{
  "release": "2026.09.15-r2.1",
  "reviewed": "2026-09-15",
  "scope": "45 prior public references reopened;21 added. Selected legacy claims reviewed; no exhaustive legacy-document, product-performance, legal or patent audit.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "S01",
      "url": "https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a3-10.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Page 3 drone application: average USD12.50/acre, median12, reported range8–16,47 responses; materials excluded. Page5 spraying/harvesting machinery labor average24.45/hour,81 responses. Rates expected in2026; not paid Canopy invoices. Range excludes minimum and maximum.",
      "limit": "Expected survey rates and truncated published range; no Canopy transactions."
    },
    {
      "id": "S02",
      "url": "https://www.acreconnect.io/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "USD650/user/year billed annually. Free profile and flight-log features. Starting offer, not enterprise contract pricing or Canopy willingness to pay.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S03",
      "url": "https://www.acreconnect.io/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Dispatch, flight logs, maps, reporting and integrations. Vendor usage counters are not audited market share.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S04",
      "url": "https://www.acreconnect.io/news/service-provider-map",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Service-provider discovery and service requests already exist.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S05",
      "url": "https://www.american-autonomy.com/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Rantizo spraying operations sold August1,2025; software company rebranded American Autonomy. GCS/data interoperability strategy. Reorganization alone does not establish relative profitability.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S06",
      "url": "https://www.americandronenetwork.com/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "CropSwipe marketplace, CropFlight logbook, repair support and input/insurance partners. Marketplace liquidity and realized GMV not established by this review.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S07",
      "url": "https://farmfleet.io/en",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Scheduling own and third-party resources, spraying services, documents and payment workflow. Global comparator based in Ukraine.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S08",
      "url": "https://skyagro.bg/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Field services and area/consumption reporting; FAQ has no fixed minimum field area and allows transport/fuel charge for small plots. Obtain direct quote before modeling.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S09",
      "url": "https://www.taranis.com/acquisition/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Managed imagery capture and service execution; distribution through agronomy/retail workflows matters.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S10",
      "url": "https://www.hyl.io/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "US agricultural aircraft and AgroSol mission/operations software. OEMs also own workflow.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S11",
      "url": "https://www.gunder.com/en/news-insights/client-news/electric-aviation-leader-pyka-announces-dollar40m-series-b",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "USD40m SeriesB financing; not disclosed valuation or comparable software economics.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S12",
      "url": "https://www.cascadiacapital.com/news/cascadia-advises-sentera-a-leading-agronomic-analytics-platform-on-its-sale-to-john-deere/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Strategic acquisition confirms integration value; no revenue multiple inferred.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S13",
      "url": "https://energizecap.com/insights/dronedeploy-to-be-acquired-by-procore-for-845m",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "historical_status_updated",
      "evidence": "Historical July2026 investor announcement of the USD845m DroneDeploy agreement and company origins in2013. Subsequent completion is now reported by the acquirer in S46; see S47 for announced consideration qualifications.",
      "limit": "Historical announcement; completion update now S46."
    },
    {
      "id": "S14",
      "url": "https://www.dji.com/media-center/announcements/dji-global-adoption-51mt-saves-410mts-farmers",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "DJI reports more than600000 DJI agricultural drones operating worldwide by end2025, across100+countries/regions. Manufacturer-reported own-brand installed base, not all manufacturers, unique customers, independent environmental evidence or paying software accounts.",
      "limit": "Manufacturer-reported own-brand population; not independent TAM."
    },
    {
      "id": "S15",
      "url": "https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/dispensing_chemicals",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Part137 certification and applicable exemptions; weight-dependent operating rules. VLOS streamlined process. FAA approval does not replace state or product requirements.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S16",
      "url": "https://oeil.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025/0409(COD)",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Proposed amendment, awaiting committee decision in reviewed record; do not treat proposed liberalization as enacted permission.",
      "limit": "Pending proposal, not current spraying permission."
    },
    {
      "id": "S17",
      "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009L0128",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Article9 aerial-spraying prohibition with specified derogations. Country implementation and current product-specific permissions require local confirmation.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S18",
      "url": "https://stripe.com/us/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "US locale: domestic online cards2.9%+USD0.30; ACH direct debit0.8% cappedUSD5. Geography and payment method matter; generic pricing URL may redirect by locale. Not Bulgarian rates or an assumed Canopy configuration.",
      "limit": "US locale checked; generic page can redirect geographically."
