Agenda

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Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures       Day One
Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm CST (including a 15-min. break)

Presented by
Mark D. Jones P.E. Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC

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

 

Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures       Day Two
Friday, January 29, 2021 | 8:30 am – 12:15 pm CST (including a 15-min. break)

Post Processing – Software Applications
Basic data requirements
Computer hardware
• Commercial software applications
• Pix4D DroneDeploy
• 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

 

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
6.5 PDHs

Professional Land Surveyors:
6.5 PDHs (pending in Tennessee)

 

Continuing Education Credit Information
These webinars are open to the public. They qualify for professional engineer
continuing education/professional development hours in all states. They qualify for
professional land surveyor continuing education/professional development hours in
most states. Please check each course listing for the number of hours available.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in
Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New
Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education provider for
engineers and land surveyors licensed in New York via its registration with the
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the
Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69-1.5(i)(2)).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors
licensed in Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, North Carolina (S-0130), and
North Dakota. Courses for Texas land surveyors are no longer subject to preapproval.
Course approvals are applied for and pending for all the courses for Tennessee
land surveyors and New Jersey land surveyors for Metes and Bounds Land Description
Workshop and Determining Land Ownership and Access Rights.

Course completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete the
webinar in its entirety, respond to all the verification prompts during the instruction,
and earn a score of 80% on the quiz that follows the instruction (multiple attempts
allowed).

Speakers

Mark D. Jones, P.E.

Principal at Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC

Mr. 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.