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First location based in Ohio and the 12th U.S. state expands DaaS to additional construction, infrastructure, energy and public works customer opportunities
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”), a technology solution provider specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Dayton, Ohio-based BA Land Professionals LLC, a surveying firm licensed to operate in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. The acquisition marks ZenaTech’s 26th Drone as a Service acquisition to date and first location in Ohio, also further expanding the Company’s U.S. footprint to 12 states covering the construction, infrastructure, energy and public works sectors.
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“Our Ohio acquisition opens the door to four states at once, which is exactly the kind of leverage we look for to boost our strategy,” said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., ZenaTech CEO. “The senior management team at BA Land Professionals brings a total of 40 years of surveying expertise and long-standing relationships across multiple sectors, giving us an established, trusted platform to introduce our drone and LiDAR capabilities into a region with substantial construction, infrastructure, and energy activity. This is our 26th acquisition, reflecting the continued execution of our roll-up strategy as we build a nationwide network of Drone as a Service locations anchored by established customers and revenue.”
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BA Land Professionals is a full-service Professional Land Surveying Firm with deep customer relationships in the building and construction, energy, industrial and government sectors. They specialize in land surveying, construction layout, topographic and boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS surveys, drone and LiDAR mapping, and GPS control services utilizing a variety of the most efficient technologies including robotic total stations, GNSS equipment, drones and scanning technologies.
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Ohio presents a significant opportunity for the expansion of ZenaTech’s Drone as a Service operation, supported by the state’s large and diverse base of construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy and agricultural activity. The Company plans to target drone-based services including construction progress monitoring and 3D site mapping through its ZenaWorx platform, land surveying and geomatics, utility and powerline inspections, industrial facility, transportation infrastructure, oil and gas infrastructure monitoring, and precision agriculture. ZenaTech believes Ohio’s growing data center, advanced manufacturing, logistics and energy sectors, combined with ongoing infrastructure investment, create substantial opportunities to deploy recurring, technology-enabled drone services that improve project visibility, speed, safety, accuracy and cost efficiency for customers across the state.
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ZenaTech’s Drone as a Service platform provides business and government clients with on-demand or subscription-based access to faster and superior turnkey drone-based services provided on site for a host of surveying, inspection, maintenance, power washing, inventory management, and precision agriculture services, without the capital costs or operational burdens of drone ownership. By acquiring established, profitable service companies currently using low-tech processes and ripe for drone innovation, ZenaTech is building a global, multi-service DaaS network of locations in communities anchored by existing customers and revenue, for next-gen drone integration designed for speed, precision, data, and safety benefits. The company is continuing to build its global business and network of locations as well as its integration of drones and new services.
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