Comparison of China and Japan Surveying and Mapping Instruments

1. Japan's surveying and mapping equipment After nearly one hundred years of development, the surveying and mapping instrument manufacturers in the world have survived the survival of the fittest. In particular, manufacturers with market competitiveness and capable of producing electronic surveying and mapping instruments are scarce and increasingly few. Concentrated, the brand is the oldest is the old Swiss Leica, the largest sales volume is Japan Topcon, the most comprehensive is the United States Tianbao (and wells Zeiss, Sweden Czech Republic Creativity), the rest are in Japan: SOS, Nikon Pentax. The GPS manufacturers mainly include the United States Tianbao, France Thales (and United States Astax and France Sesir), Swiss Leica, Japan Topcon (Israel the United States Gawat), Novatta, Canada.

Japan Topcon’s total station instrument sales ranks first in the world, merges with American GSP company Shiwatt and produces GPS, sets up a factory in Beijing, China to produce total stations, and most domestic large surveying and mapping equipment distributors are its agents, importing in China. Total station sales ranked first, and it is also a world-renowned manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments. Sokkia Corporation of Japan is a world-renowned professional manufacturer of surveying and mapping equipment. Before 1996, the output of surveying and mapping instruments ranked first in the world. At that time, the production of level meters was the largest. Before 1996, the sales volume in China ranked the first, followed by a decline after 1997, but the development in 2003. A series of total target stations without cooperation. Nikon Corporation of Japan is a world famous camera brand. The surveying and mapping instruments are separated from Nikon cameras. The strength is weakened, and the grades of the instruments are relatively high. In the past, Sino-John Company was the exclusive agent and was later acquired by the United States. The agency rights of the company were changing. The world-famous Pentax camera, a small part of the surveying and mapping equipment, was the original agent of the Hong Kong Association for Action and was subsequently appointed as a general agent of the Sino-Kim company. It has a sales network in the country and is now a joint venture with Pentax. China produces total stations. Rui Shiyin Card Company was formerly known as the Witness Company of Switzerland. It produces the famous T2, T16 and T3 theodolites. It is widely used in China and has a wide range of instruments. The production of aerial surveying instruments and the original GPS are very strong. It was later adopted by the United States Tianbao, etc. Novatec Canada's OEM motherboards produce CPS. Leica's China distributor is known as the Euro-Asia company and has subsidiaries in the provinces. The sales volume of CPS of the United States Tianbao Company ranks first in the world, and later merges with Tectronics of Sweden (the world's first rangefinder production plant), Zeiss of Germany (formerly world famous camera and surveying instrument manufacturer), Japan Nikon, in China By the Norther Maige and other agents CPS, total station products, China's Nikon temporarily Sino-Berlin agent France Thales CPS products from the original French Thax from the United States and the United States Astek merged, is the world's No. The second GPS production plant in China is represented by Beijing Tianchen and Shanghai Daheng. Novatec Canada is a world-renowned manufacturer of GPS OEM boards, and has dual-band CPS OME boards. Leica and Sokkia use this board in the Chinese market and Japan Topcon's surveying and mapping equipment (mainly all stations). Instrument) the best sales, total station) can be sold 4,500 units, the United States Tianbao's GPS Fengtou the most powerful, GPS sales of more than 800 Taiwan, about 160 million, Leica occupy the total station in the high-end market, sales are also good.

2. China Surveying and Mapping Instruments Chinese surveying and mapping equipment manufacturers have suddenly emerged. In the late 1990s, a series of surveying and mapping equipment such as total stations, electronic theodolites, and range finder were successfully developed. Wells gradually replaced imported products, among which were leveling instruments and range finder. , electronic theodolites, mapping accessories, etc. have completely replaced imports, occupy more than 95% of the domestic market, and even foreign manufacturers almost no longer produce such products, domestic manufacturers, North Optical Instrument Factory (Bei Guang), Suzhou first Optical Instrument Factory (abbreviated as Su Yiguang) is an old state-owned factory with a history of more than 30 years. It manufactures optical instruments and is the largest two manufacturers of optical instruments. The Southern Surveying and Mapping Instrument Co. (abbreviated as the South) is a rising star. It started with electronic surveying and mapping instruments and developed a series of electronic theodolites, total stations, and GPS products. It has become a leader in localization, and the momentum is fierce. Has been far ahead of the domestic manufacturers, exceeding most foreign manufacturers.

