Drones for Data Capture (Beginner) Workshop Join us for this two-day workshop at the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve in California. Your course fee includes meals and basic accommodations for the day and a half class. Course participation is limited to 16.
WHERE: Blue Oak Ranch Reserve WHEN: October 3-4, 2016 COST: $295 plus PayPal fees. (+ $8.86) APPLY HERE: http://www.cloudd8ta.com/training/ CLASS SIZE: 16 students WORKSHOP SUMMARY: The Drones for Data Capture Workshop has been built from best practices and is designed to provide essential aeronautical information and skills to use drones for aerial photography, videography, mapping and data capture specifically geared towards environmental scientists. No prior drone experience required and drones are provided for use during the course. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: - Safety concerns, laws and ethics related to drones - Drone hardware and mechanics - Flight dynamics - Preflight checklists - Safely fly and land a drone (using Parrot Bebop 2) - Plan autonomous missions. - Use the Pix4D Capture app for nadir, oblique and free flight missions. - Pix4D Mapper basics for creating orthomosaics and 3D models. IN-HOUSE TRAINING OPTIONS? Contact me ([email protected]) if you are interested in a drone workshop for your lab group or department.
