Drone Mapping & GIS

Catalog description

UAS (Uncrewed Aerial System or Drone) technology offers advantages and opportunities in a wide variety of careers and applications including surveying, infrastructure inspection and engineering, public safety, real estate, media and entertainment, science, forestry, geology, agriculture, urban planning, and many other civic fields. This intermediate-level GIS course focuses on learning the foundations of data collection and data creation through the applied use of drones for mapping and GIS analytics. Students will learn the flight safety and regulation standards of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), mission planning, photogrammetry, and applications of drone data in ArcGIS Pro software. These conceptual skills are applied to hands-on training and UAS flight experience gained through course projects. Prerequisite: GIST 273 or consent from instructor.