Courses & Units

Remote Sensing: Drone Photogrammetry KGG330

Note:

This unit is offered in a blended on-campus mode. The unit delivery comprises one 2-hour online video conferencing session per week. This session is shown in the Unit timetable. Students may join this session from personal computers on-campus or from their work or home. The practical work for this unit can be completed off-campus, but students are encouraged to use on-campus PC laboratory facilities that have the required high-performance computing and required software installed.

Introduction

Aerial photography has recently become a technology that is widely available. The advent of drones and modern photogrammetric software has revolutionised the way in which we can collect information about the earth’s surface. Photogrammetry is the science of measurement from photographs. This unit will provide you with an understanding of the mathematical principles of photogrammetry and how these principals are used by current software to enable the creation of products such as orthophotos and topographic maps.
You will get the opportunity to work with drones and drone data first hand, learn about what drones can and cannot do. Specifically, you will learn skills such as;
• image processing functions.
• camera selection for a range of tasks
• developing appropriate and efficient flight plans
KGG330 is a core unit in the BSurvSpSc, an advanced unit in the GIS and Remote Sensing Major and is also available to students from other courses who have an interest in aerial photography, in particular using drones.

Summary

Unit name	Remote Sensing: Drone Photogrammetry
Unit code	KGG330
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences
Discipline	Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Luke Wallace
Teaching staff	Doctor Luke Wallace
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	20/2/2023	21/3/2023	10/4/2023	28/5/2023

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2023 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2023 will be available from the 1st October 2022. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Develop a flight plan for a range of platforms and environments
Explain the principles used by modern software to process a photogrammetric dataset
Solve spatial problems using data derived from photogrammetry and laser scanning

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
031199	$1,037.00	$1,037.00	not applicable	$2,938.00

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

KGG544 AND KGG230

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	1 x 2-hour online lecture, 1 x 3-hour online practical, per week.
Assessment	Module quizzes (50%)\|Project (35%)\|Practical (15%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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