Wingtra

Wingtra is a Swiss company that builds survey drones and the cloud software that turns their data into maps and models. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Its main aircraft is the WingtraRAY, used with a GNSS ground kit for accurate capture. The site says flight planning, capture, processing and export run in one connected app.

Capture and processing

• Flight planning: flight plans organised by location and synced across devices, with a 3D colour-coded view to avoid obstacles.
• Guided setup: ground control steps to prove survey accuracy, and a five-minute drone setup with a safety checklist.
• Automated flights: flights that run automatically and can be taken over manually if air traffic or landing obstacles appear.
• Cloud processing: 2D maps and 3D models built in the cloud, in one of more than 6,500 coordinate systems or a custom system, with the site stating 3 cm repeatable accuracy.

Deliverables for CAD and GIS

Teams can extract and annotate points, distances, slopes and areas, and overlay designs on maps to compare as-built with as-designed. Maps can be shared by link instead of heavy files. The site says cropped or downsampled maps can be exported in a project coordinate system as GeoTIFF or LAS files for CAD and GIS work. A parachute add-on is described as enabling flights over roads and populated areas, with approvals varying by region.

Key facts

• Based in: Zurich, Switzerland
• Products: WingtraRAY survey drone, GNSS ground kit, connected flight planning and processing app
• Markets: Survey and mapping teams; the site states Wingtra is fully approved to operate in the United States