This course applies all of the theory and skills taught in the first two GUAS courses through hands-on field-based experience. Students will be responsible for planning and executing sUAS flight plans. They will spend their time in the field at FAA-approved flight sites to demonstrate live operation of sUAS platforms. This course follows up with what was introduced to the students in GUAS 2371, 2372, GISC 1311, 2420 and 1421. preflight plans, Navigation Plans using selected software, Maintain Flight Logs, Post Flight Reporting, UAS and associated equipment maintenance schedules, data acquisition, post processing analysis, and dissemination of data as cartographic mapping, reports and findings. flight dynamics, navigation and control, payload integration.

Apply the fundamentals of mapping learned as it applies with small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (soaps) using digital imaging sensors to produce high resolution, spatially accurate 2D and 3D geospatial data products. The course will cover the full spectrum of UAS mapping from survey design to data processing to product assessment. Students will demonstrate the principles of UAS data acquisition for photogrammetric purposes including spatial referencing and establishment of ground control. Industry relevant commercial software will be utilized to process image sequences and derive planimetric maps, reflectance products, and 3D models of the terrain. The students will demonstrate the application of analysis workflows to assess the spatial fidelity of derived data products to optimize results for client needs. Techniques learned in this course can be applied to a variety of geospatial applications and various examples will be presented.