sUAS Flight and Planning

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and application in geospatial technologies through flight collection and computer-based processing tools, including sUAS and geographic information systems. Students will study the fundamentals of sUAS components, flight planning, regulations, flight operations, equipment selection, weather conditions, flight management, data collection, data processing, quality controls for data, flight records, and incident reporting. Applications include emergency response, agricultural management, site analysis, volume measurement, and structural assessment.