Wingtra AG

Wingtra AG is a Swiss company in Zurich that builds an aerial surveying and mapping system combining a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tailsitter drone, survey sensors, high-precision GNSS positioning and its own software. Wingtra started as a robotics research project at the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich. Its customers are land surveyors, mining and construction companies, engineering firms, GIS teams and government agencies.

Products

• WingtraRAY survey drone: up to 59 minutes flight time and up to 550 ha covered in one flight with the photogrammetry payload
• Absolute accuracy of 3 cm (0.1 ft) RMS with PPK
• Cruise speed of up to 22 m/s; the company says it covers 100 ha in about 10 minutes
• Swappable sensors: 61 MP full-frame RGB camera, LIDAR and MicaSense RedEdge-P multispectral
• Optional parachute for flights over roads and populated areas, where approved
• WingtraGROUND and Trimble GNSS correction options
• Wingtra software for flight planning, capture, geotagging and data export

Services

Wingtra offers training and consulting, WingtraCARE, a second-year warranty and accidental damage protection. Sales and support run through more than 100 resellers worldwide.

Markets served

Users named on its site include PCL Construction, Bechtel, CEMEX, Balfour Beatty, Kiewit, Rio Tinto, Barrick, Glencore and Newmont. US state transportation agencies use Wingtra for road network surveys.

Company facts

• Spin-off of the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich
• More than 2,000 customers and 100,000 flights a year
• About 125 employees
• Engineering, manufacturing and assembly in Zurich; additional office in Fort Lauderdale, USA
• Commercial register number CH-170.3.040.500-4

Contact

Phone: contact via the form on the website