Courses & Units
Remote Sensing: Drone Photogrammetry KGG330
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 |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Advanced |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
Note
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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
Fee Information
The 2024 Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) rates are still being finalised by the Government and we will update the domestic fee information as soon as we have more details.
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
KGG544 AND KGG230Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 1 x 2-hour online lecture, 1 x 3-hour online practical, per week. |
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| Assessment | Practical (15%)|Project (35%)|Module quizzes (50%) |
| 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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