DRONETECH Geospatial Applications Session 1.5

This video recording is from the DroneTech Educator Workshop: Drones and Geospatial Applications series provided by the National Center for Autonomous Technologies. In this presentation, Steve Sorenson discusses the process of using data collected from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and geographic information systems (GIS). Specific topics in this presentation include:

• Locating freely-available UAS and GIS data, through public repositories including those by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Developing sample data sets. Includes data management best practices for storage and accessibility. 
• Stitching individual data images together with stitching software. Pix4D, creates a mosaic of all of the individual images collected. If the images are georeferenced, the software will stitch this information as well for analysis.
•  Examples of open source software that can be used as alternatives to proprietary software and tools.

Finally, Sorenson gives a demonstration of ArcGIS Online and discusses analysis of images, and the benefits of using this software for teaching. This video recording runs for 47:46 minutes in length. Additional videos in the series are available to view separately.