FES 704a Schedule
Schedule - Fall 2021
Week 1 (Sep 1) |
* Course introduction, organization meeting & finalizing class meeting time * Reading and discussion assignments |
Week 2 (Sep 8) |
+ Fundamentals of drone remote sensing and photogrammetry + Introduction to Agisoft Photoscan |
Week 3 (Sep 15) |
* Literature critique: georeferencing, radiometric correction * Discussion on project ideas |
Week 4 (Sep 22) |
+ Case studies using Pix4D drone software – William Hawkins, Pix4D, Switzerland + Open source software (CloudCompare, OpenDroneMap) + Planning of flight missions |
Week 5 (Sep 29) |
* UAV-borne sensing of field crop traits - can we assess what we do not see? – Ittai Herrmann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel * Literature critique: Atmosphere, Urban Studies, Hydrology |
Week 6 (Oct 6) |
+ The use of drones in forestry – Guillermo Castilla, Canadian Forest Service + Literature critique: Hydrology, Forestry + Update on mission planning |
Week 7 (Oct 13) |
* Non-profit case study – Rebecca Lehman, DroneDeploy * Literature critique: Agriculture, Plant Identification * Finalizing flight mission plan |
Week 8 (Oct 27) |
+ Precision agriculture – Justyna Jeziorska, North Carolina State University + Update on student projects |
Week 9 (Nov 3) |
* Archaeological mapping – Chad Hill, University of Pennsylvania * Update on student projects |
Week 10 (Nov 10) |
+ Update on student projects |
Week 11 (Nov 17) |
* Update on student projects |
Week 12 (Dec 1) |
+ Student project presentation |
Week 13 (Dec 8) |
* Student project presentation (continued) |