I had a chance to use a very basic laser distance meter while trying to figure out the size of each room of my summer house to later use in a home design architect program. The technology for engineers and architects is much more ahead of what I needed surely.
Leica announced their latest laster distance meter model, Disto D8. The device perfectly measures distances from 0,05 meters to 200 meters. Accuracy is amazing ± 1.0 mm. The results can be immediately send into other vital applications like Excel, Word or AutoCad. It can even auto generate blueprint for AutoCad programs. Do you want to know the length of a building at a distance and how far away this building is? It is simple. Just point the laser to your target, arrange the angle position and the device will do the rest.
The problem with long distances was finding the laser point. Now, Leica has a solution with x4 optical zoom where you can aim the target using high resolution 2.4-Inch colour display. It is a perfect device but not cheap at all.
Another detailed Leica Disto D8 Review
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