Schedule
Schedule will be adjusted as needed during the semester.
Aug. 19 | Introduction to the Course
Aug. 19-23 | Topic 1: UAS Basics
1A. Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Mon: Lecture
- Wed: Work on assingment 1A in class
- Assignment 1A: prepare presentation on UAS applications
Assignment Due Date: Aug. 28
Aug. 26-30 | Topic 1: UAS Basics
1B. Rules and regulations for UAS operations
- Mon: Lecture
- Wed: Student presentations of UAS applications
- Assignment: 1B UAS Rule Part 107 test subset
Assignment Due Date: Sep. 4
Sep. 2-6 | Topic 3: UAS Flight Planning (Revised)
- Mon: Labor Day - No Class
- Wed: Lecture
Assignment Due Date: Sep. 25
Sep. 9 | Pre-Proposal Due
- Submit brief Idea to the project discussions forum
Assignment Due Date: Sep. 9
Sep. 9-13 | Topic 2: Structure from Motion (Revised)
2A. From images to 3D models: Photogrammetry and Structure from Motion concepts
- Mon: Lecture
- Wed: Assignment 2A: 3D models from indoor photos
- Project: submit proposal
Assignment Due Date: Sep. 30
Sep. 16-20 | UAS FLIGHT
- Mon: Assignment 3. UAS flight planning
- Wed: (UAS Flight @ 10:15 am)
- Meeting point: Mid Pines Road, Raleigh; 35.727104, -78.696173
- Project: Data acquisition
Assignment Due Date: Sep. 25
Sep. 23-27 | Topic 2: Structure from Motion
- Mon: Lecture
- Wed: In Class Assignment - Processing with AGISOFT Photoscan
Assignment Due Date: Sep. 30
Sep. 30 - Oct. 4 | Topic 4: Geospatial Analytics
4A. Analysis of UAS data processing results
- Mon: Lecture
- Wed: In Class Assignments
Assignment Due Date: Oct. 23
Oct. 7-11 | Topic 4: Geospatial Analytics
- Mon: Lecture
- Wed: In Class Assignments
- Project: Data processing
Assignment Due Date: Oct. 23
Oct. 14-18 | Fall Break - Guest Speaker
- Mon: Fall break - (No Class)
- Wed: Guest speaker: Canceled
- Project: Data processing
Assignment Due Date: Oct. 23
Oct. 21-25 | Topic 5: Advanced Analytics
5A. UAS and Lidar Data: Comparison, Fusion and Analysis
- Mon: Lecture 5A
- Wed: Dr. William Reckling (LinkedIn)
- Project: Workflow development and testing
Assignment Due Date: Nov. 13
Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 | Topic 5: Advanced Analytics
5B. Analysis of Multitemporal UAS Data and its Applications
Assignment Due Date: Nov. 13
Nov. 4-8 | Topic 5: Advanced Analytics
5B. Analysis of Multitemporal UAS Data and its Applications
Assignment Due Date: Nov. 13
Nov. 11-15 | Topic 6: UAS-based Change Detection
6A. Change Detection with UAS Data
- Mon: Lecture 6A
- Wed: Assignment 6A: UAS Image Classification
- Project: Perform analysis and/or modeling
Assignment Due Date: Nov. 20
Nov. 18-22 | Guest Speaker & Project help sessions
- Mon: Guest Speaker: Mitchell DuRant - Cypress Creek Renewables (LinkedIn)
- Wed: Project help session
Assignment Due Date: Dec. 4
Nov. 25-29 | Thanksgiving break: No Class
- Work on project: visualize results, work on presentation
- Project presentation and paper requirements, final project titles
Dec. 2-6 | Project presentations (See the requirements and project titles)
- DE section: To record your presentation, use Open Broadcaster Software (tutorial), MS Powerpoint, Libre Office, or any other software with similar recording functionality.
- Upload the presentation to Moodle or, if the file is too big, upload your file to Google drive and share it with the instructors.
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Please keep the presentation to 10 minutes and name your file
LastnameFirstname_Presentation.avi,LastnameFirstname_Presentation.pptx(or whatever format you use). - Recorded presentations are due Dec. 4.
Assignment Due Date: Dec. 4
Dec. 9-13 | Finish project paper and upload it to Moodle as a pdf file LastnameFirstname_Paper.pdf
- For archiving purposes also submit a complete coursework in a ZIP file
- The ZIP file should include: project paper, presentation slides, and all homework papers
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Upload your work as a single ZIP file
LastnameFirstname.zipto your Google drive and share it with the instructors.
Assignment Due Date: Dec. 9
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