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Intro to Forest Health Quantification Using RPAS
XRPA 1200

Fundamentals of Relevant Sensors and Flight Planning XRPA 1200

Intro to Forest Health Quantification Using RPAS Course

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Course Overview

This course introduces students to practical and thoeretical skills on how to carryout a proper site survey and provides the basics of how to mission plan a drone flight. EMR theory is reviewed and the basics of passive remote sensors are discussed. This leads to an overview of applications of multi-spectral and thermal sensors with a goal of setting up a sensor for image acquisition.

Prerequisite(s)

No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

0.5

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify the main components of a site survey.
Use the appropriate software applications to help conduct a site survey.
Design a flight plan for the successful acquisition of multi-spectral imagery of a forest stand.
Understand electro-magnetic radiation theory as it pertains to cameras and sensors.
Differentiate between passive and active sensorsDescribe characteristics common to multi-spectral sensors.
Recall Air photo basics.
Understand how multi-spectral and thermal sensors are applied in industry for a variety of uses.
Differentiate between non-radiometric and radiometric thermal images.
Recall NDVI equation and applications.
Demonstrate the ability to correctly setup a multi-spectral and thermal sensor in preparation for image capture.
Configure multispectral sensor and apply mission planning techniques to capture a sample dataset.

Effective as of Winter 2022

Related Programs

Fundamentals of Relevant Sensors and Flight Planning (XRPA 1200) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Construction and the Environment

Drone Applications for Environmental Risk Assessment
Microcredential Part-time
Introduction to Forest Health Quantification with RPAS
Microcredential Part-time

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