• Understand drone flight mechanics and safety regulations
• Master mission planning for mapping and inspections
• Process aerial imagery using Pix4D or Agisoft Metashape
• Extract topographic data, contours, and volume measurements
• Create stunning 3D site visualizations from drone data
What you'll learn
- Master drone flight safety and regulations
- Plan autonomous flight missions for mapping
- Execute precision field data collection
- Process imagery into 3D point clouds and meshes
- Generate high-accuracy 2D Orthomosaics (Maps)
- Perform volumetric analysis and inspection using UAV data
Requirements
- No prior drone experience needed
- Good computer for data processing
- Must be physically able to attend field sessions
Who this course is for
- Surveyors
- Construction Managers
- Real Estate Professionals
- Aspiring Commercial Pilots
Course Content
Description
Drone technology is revolutionizing surveying and inspection. This course covers the entire workflow—from flight planning and laws to photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction.
Learn to pilot safely and process thousands of aerial photos into orthomosaics, point clouds, and 3D meshes for industrial applications.
Learning Outcomes
Requirements
• Basic computer literacy
• Understanding of basic photography helpful but not required
• Drone not required for enrollment (data provided)
• Understanding of basic photography helpful but not required
• Drone not required for enrollment (data provided)
Target Audience
Surveyors, Agriculture specialists, Construction site managers, and Aerial photographers.
Instructor
Admin User
Experienced instructor
