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  "use_case_id": "drone-search-lost-pet",
  "use_case": "Lost pet search by drone",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "search",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 200,
    "high": 375,
    "currency": "USD",
    "based_on": 7
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches US.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 search.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
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      "kind": "benchmark",
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        "low": 200,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
      },
      "region": "US-AL",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.iron-sight-imagery.com/animal-search",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 200,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "2-hour thermal drone pet/livestock search, extended $100/hour (Northstar Drone Solutions, Michigan)",
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        "low": 250,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
      },
      "region": "US-MI",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.northstardronesolutions.com/pet-livestock-recovery",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
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        "low": 250,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Two-hour minimum drone search, travel $95/hour extra (NorCal Lost Pet Recovery, Vacaville CA)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 350,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
      },
      "region": "US-CA",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.norcallostpet.com/fees",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
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        "low": 350,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
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        "low": 200,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
      },
      "region": "US-AL",
      "region_match": "country",
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      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
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        "low": 200,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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    },
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      "kind": "provider_published",
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        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
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        "high": null,
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      },
      "used_in_range": true
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      "kind": "provider_published",
      "provider_id": "northstar-drone-solutions",
      "description": "2-hour thermal drone pet/livestock search; extended search $100/hour; mileage fees may apply beyond 65 driving miles of Pinconning, MI",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 250,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
      },
      "region": "US-MI",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.northstardronesolutions.com/pet-livestock-recovery",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
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        "low": 250,
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      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "provider_published",
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        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per search"
      },
      "region": "US-CA",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.norcallostpet.com/fees",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
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        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
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  "fx_date": "2026-10-26"
}