ZenaTech Expands Drone as a Service (DaaS) for Government and Defense, Signing an Offer to Acquire a Virginia-Headquartered Tri-State Land Survey and Engineering Firm

ZenaTech, Inc. announced it has signed an offer to acquire a Virginia-headquartered land survey and civil engineering firm with operations in three states and expertise serving major US federal government agencies and regional infrastructure programs. Upon completion, this acquisition would mark ZenaTech’s first entry into the states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, accelerating the Company’s expansion across the Southeast region of the US.

“This acquisition reinforces our DaaS business model expansion objectives to provide drone innovation supporting US federal government, defense, and infrastructure surveying,” said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., ZenaTech CEO. “With an established client base spanning federal agencies and regional construction markets, we are gaining both geographic reach and access to a high-value pipeline of projects where drone-based surveys and inspections can dramatically improve speed, precision and data quality for greater efficiency and precision.”

Founded in 2010 by an industry veteran, the target company delivers full-service land surveying, civil engineering, land planning, and 3D imaging. They hold active contracts with federal and state agencies and provide core infrastructure services such as land surveys for highways, bridges, and development projects.

ZenaTech’s Drone as a Service (DaaS) business model offers both business and government customers reduced costs and convenience to utilize drones to streamline legacy processes and manual tasks such as inspections, surveying, maintenance, precision agriculture and inventory management ─ there is no need to purchase drone hardware and software, find a drone pilot, manage maintenance and operation, or acquire regulatory approvals. The model also offers scalability to use more often or less often based on business needs and utilizes ZenaDrone’s multifunction AI autonomous drones.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.