Aerial Mapping with UAS and Drones
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Harrisburg, PA or Online | Tuesday, June 6,2023
8:30 am – 4:20 pm EDT
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
- 3D Models
- Terrain modeling
- 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
- Drone Deploy
- Auto Desk
- 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
Webinar Instructions
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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
6.5 PDHs
Land Surveyors:
6.5 PDHs
Landscape Architects:
Pending
LA CES:
Pending
Continuing Education Credit Information
Aerial Mapping with UAS and Drones
This seminar and webcast are open to the public and are designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in Pennsylvania. This course is designed to qualify for 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in Pennsylvania; approval by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System is currently pending.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved HalfMoon Education as a provider of continuing education. This course has been submitted for LA CES approval and is currently pending. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
Visit this course listing at www.halfmoonseminars.org for updates on pending credits. Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
On-Demand Credits
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request:
6.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
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.