PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
September 2018
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Part 1: High Precision Mapping by Drones –
An Introduction (8 AM – 12:15 PM)
1. Mapping Frames of Reference (Datums) - Mostafa
• Datum Definition (Traditional vs. Modern)
• Ellipsoid vs. Geoid vs. MSL
• Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed Systems
• NAD83, WGS84, ITRF, NATRF
• ITRS vs. ITRF
• The Geoid: NAVD88, EGM96 vs. EGM2008
• Map Projections – UTM, State Plane Mapping
2. Errors and Statistical Measures in the
Mapping Profession - Abdullah
• Measurements and Errors
• Error Characterization
• Biases and Blunders
• Random Errors and the Gaussian Curve
• Accuracy and Precision
3. Photogrammetry Concepts - Schuckman
• Photogrammetric Sensors, platforms, and applications
• Standard Mapping Products
• Geometric Resolution
• Radiometric Resolution
• Image Georeferencing
– Aerial Triangulation
– Structure from Motion
– PPK – Assisted Aerial Triangulation
– DG – Direct Georeferencing
– ISO – Integrated Sensor Orientation
• Photogrammetric Data Accuracy Assessment
4. Lidar Concepts - Schuckman
• Definitions
• Lidar Sensors, platforms and applications
• Lidar-derived mapping products
• Calibration in Lidar
• Lidar data georeferencing
• Lidar accuracy assessment
5. Real World Examples - Mostafa
• Photogrammetric Data workflow
• Lidar data workflow
• Data processing and Analysis
• Quality Control
• Product Delivery
Part 2: High Precision Mapping by Drones –
Operations and Best Practices (1:15 PM - 5:30 PM)
6. GNSS Introduction - Mostafa
• GNSS Worldwide systems (GPS, GLONASS,
Galileo, Beidou)
• GNSS Satellite Positioning – How does it work
• The Measurement Domain vs. Positioning domain
• GPS Error sources
• Error Modeling, elimination, and/or reduction
• GPS Achievable Accuracy using different Mechanisms
• PPK vs. RTK GNSS
• Alternatives to GPS Base Stations - Examples
– CORS, OPUS, GEONET, CSRS, and ARGN
7. Inertial Navigation - Mostafa
• Rigid Body Motion
• Inertial Sensors
• Inertial Navigation Mechanization
• Coordinate Frames of Reference
• GNSS and Inertial Integration
8. System Integration - Mostafa
• System Integration for positioning,
navigation, imaging, & Lidar
• Lidar vs. Photogrammetry
• System integration for rapid response vs. mapping
• Time Synchronization
• Calibration in Multi-Sensor Systems
9. Best Practices – Mostafa/Stallings
• Requirement Identification
• User Needs Assessment
• Planning Considerations
• Site setup
• Datums Implications
• Base Stations, GCP, Check points, etc.
• Mission Planning
• Data Acquisition
• QA vs. QC
• Pre-mission QC
• Post-mission QC
• Pre-Processing QC
• Data Processing best practice
• Post-processing QC
• Map Product Delivery
2018 ASPRS UAS Symposium
at Commercial UAV Expo
The Westgate, Las Vegas, NV
October 4, 2018
Attendees of the Commercial UAV Expo are invited to join ASPRS for
additional in-depth technical symposium. Registration at Commercial UAV
Expo is required; the ASPRS UAS Symposium is an optional add-on event.
To register
Full program
Attendees of the ASPRS UAS
Symposium can register for Part 1
only (AM), or for the full day.
expouav.com
Cost
Part 1 Only (8
am
–12:15
pm
): $175
Full Day (8
am
–5:30
pm
): $250
Interested in becoming an ASPRS Certified
UAS Mapping Scientist or Technologist?
Find out how at asprs.org/Certification
SPONSORED BY
The ASPRS
High Precision
Mapping by UAS Working Group
,
a collaboration of the
Unmanned Autonomous
Systems (UAS) and Primary Data
Acquisition (PDA) Divisions
INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Mohamed M.R. Mostafa
Microdrones
Karen Schuckman, pLS, Cp, CmS
Penn State University
Christian Stallings
McKim & Creed
Dr. Qassim Abdullah
Woolpert, Inc.
