Objective

This is a 3-day intensive course that covers all aspects of professional map drone operation, from mission planning to final map. Participants will learn both the theory and practice of the UAV mapping operation and participate in a group exercise to examine real-life case scenarios.

Equipment

Participants must have the following personal equipment for the training:

A Windows laptop with the following software preinstalled Google Earth Pro, Cloud compares and QGIS

Introductions

Introduction to the use of GIS for analyzing drone data

• Geographic Information Systems principles
• Use cases for drone data

GIS software

• GIS basics
• Installing software
• Raster, Vector, 3D
• File formats
• Geographic projection

Data visualization (hands on)

• Build pyramids
• Raster and vector overlay
• 3D datasets

Data cleanup and conversion (hands on)

• Conversion format

○ Compressed format

○ Web format

○ KML

○ GeoJSON

• Project & Re-projection
• Sharing drone data
• ArcGIs Online
• Story maps

Analyzing data 1: data derivatives

• Vector
• Field
• Indexes

Analyzing data 2: introduction to advanced analysis

• Image segmentation

○ Pixel based

○ Object based

• Building you classifier? What tools to use?

Give your client an action item

• What is an action item?
• Actionable items per sector

Duration of Training:

4 days of training (2 days Theory & 2 days Practice)