Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures
DISCLAIMER
Before undertaking any on-demand effort, you should review the rules of your licensing/certifying entity.
It’s your responsibility to determine whether this on-demand course meets your continuing education requirements.
You must take and pass a quiz to receive credit. You can take the quiz as many times as needed and there is no time limit on the quiz.
Once the quiz is completed, you will be asked to download your certificate.
**Any on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Streamable MP4/PDF
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Please note, if you attempt to resume watching the video on a separate device, your progress will not be saved.
Click the link which appears at the end of the video to be taken to the course quiz.
You will have unlimited access to the on-demand video recording, and it will never expire.
**Any streamable on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
USB MP4/PDF
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The link to the quiz will be available in a PDF in your USB drive marked QUIZ.
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Please contact HalfMoon Education if you have any questions during the process of taking this course. (715) 835-5900 or qchapman@halfmoonseminars.org
**Any USB on-demand programs that qualify for LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
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
Utah Department of Transportation
Mr. Wheeler is the Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Manager at the Utah Department of Transportation. He is an instrument-rated pilot and serves on multiple national committees to help foster innovation through the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). He was named one of the top seven drone visionaries in civil infrastructure by Commercial UAV Expo and is an internationally recognized speaker and innovator for UAS technologies.