Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, sells the Leica RTC series of terrestrial laser scanners in three models: the RTC300, 500 and 700. Hexagon announced the series on 9 June 2026. The company says the scanners capture data faster and "35 percent more accurately than its nearest competitor."
The three models share one platform. Leica says the series pairs the speed and versatility of the Leica RTC360 with the accuracy of the ScanStation P-Series, and it targets surveying, construction and industrial plant work. Users can move up to a higher performance tier without replacing their scanner. The series replaces the Leica RTC360/LT and the ScanStation P30, P40 and P50 lines.
The workflow change is Livelink, a capability in Leica Cyclone FIELD 360 that streams scan data to Hexagon GeoCloud as it is captured. Several scanners can feed one shared project at the same time, and office staff can begin producing deliverables before scanning finishes. Leica calls Livelink "industry-first." For QA and inspection teams, the practical gain is confirming site coverage before the crew leaves, which Leica says cuts rework from missed areas.
Andrea Biasion, Director of the TLS program at Leica Geosystems, discussed the series in an interview with GEOmedia published on 23 October. He said reality capture has long forced a choice between speed and accuracy, and that Leica comes from the accuracy side. The RTC scanners, he said, push productivity to the "next level" "without compromising accuracy."
Luana Febi, Market Development Manager for TLS at Leica Geosystems, said the real-time link lets operators work in the field under office supervision. She also pointed to the point cloud itself. In her words, clean, precise TLS data is "primed for AI classification" and efficient filtering.
