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)