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/s
UAS platforms
Uses of drone technology
CamerasUAS 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 contro
lData acquisition
Post processing and adjustments
Post Processing – Software Applications
Basic data requirements
Computer hardware
Commercial software applications
Pix4D Drone
Deploy
AutoDesk
Others
Demonstration of Small Photogrammetry Project
Live demonstration of a small project using Pix4D
FAA 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
This continuing education seminar
provides 6.5 PDHs to professional land
surveyors, engineers and geologists
Continuing Education Credit InformationT
his seminar is open to the public and provides 6.5 PDHs to professional land surveyors, engineers, and geologists in most states, including Pennsylvania. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Pennsylvania.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers and land surveyors in Indiana, Maryland, New York (NYSED No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for engineers in Florida and New Jersey (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.
