2020-2021 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

UAS 215 - UAS Mapping Systems


Description: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) concepts of operation in creation of high-resolution photo maps for decision making. Includes theory of data collection, concepts in photogrammetry, flight planning, photomapping software operation, and operation of Geographical Information System (GIS) software. Interpretation and manipulation of visual imagery, multispectral imagery, and digital surface models.

Prerequisites: UAS 120 .

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
  1. Photogrammetry theory
  2. Photomap mission planning
  3. Photomapping collection procedures
  4. Photomapping software operation
  5. GIS software operation
  6. Multispectral imagery, Normalized Differential Vegetation Indices (NDVI)
  7. Digital Surface Models (DSM)

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Describe how photogrammetric maps are created. (1)
  2. Plan a photogrammetry mission with sufficient coverage. (2)
  3. Explain the field procedures for collecting photogrammetric data. (3)
  4. Create and export an orthomosaic using photogrammetry software. (4)
  5. Import an orthomosaic into a GIS software program and extract layers of data. (5)
  6. Create orthomosaics using multispectral images and convert to NDVI. (6)
  7. Create and export DSMs; import DSMs into a GIS program and apply an elevation scale. (7)