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 Wingcopter Expands Beyond Cargo, Eyes LiDAR Surveying Market
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 February 17, 2025  by Sanjay Gangal 

GERMAN DRONE MAKER VENTURES INTO LONG-RANGE INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION

Wingcopter [https://wingcopter.com/], the German drone manufacturer
known for its cutting-edge cargo delivery drones, is taking a
significant step into the geospatial industry. At GEO WEEK, a leading
trade show for geospatial technology, the company announced its
expansion into long-range beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) LiDAR
surveying. With this move, Wingcopter aims to revolutionize the way
critical infrastructure such as power lines, pipelines, railways, and
remote terrain is mapped and inspected.

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The expansion builds on Wingcopter’s years of experience in
developing eVTOL drones capable of long-range, high-payload
operations. The company’s flagship drone, the Wingcopter 198, will
now be equipped with advanced LiDAR and camera systems, allowing for
precise and efficient data collection over vast areas. With a single
flight, the drone can survey up to 37 miles while carrying a 10-pound
sensor payload, covering as much as 2,560 acres in just 42 minutes.

The announcement comes as Wingcopter continues to advance its FAA type
certification process in the United States, a critical step in proving
the drones’ reliability. At the trade show, Ansgar Kadura,
co-founder and chief strategy officer at Wingcopter, spoke about the
company’s evolving vision and how surveying aligns with its broader
mission.

“For years, we have been focused on developing reliable drones for
cargo delivery, particularly in medical logistics,” Kadura said.
“But with the maturity of our technology and the reliability we have
achieved, we felt the time was right to expand into new applications.
The long-range capability, high payload capacity, and reliability of
our system make it ideally suited for LiDAR-based infrastructure
inspection.”

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