    },
    {
      "id": "S19",
      "url": "https://stripe.com/connect/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Platform-handled pricing:USD2/monthly active account;0.25%+USD0.25/payout; pricing table also lists0.25% funds routing. Exact configuration/contract must be confirmed; model does not silently omit this component.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S20",
      "url": "https://vercel.com/pricing",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "ProUSD20/month advertised, developer seatsUSD20/month and metered usage terms. Taxes excluded. A minimum vendor price is not total Canopy infrastructure cost.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S21",
      "url": "https://abzinnovation.com/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Agricultural aircraft and support ecosystem; Hungarian address. Not proof of a neutral pan-EU marketplace.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S22",
      "url": "https://autospraysystems.com/aspn/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Pilot directory, qualification/training and technical/regulatory support. AutoSpray states it is operator of record and pilots are delivery agents. Product/use permissions remain separate.",
      "limit": "Operator-of-record structure stated by supplier; credentials not independently audited."
    },
    {
      "id": "S23",
      "url": "https://hiredronepilot.uk/services/drone-crop-spraying/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Brief review and operator introductions; client contracts directly with pilot. Page states no verified profile currently lists this exact crop-spraying service, so liquid supply is unproven.",
      "limit": "Page still reports no verified pilot profile for this exact service."
    },
    {
      "id": "S24",
      "url": "https://www.ukagriculturaldrones.co.uk/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Agricultural operator discovery by county and quote requests. No independent audit of listings/credentials or transaction volume.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S25",
      "url": "https://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/using-pesticides/general/aerial-spraying.htm",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "No commercial on-label/EAMU drone pesticide authorisations currently; limited Extrapolated Trials Permits, specific Aerial Spraying Permits and CAA authorisation required.",
      "limit": "Commercial pesticide authorisation and limited trials remain distinct."
    },
    {
      "id": "S26",
      "url": "https://droners.io/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Customers post jobs, compare licensed pilots and bids, review deliverables and pay. Broad photography and technical categories establish direct marketplace overlap; activity claims are not audited.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S27",
      "url": "https://flyguys.com/flyguys-capture-software/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Mission templates, bulk site intake, pilot qualification, scheduling, QA and delivery across industries. Direct overlap with a broad coordination thesis. Claimed scale and savings are not independently validated here.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S28",
      "url": "https://www.zeitview.com/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Asset lifecycle imagery, inspections, maintenance prioritisation and portfolio reporting across property, construction, solar, wind and utilities. Buyers can supply existing images. Do not equate listed capabilities to proven Canopy demand.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S29",
      "url": "https://www.flynex.io/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Leipzig-based software and service provider covers property, energy, telecoms, construction and transport. Data collection, analytics and asset management demonstrate EU competition beyond agriculture.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S30",
      "url": "https://www.teamuav.uk/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "UK inspection, mapping, construction progress, emergency and government services, with software and secure delivery. Includes defence-estate-related mapping experience claims; this is not evidence of a Canopy partnership.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S31",
      "url": "https://dronesaferegister.org.uk/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Commercial pilot discovery and service matching already exist in the UK. A new homeowner booking layer is not greenfield.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S32",
      "url": "https://www.spexi.com/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Distributed capture, standardised geospatial products, repeated coverage and API delivery. A reusable aerial-data network is already contested; data licensing is not an automatic Canopy right.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S33",
      "url": "https://percepto.co/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Autonomous inspection, drone docks, geospatial data and analysis for infrastructure and energy. Canopy should validate an integration role rather than assume autonomy is an unoccupied market.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S34",
      "url": "https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-to-sunset-consumer-drone-offerings",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Skydio announced a consumer exit to focus on enterprise and public-sector customers. This is a hardware-company precedent for focus, not proof that Canopy can reproduce its economics or valuation.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S35",
      "url": "https://www.wilddogdigital.com/pricing-san-diego-ca/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "Drone photography USD199; standalone aerial video USD249. Aerial video added to a ground-video booking is separately USD199. Local supplier scope; sales-tax treatment and final quote require confirmation.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S36",
      "url": "https://dronestudionortheast.co.uk/pricing/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Basic GBP195; Premium GBP295; Full Production GBP945; Marketing Mastery GBP1495. The page says all prices include VAT and requests a final custom quote. Packages differ in photos, clips, production and social edits. Not a national mean or Canopy tariff.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S37",
      "url": "https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/governance/public-information/search-information-responses/supply-of-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-uav-services-foi231219",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Total successful bid GBP1,092,200; winning supplier Skeye ASI Ltd; ten bidders listed. Day-rate and pricing breakdown withheld. Historical total, not annual revenue, a live opportunity, a per-mission rate or a Canopy forecast.",
      "limit": "Historical total procurement value; no annualisation or unit-rate inference."
