Wavers Wins Vertical-lift Digital Vertiport Platform Project, Secures Lead in Core UAM Infrastructure

Wavers, a company specializing in geospatial information systems (GIS) and digital twin technology, has won the contract to build a vertical-lift digital vertiport platform for Korea Airports Corporation, accelerating its foray into the future urban air mobility (UAM) platform market. Leveraging its existing experience in digital vertiport construction, the company is expanding its business scope to include vertical-lift platforms, further enhancing its technological competitiveness.

On July 27, Wavers announced that it had signed a contract for the "Vertical-lift Digital Vertiport Platform Construction Project" promoted by Korea Airports Corporation.

A vertiport is a concept that combines vertical flight and port, serving as a dedicated facility for UAM vehicles to take off and land, as well as embarkation/disembarkation, charging, and maintenance. Traditional vertiports, which require large-scale sites, had limitations when it came to urban applications. However, vertical-lift vertiports are a next-generation infrastructure that significantly increase space utilization by moving takeoff and landing facilities vertically, similar to a mechanical parking system or elevator.

Through this project, Wavers plans to build an integrated operations platform that digitally replicates the vertical-lift vertiport in a virtual space. The core goal is to use digital twin technology to precisely manage urban obstacle information and create an operational environment where aircraft can take off and land in the safest and most efficient manner.

This contract is especially significant because it is an extension of Wavers’ previous business. Previously, Wavers successfully carried out the digital vertiport platform project for Korea Airports Corporation, becoming the first in South Korea to gain such experience. The company's technological capabilities and project track record are considered to have led to securing the contract for this vertical-lift platform construction project.

With this project, the company is expanding its technological applications from ground-based and rooftop types to include vertical-lift vertiports. Since an integrated vertiport operations platform that manages flight, space, facilities, and safety information is considered core infrastructure for the future UAM era, Wavers expects its technological entry barriers to be even higher.

A Wavers representative stated, "This project is significant because it has expanded our platform domain to include vertical-lift vertiports, building on our previous digital vertiport construction experience." The representative added, "We will continue to advance UAM operation platforms with digital twin and geospatial technologies and contribute to the growth of the UAM industry in South Korea."

Wavers plans to use its digital twin and geospatial platform technologies not only to promote digital transformation in future mobility sectors such as airports, vertiports, and smart cities, but also to continuously expand its competitiveness in the global market.

Armed with this new contract, Wavers is expanding its business domain from digital vertiport construction to the vertical-lift platform, further solidifying its position in the core infrastructure market for future urban air mobility.

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