Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 5:00 pm
Introductions
FAA Commercial UAS Regulations
Purpose
Commercial/recreational UAS
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot License
How to obtain a license
Part 107 rules
Resources to comply with 107
Resources to prepare for test
Locations for testing
LAANC, waivers, and COA
Best practices for waiver approval
Airspace
Airport traffic
Aviation weather
Liability
Overview of Aerial Mapping Technologies
Manned aircraft vs. unmanned
UAS photogrammetry
LiDAR
Photogrammetry vs. LiDAR
UAS Photogrammetry
What can I expect to achieve using UAS photogrammetry?
Strengths and weaknesses of UAS photogrammetry
Best practices for achieving good deliverables
UAS Platforms
Strengths and weaknesses of UAS platforms
Fixed wing
Rotorcraft
Mapping Using UAS
GPS Equipment – understanding consumer, RTK, and PPK
Ground control points
Preflight planning
Flight mapping software
Flight operations and considerations
Post-flight review
Post Processing Software Applications
Application overview
Post processing in cloud vs. local hardware
Photogrammetry Demonstration/Case Study
Pix4D interactive demonstration
Data Use Cases
Traditional vs point cloud
Camera angles
Hybrid method to achieve the highest quality deliverable
Quality control and assurance of data
Credits
Professional Engineers,Professional Land Surveyors
& Geologists
7.0 Continuing Education Hours*
* CE is not required in Colorado
Continuing Education Credit Information
This course is open to the public and offers 7.0 continuing education hours/PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Continuing education is not required to maintain a license in Colorado.
This seminar offers 7.0 continuing education hours/PDHs to professional land surveys in most states. HalfMoon Education has not sought approval from states that require preapproval of continuing education courses. Continuing education is not required to maintain a license in Colorado.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers licensed in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved CE provider for engineers and land surveyors licensed in New York.
This event offers 7.0 non-credit continuing education hours to geologists.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Paul Wheeler, AIA, NCARB, LEED Certified
Principal Architect at Farnsworth GroupMr. Wheeler manages architectural services for Farnsworth’s Springfield, Ill. office. He has served as project manager and design architect on a multitude of projects in both the public and private sectors. His 30+ years of experience as a registered architect have helped him hone his design sense and given him a wealth of experience to draw from for each new project he takes on.