UAS Practicum
Just one prereq: SUR 4501C/6502C Foundations of UAS Mapping.
Preliminary schedule and grading rubric:
Practicum dates: May 2nd to 13th, 2022, M-F, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day. Field days may potentially start earlier and extend later. Out-of-class time group work is normal.
3-4 student groups of 3-5 students each.
Topic: Training and Photogrammetry at various sites near Gainesville
Monday 2nd: Overview of drone hardware and software. Drone mission planning and flight experience. (lecture, lab, and field)
Tuesday 3rd: Objectives overview. Mission planning and analyses development. Presentations of missions and approach. (per group)
Wednesday 4th: Data collection (Visual drones – led by 4 separate student groups at 4 different locations). Overnight Pix4D processing.
Thursday 5th: Data analysis and interpretation
Friday 6th: Deliverable development (report and presentation). Give PPT presentations to class. (15 minutes each)
Topic: Lidar at SeaHorse Key
Monday 9th: Objectives overview. Methods and approach development (per group).
Tuesday 10th: Field data collection at Cedar Key, Seahorse Key (Drone Lidar + Visual). Eben processes data overnight.
Wednesday 11th: Data analysis and interpretation.
Thursday 12th: Deliverable development (report and presentation).
Friday 13th: Give PPT presentations to class. (15 minutes each). Poster development. Poster competition.
Grade:
40% attendance throughout entire course (e.g., collaboration in group projects) and positive attitude.
20% reports (10% each).
20% presentations (10% each).
20% poster (10% poster, 10% presentation).
Just one prereq: SUR 4501C/6502C Foundations of UAS Mapping.
Preliminary schedule and grading rubric:
Practicum dates: May 2nd to 13th, 2022, M-F, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day. Field days may potentially start earlier and extend later. Out-of-class time group work is normal.
3-4 student groups of 3-5 students each.
Topic: Training and Photogrammetry at various sites near Gainesville
Monday 2nd: Overview of drone hardware and software. Drone mission planning and flight experience. (lecture, lab, and field)
Tuesday 3rd: Objectives overview. Mission planning and analyses development. Presentations of missions and approach. (per group)
Wednesday 4th: Data collection (Visual drones – led by 4 separate student groups at 4 different locations). Overnight Pix4D processing.
Thursday 5th: Data analysis and interpretation
Friday 6th: Deliverable development (report and presentation). Give PPT presentations to class. (15 minutes each)
Topic: Lidar at SeaHorse Key
Monday 9th: Objectives overview. Methods and approach development (per group).
Tuesday 10th: Field data collection at Cedar Key, Seahorse Key (Drone Lidar + Visual). Eben processes data overnight.
Wednesday 11th: Data analysis and interpretation.
Thursday 12th: Deliverable development (report and presentation).
Friday 13th: Give PPT presentations to class. (15 minutes each). Poster development. Poster competition.
Grade:
40% attendance throughout entire course (e.g., collaboration in group projects) and positive attitude.
20% reports (10% each).
20% presentations (10% each).
20% poster (10% poster, 10% presentation).
