Construct & Build Railways

Prepare the rail design data for site work

Using Leica Infinity, the office-to-field data preparation is easy and allows seamless data transfer via GeoCloud Drive, powered by HxDR or Leica ConX to different users on the field. For full flexibility, design data in industry-standard file formats can be directly imported into Leica Captivate in the field.

Handle earthworks with advanced machine control solutions

For rail projects, efficient construction is required. Leica Geosystems' machine control solutions can add significant value to mechanised track construction activities such as grading, ballasting and paving. With a single control unit, the Leica MCP80, and a common software platform, Leica MC1 and Leica ConX, accuracy and speed is increased even for inexperienced machine operators. The single software and panel solution allows complete flexibility for deployment across a wide range of machine types and brands. Consistency in software design throughout all heavy machine control applications reduces training efforts and optimises new employee onboarding.

Real-time safety awareness solutions for the entire site

Leica Geosystems offers a Modular Safety Awareness Solution to increase worker safety awareness and visibility between workers and machine operators to prevent machine-to-people, machine-to-machine, and machine-to-object collisions. The possibility of integrating personal alert solutions PA80 and collision avoidance technology with Leica Geosystems Machine Control solution offers a unique solution that can raise worker awareness and help prevent onsite accidents.

Moreover, the 3D Avoidance Zone system allows users to create or import 3D avoidance zones above and below the surface area, directly within the Leica MC1 machine control software for exacavators. Based on these no-go areas, the solution enables automatic height, depth, and slew hydraulic control to protect concealed and visible heavy construction assets and infrastructure. 

Perform accurate survey tasks with a streamlined rail-specific app

The Leica Captivate Stake Rail app is highly customisable to allow surveyors to optimally stake the position of ballast, sleepers/slabs, rails and fastenings. Equipped with Leica Captivate, total stations and GNSS, surveyors provide the highest accuracy and productivity for staking and measuring railways.

Check the track by measuring deviations from design

The Leica Captivate Check Rail app allows the surveyor to perform progressive checks for track alignment with or without a gauge or trolley device and with or without rails. The app provides methods to measure cant-corrected displacement values for fine-track adjustments and to conduct final quality check measurements. Combine with Leica Nova TS60, the world's most accurate total station, for meaningful reporting at near sub mm levels.

Check deviations to the design using a rail geometry trolley

The Leica Captivate Rail app allows measuring deviation to the design with a specialised rail trolley (e.g. Carttop, GeoTEL) to achieve sub-millimeter accuracy and meet the highest standards for railway construction, relay and tamping. Leica Geosystems partners with a variety of trolley and gauge devices that combine superbly with the most accurate Leica Nova TS60 total station.

Increase safety onsite and keep investments low with manual monitoring

Railway construction can be dangerous, and keeping people and assets safe is critical. Through Leica Geosystems monitoring solutions, movements on and around a site can be detected, and precautionary actions can be initiated. When risks are low, conduct campaign monitoring with existing equipment to provide the required data while keeping investments small.

Improve efficiency and minimise errors with semi-automated monitoring

When a higher risk is expected during railway construction, people, infrastructure, and assets can be kept safe with semi-automated monitoring. Measurements and analysis are conducted automatically, without the need to have personnel on site, using the most accurate total station or MultiStation, Leica TPS monitoring onboard app, and Leica GeoMoS monitoring software suite. Results can be visualised and reported online to speed up the process to ensure any movements are quickly identified and actions are taken to keep all safe.

Enhance safety with real-time monitoring

For complete peace of mind, deploy Leica Geosystems' real-time monitoring solutions. Automated monitoring is the right choice for projects with a high risk of movement and in locations where accessibility is dangerous. Points can be identified and automatically measured either by Total station, MultiStation, digital level, GNSS, or WiSenMeshWAN geotechnical sensors and instantly checked to ascertain if movements have occurred. Real-time notifications are issued, and experts can immediately decide to evacuate areas at risk. Keep your construction site and surroundings safe with Leica Geosystems monitoring solutions that continuously inform stakeholders.

More efficient monitoring with Leica monitoring solution

For faster and more seamless workflow with minimal time on site thus reducing risk and increasing safety our solution has three easy-to-use features. The Leica Combox60, plug-and-play with Leica GeoMoS Edge, provides surveyors with the simplest setup – one button, one cable. Leica Nova TM60 and AutoLearn functionality enable surveyors to automatically detect prisms. Leica GeoMoS suite has an advanced Railway Template enabling complex calculations and accurate configurations for quality deliverables in the desired format faster without error. Deliver data faster and easier with the Leica monitoring solution for safer railways.