Wingtra and Trimble drone survey workflow
Plug Wingtra aerial data into the Trimble workflow your team already uses.
Correct image positions with your Trimble base station or Network Corrections, included with WingtraPRO and powered by Trimble PP-RTX.
Then continue working in Trimble Business Center.
How can you work with Wingtra and Trimble today?
Workflow with Trimble base station
Import T02 and T04 files
Upload .T02 and .T04 files from supported Trimble base stations directly into Wingtra software. Wingtra handles the data and corrects image positions.
- Reach 3 cm (0.1 ft) absolute accuracy (RMS x, y, z)1)
- Keep using your existing Trimble base station
- Remove a manual conversion step
- Apply PPK (post-processed kinematic) corrections in Wingtra software
Workflow without base station
Correct image geotags with Trimble PP-RTX
Wingtra Network Corrections uses Trimble PP-RTX to correct WingtraRAY image positions after the flight. You do not need to set up a base station or download correction files from a CORS network.2)
- 3 cm (0.1 ft) absolute accuracy (RMSE) with GCPs 3)
- Global coverage (backed by Trimble's GNSS network)
- Use as fallback if a base fails mid-project
- Included in WingtraPRO and UNLIMITED
Post-processing compatibility
Use Wingtra data in Trimble Business Center 4
Plug Wingtra image data into Trimble Business Center and continue with the tools and project setup your team already uses.
- Geotag the images in Wingtra software
- Drag and drop a Wingtra image folder into a project
- Process the data using imported ground control points
- Adjust the aerial photo stations
- Create deliverables or send the data to UASMaster for processing and deliverables creation
Which Trimble correction workflow should you use?
Highest accuracy, with the equipment you trust
No base station or correction files
- 3 cm (0.1 ft) 1
- 3 cm (0.1 ft) 3with GCPs
- 3 cm (0.1 ft) (depends on proximity) 1
- 100%
- 100%
- Location dependant
- A high-quality surveying GNSS receiver
- None
- None
- None
- Included with WingtraPRO and UNLIMITED
- Depends on the CORS network provider and location
- High-accuracy requirements
- and when you already have suitable equipment
- Fast, receiver-free RGB surveys
- Remote work
- Or for a dependable backup when a base fails
- Within reliable, accessible CORS coverage
- Extra equipment
- A safe setup location
- Time before and after the flight
- Manual data handling
- Uses modelled corrections rather than local-error elimination
- Needs sufficient flight time for the solution to converge.
- Available for RGB flights; LIDAR is not yet supported
- Access, proximity and data delivery vary
- Data may be behind a paywall, delayed or missing support for some GNSS constellations.
Workflow
- Set up the receiver
- Log in before and after the flight
- Download GNSS files from the receiver
- Upload GNSS files
- Set base location: known coordinate, manual entry, or PPP.
- Set up the receiver
- Log in before and after the flight
- The data is automatically uploaded to Wingtra software for geotagging.3
- Set base location: known coordinate, manual entry, or PPP.
- Fly for at least 10 minutes for recommended accuracy
- Select Network Corrections during geotagging
- Confirm suitable nearby reference-station coverage prior
- Download the reference-station file
- Import it into Wingtra software
1 Achievable with WingtraRAY and built-in GNSS antenna (PPK enabled), the SURVEY61 sensor, a Trimble base station within 10 km (6 mi), and Wingtra processing software with PPK corrections. Validate final accuracy with at least 3 independent checkpoints that are not used as ground control points (GCPs) in processing.
With other WingtraRAY sensors, achieve 6 cm (0.2 ft) absolute accuracy (RMS x, y, z) without GCPs or 3 cm (0.1 ft) absolute accuracy with at least 3 GCPs in photogrammetric processing
2 Network Corrections is not a replacement for a local base station on projects with strict contractual, legal or tolerance-sensitive accuracy requirements. It corrects image geotags; it does not measure ground points. Validate final map accuracy with independent checkpoints whenever the deliverable requires it. Plan a flight of at least 10 minutes; longer flights improve results. It requires a subscription to WingtraPRO or WingtraUNLIMITED
3 Accuracy figures are based on flights with WingtraRAY and SURVEY61 based on testing in the US and Switzerland.
4 Requires Trimble Business Center with photogrammetry module
Add Wingtra to your Trimble workflow
FAQ
Can I use my Trimble base station with WingtraRAY?
Do I need to convert Trimble files to RINEX?
Can I use Wingtra without a base station?
Yes. Network Corrections uses Trimble PP-RTX to correct WingtraRAY image positions after the flight without a local base station. Disclaimer
Does Wingtra connect directly to Trimble Business Center?
- Import .T02 or .T04 into Wingtra software for drone image data correction
- Import a Wingtra folder with geotagged images into Trimble Business Center (photogrammetry add-on required)
Can I import a JXL file into Wingtra software?
Do I need a separate subscription to Trimble PP-RTX?
No, the service is included in the WingtraPRO subscription.