651-4280-00L Application of Small Drones for Geological Data Acquisition
Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
Lecturers | M. Ziegler |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | Number of participants limited to 10. |
Courses
Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
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651-4280-00 G | Application of Small Drones for Geological Data Acquisition Block course taking place on: Theory: 3 August 2021 Practical: 4-5 August 2021 | 15s hrs |
| M. Ziegler |
Catalogue data
Abstract | Remote sensing data from unmanned airborne platforms are increasingly used in industry, public sector, and science. Geological applications include but are not limited to high-resolution photographic images, photogrammetric 2.5D modelling, spectral imaging, or laserscanning. The course will teach the necessary skills to plan, setup, and carry out drone flights for photogrammetric data acquisition. |
Objective | The major goal of this workshop is to teach the student the necessary details to plan and carry out a safe and successful UAV flight in typcial geological outdoor environments. At the end of the course the student should be familiar with the important aspects of flight planning and UAV (copter system) operation. Successful course participation, including practical training and a case study report, will allow the student to use the Earth Science Department's drone system for her or his MSc project. |
Content | The course contains a theoretical and a practical part. The theory part includes: - Regulations on operating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Switzerland and abroad - Drone systems and capabilities - Introduction in photogrammetric data processing - UAV flight planning for copter systems - Procedure to deploy the drone in your project The practical part includes: - UAV flight planning (for flights at a test location, for the student's field area / case study) - Manual and (semi)automated UAV flights |
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
ECTS credits | 1 credit |
Examiners | M. Ziegler |
Type | graded semester performance |
Language of examination | English |
Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Additional information on mode of examination | Successful course participation, including practical training and a case study report. |
Learning materials
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Groups
No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
Places | 10 at the most |
Priority | Registration for the course unit is until 12.02.2021 only possible for the primary target group |
Primary target group | Earth Sciences MSc (660000) |
Waiting list | until 19.04.2021 |
End of registration period | Registration only possible until 26.04.2021 |
Offered in
Programme | Section | Type | |
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Doctoral Department of Earth Sciences | Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Courses | W | |
Earth Sciences Master | Electives | W |