Drones for Mapping Accident Reconstruction Sites
Participants learn what a drone is and how this tool can aid them in producing an orthomosaic map of an accident scene/location. Participants will learn basic drone safety, operations, and best practices, and will understand how to address airspace basic steps to achieve their Part 107 federal aviation administration (FAA) certification. Participants will learn in detail what it takes to approach a scene, from items to pack, obstacles to avoid, and several methodologies for capturing aerial images of any location with the goal of providing the student confidence in generating an orthomosaic map that can be used in their accident reconstruction. Participants will be exposed to multiple scaling methods including ground control points, processing images and resulting work product.
The course has been approved by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) for 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Upon completion of this course, accredited reconstructionists should mail a copy of their course certificate of achievement and the $5 participant CEU fee to ACTAR, PO Box 1493, North Platte, NE 69103.
What Will You Learn
- Identify the types and uses of various drones
- Recognize essential steps for drone flight preparation
- Describe the necessary steps to produce a high-quality map, along with the scaling and troubleshooting of the map
- Recall proper drone operation techniques
- Recognize what factors contribute to a successful mapping of accident reconstruction scenes
Course Information
Is This Course For You
Anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of producing aerial maps using drones.
Materials Provided
- 90 days of online single-user access (from date of purchase) to the three hour presentation
- Online learning assessment
- 0.4 CEUs*/Certificate of Achievement (upon completion of all course content and a score of 70% or higher on the learning assessment)
*SAE International is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this course.
Course Requirements
- Windows or macOS
- Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari (Other OSs and browsers including mobile devices are not supported by may work)
- Broadband-3Mbps minimum
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