight, protection against blowing dust | |
| Drops | Withstands 1.5 m drop onto hard surface | |
| Vibration | Withstands vibrations in compliance with ISO9022-36-08 | |
| Power Management | ||
| Supply Voltage | Nominal 12V DC, Range 11.5 – 28V DC | |
| Power consumption | Typically: 1.4W, 120mA | |
| Internal Power supply | Removable  rechargeable Li-lon battery, GEB211 2.2Ah / 7.4V or GEB212 2.6 Ah / 7.4 V | |
| Operation time | Up to 13 hours using GEB212 battery5 | |
| RTK specifications | ||
| Data Formats | Leica propriety formats (Leica, Leica Lite, Leica 4G) Optional CMR, CMR+, RTCM 2.1, RTCM 2.3, RTCM 3.0, RTCM 3.1) | |
| RTK baseline | Optional 5 km maximum baseline or unlimited baseline lengths | |
| Position update rate | 1 Hz standard, Optional 5 Hz (0.2 sec) | |
| Network Rover | VRS, FKP, iMAX, MAX, Nearest station | |
| External Devices | ||
| Radio Modem | Satellite and Pacific Crest radios in GFU housing (connected using GHT56 SmartHolder) | |
| Mobile Phone | ·         GSM / CDMA modules in GFU housing (connected using GHT56 SmartHolder) · Bluetooth ® Mobile phones | |
| GS09 SmartAntenna | ·         Bluetooth ® · USB Cable | |
| PC with Microsoft Windows | ·         USN data cable · CF-card reader | |
| Internet | Mobile phone using FTP protocol | |
| Standard features | 
| Operation | 
| Always in view status information bar | 
| Permanent display of current positioning accuracy | 
| Data import: ASCII, DXF, GSI, DTM models | 
| Data export: Custom ASCII, DXF, XML, Raw data | 
| Field-to-Office data transfer using ftp | 
| Setup Reference | 
| Configuration of RTK base station for operation without requiring a controler | 
| Selection of radio channel | 
| Computation of navigated base position | 
| GPS Resection | 
| Provides a rapid localization of a GPS job | 
| Positions onto existing control points | 
| Uses a similar method as a TPS resection | 
| Requires no knowledge of coordinate systems | 
| Determine Coordinate Systems | 
| For the conversion of GNSS positions to local coordinates | 
| Provides a Onestep, Twostep or Classic 3D transformation type | 
| One point localization for rapid calibration | 
| Display and recording of parameters and residuals | 
| Automatic matching of measured and entered points | 
| Coordinate Geometry | 
| Inverse, intersections, line and arc related computations | 
| Calculations made from entered or measured points | 
| Graphical plot view of computations | 
| Coding of calculated points | 
| Survey | 
| Manual or automated point measurement | 
| Configurable display layout | 
| Point, line, area or free coding | 
| Smart and Quick coding | 
| Measuring of hidden points using offset data | 
| Stakeout | 
| Orientation to north, point, line, sun or by arrow | 
| Quality comparison between stake and design | 
| Automatic selection of closest design point | 
| Graphical selection of point from map display | 
| Design height editing during stakeout | 
| Optional features | 
| Reference Line | 
| Staking of line, arcs and polylines | 
| Staking of chainages | 
| Staking of slopes | 
| Quality comparison between stake and design | 
| Graphical display of design | 
| RoadRunner | 
| Staking of alignments: Stringlines, single/double cross slopes, batters, surfaces | 
| Graphical staking and quality control | 
| Alignments can be created in the field | 
| Importing of alignments from various design formats | 
| Comprehensive field report of completed work | 
| Volume Calculations | 
| Computation of surface areas and volumes | 
| Using imported or measured points | 
| Graphical display of triangles | 
| DXF export of measured surfaces | 
| Comprehensive reporting | 
| DTM Stakeout | 
| Staking out of height based on a digital terrain model | 
| Staking out of points with height taken from the DTM | 
| Various DTM layers can be selected for stakeout | 
| Can be used for quality control of design surface | 
| Functionality Options | 
| GLONASS satellite tracking | 
| Raw data logging for post-processing | 
| RTK functionality with unlimited baseline length | 
| Position and display update rate of 5 Hz (0.2 sec) | 
| Reference network access (includes unlimited baseline) | 
| RTCM/CMR RTK data messages input | 
| Bluetooth® mobile phone connection |