Unmanned Aircraft Applications for Engineers Seminar
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Overview of Unmanned Aircraft Technologies
Manned aircraft vs. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
UAS platforms: fixed wing and rotorcraft
UAS photogrammetry
UAS LiDAR
Commercial UAS Applications
Agriculture
Architecture and construction
Engineering
Environmental monitoring and compliance
Defense and public safety
Marketing, media and public relations
Infrastructure development and maintenance
Mapping Using UAS
Software set-up
Preflight planning
Flight operations and considerations
Post-processing
Structural Inspections Using UAS
Civil Engineering Applications for UAS
Site inspection and site work
Construction progress monitoring
3D modeling
FAA Commercial UAS Regulations
Commercial/recreational UAS
Remote pilot requirements
UAS requirements
Airspace requirements
Operating rules
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing education hours to engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Virginia.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire program. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Mark D. Jones, P.E.
Principal at Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLCMr. 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 USAF and continues his Masters education locally through Penn State. Additionally, he is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona and Georgia.