Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and 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 – 4:00 pm
Overview of Aerial Mapping Technologies and Standards
J. Hupy
UAS/Drone Technology: A Brief History leading to where we are today
Platforms
Cameras and Sensors
Commercial vs. Hobby UAS platforms
Commercial UAS Applications
J. Hupy, P. Menet
Agriculture
Architecture and Construction
Engineering
Environmental Monitoring and Compliance
Defense and Public Safety
Marketing, Media, and Public Relations.
Infrastructure Development and Maintenance
UAS Field Data Capture
J. Hupy
Coordinate Systems and Datums
Ground Control Concepts
• Survey grade vs. Mapping Grade GPS
• PPK vs. RTK
• Number of points to lay out
• Ground Control Points vs. Check Points
Flight Planning
Data Acquisition
Post Processing
UAS Mapping Principles and Data Processing Fundamentals
J. Hupy
UAS Photogrammetric Software
• Common Applications: Pix4D, AgiSoft, Bentley, Autodesk
• Cloud Based Processing: Drone Deploy, Atlas, Pix4D
• Pros and Cons of each
Typical post processing outputsIntegration into CAD and Geographic Information Systems Software
• Open Source and Ala Carte GIS as solution to dilemma
UAS Value Added Data Analysis
FAA Regulations
P. Menet
How does the FAA define commercial drone use
Remote Pilot Requirements
Airspace requirements
Operating Rules
Stepping into the UAS World
J. Hupy, P. Menet
Keeping up with UAS Technological Innovations
• Platforms
• Sensors
• Sense and Avoid Technology
• Drone in a Box
• Manual vs. Fully autonomous flight
Getting Operators 107 compliant and trained
Integrating UAS into your operation
• Full time employees doing UAS
• Contracting out UAS services
• Insurance
Questions and Discussion
Credits
This seminar offers 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers and land surveyors.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Illinois.
This course also offers 6.0 PDHs to professional land surveyors in most states, including Illinois. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Illinois.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for professional land surveyors and engineers in Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, 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 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
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.