The production facility of the South Surveying and Mapping Instrument Company consists of Beijing Jingwei Jingwei Station and Station Instrument Factory, Wuhan Prism and Laser Instrument Factory, Changzhou Distance Measuring Instrument and Total Station Instrument Factory, and Changzhou Attachment Factory. The total stations, electric warp, distance measuring, prism The output and total sales of accessories have ranked first. There are 30 provincial branches in China. More than 100 prefecture-level companies Beijing Optical Instrument Factory (Bo Fei) (Beiguang) was the largest surveying and mapping instrument manufacturer in China. , had a joint venture with Japan's Topcon to produce electricity, after the dissolution, there are more than 8O agents in the country, a great picture in the northern region. Suzhou No.1 Optical Instrument Factory (Su Yiguang) was once the No.1 optical theodolite manufacturer in China after Beiguang and cooperated with Japan OPTICAL to produce a total targetless total station. The quality of optical theodolites and leveling instruments was better in China. More than 8O agents. Tianjin Saite Factory is an important manufacturer of automatic anping level in China. Large sales abroad. Shadows are big. Tianjin Oubo Factory is a factory separated from Tianjin Saite and Senhong. Large quantities of GST are exported to the United States. GST Company has a large output of domestic level instruments, and now cooperates with Beijing Kangguang to produce electronic theodolites, and its output gradually increases. Tianjin Senhong plant was separated from Tianjin Erguang Factory and Saite Factory, and the leveling instrument was low in price and large in output. Great influence in the country. Changzhou Distance Measuring Instrument Factory has cooperated with the South in production and sales of range finder. It was once the largest range finder in China. After developing electronic theodolites and total stations in various products, China’s level meters and electronic theodolites are the most mature. The level of bulk exports, there is only a certain gap is the total station, but it is very close. Therefore, at present, imports and domestic production in China are basically in a state of balance, but looking at the trend, the South China Surveying and Mapping will come to the fore.

3, domestic GPS

In terms of GPS, China and China Haida have formed two domestic manufacturers. The South developed the first static GPS in China in 1995. In 1997, it produced a large number of static GPSs and dynamic RTDs. In 1998, China developed the first dual-frequency RTK in China. Guangzhou Haida is a professional GPS company established in 1999. It developed rapidly from 2000 to 2002. After that, it focused on the development of maritime surveys only from the number of units and low-end market. Domestic products have been able to compete with imports. However, there is still a certain gap between high-end products. One year or two can catch up with the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese surveying and mapping equipment. Why did Chinese surveying and mapping equipment enter the international market and eventually became an international brand? There are several reasons why China's surveying and mapping equipment will definitely work!

(1) Surveying and Mapping Instruments belong to the manufacturing industry, and China has its own natural advantages. As we all know, China has become a manufacturing base in the world, and surveying and mapping equipment is no exception. Low labor costs and operating costs make China's surveying and mapping instrument products absolutely competitive, and surveying and mapping instruments are optical and electromechanical ones. The market is small, big companies are reluctant, small companies cannot do it, and only China can achieve high, low cost, good and cheap products. The fact is also true that Chinese surveying and mapping equipment is very close to the import level as in the home appliances. Compared with Japan’s Panasonic and Toshiba, Haier and Kelon have only half the price, and the advantages are obvious. (2) China’s own market is huge enough to raise domestic enterprises. Different from many countries, China’s own market is huge and its future potential is considerable. Therefore, its own market can enable domestic companies to grow, compete and compete, and compete abroad. This is more secure, unlike China’s Taiwan region. In Europe and other places, their own market is small, and the market demand is high, so it is easy to come out and die. (3) Chinese products have “danced with the wolf” for many years, and they have developed certain skills.

Due to the temptation of the Chinese market, foreign manufacturers “have come all the time” and Chinese manufacturers began to compete with imports more than a decade ago. In recent years, Chinese instruments have gradually gained the upper hand, and they are not afraid of import at all. The products have now been transferred from the defenders to forcing imports to continue to cut prices and even set up factories in China. For example, Topcon and Pentax have set up factories to produce total stations in Beijing and Shanghai respectively, but the Southern Company has already competed in the competition. Preparation. Arrays wait (4) China's products have been tested in the international market. At the same time as domestic competition, Chinese surveying and mapping equipment has been passively or actively moved toward the international market. As early as the mid-1990s, China’s level and foot accessories were exported in large quantities and now occupy more than half of the markets in Europe and America. Not high products have been dominated by China, and few foreign manufacturers have produced it. Since the beginning of the 21st century, China’s electronic theodolites, sweepers, and total stations have emerged. They have been sold in small quantities to the United States, two European countries, and South Asia. Sales volume has increased year by year. In 2003, the South Company had taken the initiative to participate in the German surveying and mapping equipment exhibition, which caused a small sensation. This year, it will also participate in the three major international exhibitions of the United States, Japan, and Germany. It is believed that there will be greater influence.

From the exchanges with foreign companies and the comparison with imported products, through the inspection of the international market, they are still confident in themselves and feel that for five years, Chinese products can fully reach the level of imports, and they can fully demonstrate their skills internationally.