Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Environmental Monitoring
Small-scale Vertical Take Off (VTO) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are emerging as a key engineering tool for future environmental survey tasks. UAV aerial imagery offers both timely (on-demand) and more detailed (higher resolution) information than comparable satellite imagery.
This five-day course will cover the principles of UAV flight control (theory and practice), image processing (data capture and analysis) and data interpretation (using data from different case studies). The course will strengthen current knowledge of UAVs for environmental science whilst also addressing wider relevant key elements on data capture, analysis and interpretation. Theoretical concepts will be covered in the first two days. Hands-on practical case studies based on environmental applications will be used to illustrate theoretical concepts.
Overall, this course introduces environmental professionals and researchers to state-of-the art technology for environmental monitoring - a key skill gap identified by the Environment Sector.
Speakers include:
- Dr Monica Rivas Casado - Senior Lecturer in Applied Environmental Informatics at Cranfield University
- Dr James Whidborne - Reader at Cranfield University
- Mr Tim Brewer - Senior Lecturer at Cranfield University
- Prof Ian Maddock at University of Worcester
- Dr Woodget at University of Worcester
Cost
20% discount for Cranfield alumni & PhD students, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
IES Members receive a 10% discount £1,260
