Continuing Education

CCTG219 - Aerial Data Acquisition

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Course Overview

Explore the benefits of using photogrammetric applications. With the skills you gain in this course, you will be able to implement photogrammetry techniques and create acquisition strategies for your endeavours.

Dating back to the 1850s, photogrammetry uses photographs to take measurements and determine distances. Since then, acquisition techniques have evolved from conventional analog aerial photography to cutting-edge digital aerial sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and drones. Aerial data acquisition can be used in enterprises ranging from resource management, landscape design, and forestry, to property assessment, architectural reconstruction, and disaster response. As a graduate of this course you will be able to describe the connection between photogrammetry and LiDAR (Light, Detection and Ranging) laser scanning.

Enroll in this course to explore the journey from traditional mapping techniques to exciting 3D Softcopy data capture. Please ensure that you have a basic understanding of GIS terminology, data types, and geospatial analysis methods before registering for this course. 3D (Red/Blue) stereoscopic eyeglasses is required for this course.

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  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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