ZenaTech’s Drone as a Service Expands Builder Services Capability Delivering Drone-Driven Speed and Precision to Surveying for Homebuilders

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 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 its integration of drone-based workflows into land surveying services for national homebuilders, providing improved speed, precision and reliability to facilitate permits. The company plans to expand its builder services through DaaS operations enablement via the specialized skills of one of its recently acquired land surveying firms, Cardinal Civil Resources, which offers a strong history of serving major U.S. homebuilders to expand the company’s access into the homebuilding sector.

National home builders that buy finished or near-finished lots usually want to clear the government permitting stage with as little friction as possible to speed up home construction and buyer closings so they can be paid. To do that, they typically need a smaller, focused set of surveys—not a full greenfield package. Turnaround can typically take up to 10 days to produce these surveys but through incorporating new workflows consisting of Cardinal’s process standardizing along with Drone as a Service, the company hopes to deliver surveys in three or less days.

“Delays in the completion of paperwork is among the biggest challenges to residential builders. By integrating drones into the survey workflow, Drone as a Service can cut completed permit-ready survey data to three days or less. Integrating drones and specialized workflow process are key components of scaling our builder services, innovating key solutions to the sector,” said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., ZenaTech CEO. “U.S. homebuilding represents a market valued at more than a trillion dollars, driven by growing new home demand and the need for faster and more efficient compliant construction processes. We are well-positioned to lead innovation and deliver scalable, drone-powered solutions that meet the evolving needs of builders nationwide.”

Drone as a Service’s builder service offerings include critical surveying tasks such as topography, plot plans, boundary validation, zoning compliance, and jurisdiction-specific formatting. These services support the mandatory process in which finished lots are surveyed, builders submit designs to municipalities or counties, and approvals are obtained before construction can begin. By integrating drones and the company’s proprietary software and workflows, ZenaTech is helping to streamline permit timelines and reduce delays in the construction cycle.

Drone as a Service will participate at the 2026 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida on February 17–19, demonstrating a commitment to innovation and excellence in land surveying and builder services.

Cardinal Civil Resources was acquired by ZenaTech’s Drone as a Service business in 2025 and has since been integrated into the Company’s Drone as a Service network. With locations and customers across Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, this launchpad for Drone as a Service building services has supported major homebuilders for many years, including Ryan Homes (NVR Inc.), with a relationship spanning more than 15 years, and other major U.S. homebuilding brands.

About ZenaTech

ZenaTech (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a technology company specializing in AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and Quantum Computing solutions for mission-critical applications for commercial, government and defense. Since 2017, the Company has leveraged its software development expertise and grown its drone design and manufacturing capabilities through ZenaDrone, to innovate and improve inspection, monitoring, safety, security, compliance, and surveying processes. With enterprise software customers using branded solutions in law enforcement, government, and industrial sectors, and drones being implemented in these plus agriculture, defense, and logistics sectors, ZenaTech’s portfolio of solutions helps drive exceptional operational efficiencies, accuracy, and cost savings. The Company operates through global offices in North America, Europe, Taiwan, and UAE, and is growing its DaaS business and network of locations through acquisitions.

About ZenaDrone

ZenaDrone, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZenaTech, develops and manufactures autonomous business drone solutions that can incorporate machine learning software, AI, predictive modeling, Quantum Computing, and other software and hardware innovations. Created to revolutionize the hemp farming sector, its specialization has grown to multifunctional drone solutions for industrial surveillance, monitoring, inspection, tracking, process automation, and defense applications. Currently, the ZenaDrone 1000 drone is used for crop management applications in agriculture and critical field cargo applications in the defense sector, the IQ Nano indoor drone is used for inventory management and security in the warehouse and logistics sectors, and the IQ Square is an outdoor drone designed for inspections use in commercial and defense sectors.

Contacts for more information:

Company, Investors, and Media:
Linda Montgomery
ZenaTech
312-241-1415
investors@zenatech.com

Investors:
Michael Mason
CORE IR
investors@zenatech.com

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