    },
    {
      "id": "S38",
      "url": "https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Open category includes low-risk commercial activities. Evaluate the aircraft, location and operation; commercial photography does not automatically require Specific-category authorisation.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S39",
      "url": "https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/specific-category/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Operational-authorisation routes include PDRA01 and UK SORA. Pilot qualification and the operator's authorisation are distinct. A generic platform approval is not a flight permission.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S40",
      "url": "https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/drones-air-mobility/operating-drone/open-category-low-risk-civil-drones",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Low-risk commercial work can use Open-category rules subject to aircraft class, pilot competence and operational restrictions. Open does not allow flight over assemblies of people. Local geographical zones still require checking.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S41",
      "url": "https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Part 107 covers qualifying small UAS business operations. Night and over-people operations require the relevant rule conditions; controlled-airspace authorisation remains separate. Visual-line-of-sight waivers are among the stated waiver pathways.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S42",
      "url": "https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/cctv-and-video-surveillance/guidance-on-video-surveillance-including-cctv/additional-considerations-for-technologies-other-than-cctv/unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-drones/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Purpose, proportionality, DPIA, notices, limited recording, secure storage and retention need attention. ICO flags guidance review following the Data (Use and Access) Act; reconfirm before deployment.",
      "limit": "Guidance page is under review; not a comprehensive current legal opinion."
    },
    {
      "id": "S43",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/export-controls-dual-use-items-software-and-technology-goods-for-torture-and-radioactive-sources",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Assess controlled items, software/technology, end-use restrictions and sanctions. Defence-adjacent sales require transaction-specific review; not every drone software service is controlled.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S44",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Standard rate 20%. Used solely for an explicitly labelled standard-rated normalisation of supplier prices described as VAT-inclusive; company tax treatment requires confirmation.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S45",
      "url": "https://www.flynex.io/de/preise/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Enterprise offers are customised; no enterprise rate is disclosed. The EUR0 free plan supports up to three objects. A free planning tier is not a price benchmark for managed inspections.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S46",
      "url": "https://www.procore.com/blog/procore-acquires-dronedeploy-to-bring-visual-intelligence-to-every-jobsite",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Procore states the acquisition recently completed. September 9 is the report date, not an inferred legal closing date. Do not treat all described future integrations as already delivered.",
      "limit": "Completion reported9Sep2026; no exact closing date inferred."
    },
    {
      "id": "S47",
      "url": "https://investors.procore.com/news/news-details/2026/Procore-to-Acquire-DroneDeploy-Creating-Next-Generation-Platform-That-Sees-Understands-and-Acts-on-the-Jobsite/default.aspx",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Approximately USD845 million cash announced, subject to customary adjustments. Historical announced consideration; final adjusted consideration and revenue multiple not established here. Completion status updated by S46.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S48",
      "url": "https://www.mzh.government.bg/media/filer_public/2023/05/11/406_bg_publicationcensus2020_shortresults_en.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "132742 total holdings; 5464 without UAA; 127278 with UAA and reported 35.9ha average. 37452 holdings have greater than zero and less than 1ha UAA. Total UAA4564152ha. Keep year, denominator and category boundary explicit.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S49",
      "url": "https://www.endurosat.com/products/frame-max-satellite/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "Published USD unit prices by order size: one9.5m; ten8.1m; one hundred6.7m; one thousand or more4.2m. The low end is a bulk-order price, not a single-unit quote or complete mission cost. No satellite purchase proposed.",
      "limit": "Bulk price qualification; no all-in mission cost."
    },
    {
      "id": "S50",
      "url": "https://flytbase.com/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Advertises multi-site drone autonomy, integrations, supported hardware and managed operations. Direct overlap with orchestration/integration thesis. Performance, claimed scale and universal compatibility not independently established.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S51",
      "url": "https://enterprise.dji.com/news/detail/dock-3-release",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Dock3 and FlightHub2 provide automated remote routes and inspection functions. Existing product category, not Canopy invention. Product capability does not grant BVLOS or unrestricted autonomous permission.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S52",
      "url": "https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/the-agency/faqs/drones-uas",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Relevant FAQ distinguishes preprogrammed automatic operations with pilot intervention from autonomous operations. Autonomous operation is outside the Open category; applicable Specific/Certified requirements remain. Other historical FAQ dates are not used as current legal updates.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S53",
      "url": "https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/beyond-visual-line-sight-bvlos",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Reviewed FAA page describes the broader BVLOS framework as a proposed rule. No assumed Part108 entitlement; current operation must have a valid operating basis. This is not an exhaustive final-rule legal opinion.",
      "limit": "Proposed-rule page reviewed; no anticipated permission assumed."
