UAS 230 UAS Data Acquisition and Analysis

This course provides training in Pix4D or Agisoft, and QGIS, industry-standard GIS rendering and processing programs which allow for orthomosaic and 3D modeling/multispectral outputs from UAV images. This class is project-based, and serves to train students with these software systems.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to the UAS program

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Utilize industry standard photogrammetry, aerial mapping, and Geospatial Information Science software

2. Generate professional mapping projects from drone derived data

3. Adhere to data processing laws and regulations surrounding surveying and photogrammetry and the related professions

4. Use Ground Control Point and Real-Time Kinematics, Global Position System data in orthographic and image processing software

5. Produce 3D models of terrain, structures, and objects