Wingtra

Wingtra is a Swiss aerial-survey technology company headquartered in Zurich that builds vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing drones for professional mapping and inspection work. The company was created to remove the runway and multi-operator crew requirements of traditional fixed-wing survey drones, letting a single surveyor launch and land a mapping aircraft from a small, unprepared site.

Its flagship WingtraRAY platform takes off and lands vertically like a multicopter, then transitions to efficient forward flight to cover large areas per flight, carrying interchangeable RGB, LiDAR and multispectral payloads; a companion WingtraGROUND kit provides GNSS ground correction, and Wingtra’s software manages flight missions across tiers for individual surveyors up to large teams. Customers span surveying, construction, mining, agriculture and government mapping agencies, with Wingtra reporting more than 300,000 flights completed by over 1,500 organizations worldwide.

1. VTOL fixed-wing design: WingtraRAY takes off and lands vertically, then flies efficient forward legs for large-area coverage.

2. Interchangeable payloads: supports RGB (MAP61), LiDAR and multispectral sensors for different survey needs.

3. Ground correction kit: WingtraGROUND provides GNSS base-station correction for higher positional accuracy.

4. Tiered mission software: planning and processing tools scale from Essential to Unlimited licence tiers.

5. Regulatory certification: WingtraRAY holds approvals such as FAA Category 3 and EASA compliance for expanded operations.

6. Global distribution network: more than 100 partners resell and support the platform across surveying and mining markets.