ZenaTech tops $500K in DOT survey contracts across eight projects

ZenaTech said its Drone as a Service unit won three new transportation survey contracts in Virginia and South Carolina, lifting revenue from eight projects this year to about $503,000. The work supports highway, intersection and bridge projects with nearly $65 million in total construction value.

Why it matters: - The new contracts expand ZenaTech’s presence in government transportation work, a market with recurring survey demand tied to federally and state-funded infrastructure programs. - The awards push ZenaTech’s transportation project revenue above $500,000 this year and deepen its role in projects with nearly $65 million in combined construction value. - Drone surveying can reduce time spent near active traffic and speed up mapping, progress tracking and as-built documentation.

What happened: - ZenaTech said its Drone as a Service Mid-Atlantic locations signed three new construction survey contracts on government transportation infrastructure projects. - The contracts are in Virginia and South Carolina. - The awards bring ZenaTech’s current and recently completed transportation work this year to eight projects across three states. - ZenaTech said contract revenue on these projects totals about $503,000. - The three new contracts support projects with a combined construction value of about $13.2 million.

The details: - The eight transportation projects support construction programs with a combined value of nearly $65 million. - The work is funded through federal and state transportation dollars. - ZenaTech said state highway projects are typically funded through Federal Highway Administration allocations plus state matching dollars. - Each state Department of Transportation plans, budgets and awards the work. - ZenaTech’s approach combines licensed surveying expertise, drone-based data capture and centralized AI software data processing within its Drone as a Service network. - The company plans to integrate drone services into transportation work where project specifications allow. - ZenaTech says drone mapping can capture topography across long road corridors, track construction progress and document finished work. - ZenaTech says its platform offers subscription-based drone services for surveying, inspections, maintenance, power washing and precision agriculture. - The company says customers do not need to own, operate or maintain commercial-grade drone fleets.

Between the lines: - The contract wins show how infrastructure spending can create repeatable work for service providers that already have surveying and drone capabilities. - ZenaTech is positioning drone services as a faster and safer alternative for field data collection, especially around traffic-heavy projects. - CEO Shaun Passley said the company has visibility into work before it reaches the field because transportation agencies operate with annual set budgets. He said ZenaTech intends to bring drone mapping and progress monitoring to transportation work as agencies and contractors adopt it.

What's next: - ZenaTech plans to expand drone services in transportation projects where specifications allow. - The company continues to grow through acquisitions of service businesses and by adding new geographic markets and drone capabilities. - ZenaTech is also pushing into additional applications through its broader DaaS and AI autonomy platform.

The bottom line: - ZenaTech is turning transportation surveying into a recurring revenue line, and the latest contracts suggest the company is still early in scaling that business.