    },
    {
      "id": "S54",
      "url": "https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-accelerator_en",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Innovation grants below EUR2.5m for TRL6-8; investment EUR1-10m. Next listed full-proposal batch4Nov2026 after short-proposal GO. UK grant-only. Canopy maturity and eligibility not established; caps are not awards.",
      "limit": "Conditional later-stage route; no Canopy eligibility or award established."
    },
    {
      "id": "S55",
      "url": "https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pathfinder/eic-pathfinder-challenges-2026_en",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Challenges include energy-harvesting materials, biotechnology for healthy ageing and DeepRAP cognitive AI. A generic drone integration project does not automatically meet a scientific challenge.",
      "limit": "Scientific scope requires substantive fit."
    },
    {
      "id": "S56",
      "url": "https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pathfinder_en",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Open deadline12May2026 passed; Challenges deadline28Oct2026. Earliest-stage breakthrough research, not ordinary marketplace development. Future calls require fresh confirmation.",
      "limit": "Open deadline passed; Challenges topic-specific."
    },
    {
      "id": "S57",
      "url": "https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-transition_en",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Deadline16Sep2026. Requires results from eligible prior projects at specified maturity; grants up to EUR2.5m. Canopy has not demonstrated qualifying results or rights.",
      "limit": "Prior eligible research results required; not evidenced."
    },
    {
      "id": "S58",
      "url": "https://www.eurekanetwork.org/programmes-and-calls/eurostars/eurostars-call-for-projects-september-2026/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Closed. Innovative SME-led international collaboration with exclusive civil focus and national rules. Bulgaria section lists EUR200000 cap subject to national process; UK requires an active entity registered at least12months. No next call date or Canopy award assumed.",
      "limit": "Deadline passed; national entity and civil-focus conditions."
    },
    {
      "id": "S59",
      "url": "https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2467/overview/3ac02a1d-68e5-460b-bddb-0ecacdabfb00",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "Closed. Included UAS; excluded counter-UAS. Required system-level TRL5+, UK customer/operator and an integrated project. A secondary summary misleadingly excluded UAS generally; official scope controls. Not an available award for Canopy.",
      "limit": "Official call includes UAS and excludes counter-UAS; closed."
    },
    {
      "id": "S60",
      "url": "https://mavlink.io/en/services/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Existing mission, command, camera, gimbal and other interoperability services. A protocol standard does not establish every implementation or command as compatible.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S61",
      "url": "https://mavsdk.mavlink.io/main/en/faq.html",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "scope_clarified",
      "evidence": "Primarily optimised/tested for PX4, with growing ArduPilot support and documented protocol differences. Do not infer universal flight-stack compatibility from MAVLink support.",
      "limit": "Implementation differences explicitly prevent universal compatibility claim."
    },
    {
      "id": "S62",
      "url": "https://developer.dji.com/cloud-api/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Third-party cloud interfaces using MQTT, HTTPS and WebSocket; lists supported enterprise aircraft/docks. Candidate adapter route, not every DJI drone or a completed Canopy integration.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S63",
      "url": "https://developer.dji.com/payload-sdk/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Payload ecosystem for listed flight platforms; showcases gas monitoring and mapping. Additional sensing is an existing category. Physical/electrical compatibility, SDK scope and approval require configuration-specific validation.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S64",
      "url": "https://auterion.com/product/skynode-x/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "vendor_claim_only",
      "evidence": "Vehicle/payload control, fleet tools, custom apps and payload integration already offered. Open-platform and payload-integration concepts are not greenfield; no claimed Canopy compatibility or partnership.",
      "limit": "Confirms a public supplier offering or statement, not audited performance, demand or Canopy partnership."
    },
    {
      "id": "S65",
      "url": "https://docs.auterion.com/hardware-integration/skynode/peripherals/pixhawk-payload-bus",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "Documents an existing payload interface and adapter board. A supported physical interface does not confer universal fit or operating approval.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    },
    {
      "id": "S66",
      "url": "https://www.caa.co.uk/newsroom/news/infrastructure-inspections-with-drones-made-easier-under-new-rules/",
      "checked": "2026-09-15",
      "status": "confirmed_as_published",
      "evidence": "CAA describes infrastructure inspection development and sees.ai working with National Grid. UK market is occupied. This announcement is not a transferable operator permission; check the current applicable CAA route.",
      "limit": "Publication reviewed; not independent validation of Canopy demand, eligibility or implementation."
    }
  ]
}