Aerial Mapping – Technologies and Procedures
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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 – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Aerial Mapping Program Overview
UAS-Drone Platforms
Types of UAS/sUAS platforms
Uses of drone technology
Cameras
UAS costs
UAS Mapping Principles
General aerial photography
Ortho-photos
Photogrammetry
Terrain modeling
3D models
LiDAR point clouds and scanning
GIS dataset acquisition
History and Development of the UAS Platforms
UAS Photogrammetry – Principles and Procedures
Photogrammetry basics
GPS and coordinate systems
Data georeferencing
Survey control
Data acquisition
Post processing and adjustments
Post Processing – Software Applications
Basic data requirements
Computer hardware
Commercial software applications
Pix4D
DroneDeploy
AutoDesk
Others
Demonstration of Small Photogrammetry Project
Live demonstration of a small project using Pix4
DFAA Commercial UAS Regulations
Commercial use activities
FAA Part 107 licensing requirements
Flight regulations for UAS
Airspace restrictions
FAA Knowledge Test – General Overview
Primer on the FAA Part 107 knowledge test
Knowledge test areas of study
Do I need to be a pilot?
General do’s and don’ts of UAS operations
Commercial operator liability considerations
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 Maryland Category A PDHs
Professional Land Surveyors
6.5 Maryland CPC Units
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 Category A PDHs to Maryland professional engineers and 6.5 CPC Units to Maryland land surveyors. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for both engineers and land surveyors. Individual courses are not subject to preapproval.
Engineers and land surveyors seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility, or contact HalfMoon Education for assistance.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for professional land surveyors and engineers in Indiana, Louisiana, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is also an approved education provider for Florida and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).
Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar formost individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Mark D. Jones, P.E.
Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PAMr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.
