DRONE AERO-PHOTOGRAMMETRY COURSE
Dronebase Academy in collaboration with UGCS, Photoscan and Expert Lecturers , Offers drone aero-photogrammetry courses for all levels.
During the course, students will be provided with a full license of
Photoscan and UGCS to use on your own computer.
With “photo data sets” provided by DroneBase Academy faculty.
and Photoscan postprocesing software each student will walk through,
followed by our experienced teachers,all the steps necessary for obtaining
Orthophotos, DEMs, DWGs and Point Clouds by starting
from photos
georeferenced by Drone
also in
RTK and PPK

Online Course
Attend the lecture

Handouts

Dataset

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Certificate
EXPAND YOUR JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
8/16 hour online course on how to use Photogrammetry applied to the
Drone and Post-processing Software. This course is designed for all professionals
who are about to expand their knowledge in the photogrammetric field.
The course is aimed at professionals, researchers, technicians in public administration
and students in the field of surveying and in general to all those who intend to
To expand their knowledge in this area.
The course is taught by professional technicians
and pilots illustrating operational solutions from their experience in the field.
The course will be delivered via web platform with speakers in live audio video connection.
A link and all course materials will be sent directly to the student following registration.
Basic Photogrammetry Course

Who it is Aimed at:
One-day (8-hour) introductory course aimed at those who will
faces the world of drones for the first time and has no
expertise in geographic/topographic data
Course Duration:
8 hours(1 day)divided into 4 hours morning(9am-1pm)and 4 hours afternoon(2pm-6pm)
Mode of Conduct:
The course will be delivered via online web platform with speakers in
live audio video connection.
Course Material
Handouts, Sample Files, Software in Trial Version
What I'll Know How to Do:
Plan automatic flight missions, parameterize camera,
Process images with Agisoft MetaShape “Photoscan” for
Getting Orthophotos and Point Clouds
>>>>MORNING
Principles of Photogrammetry
- Definitions and General Rules
- Ground Sample Distance
Photographic Acquisition Techniques
- Assess the characteristics of the environment
- Type of photographic capture and Exif data
The photographic survey with ground-based instrumentation
- Photo ground survey
- Laser scanner survey
Flying with APRs (Drones)
- Overview of drones on the market and their cameras
- Regulatory nod
- Geographical areas: where can you fly and under what rules?
- D-Flight Consultation and Other Apps
- APR Automated Flight Mission Scheduling (GRIGLIES)
- Mission/relief considerations
- Questions and Answers
>>>>AFTERNOON
Agisoft Metashape software overview
- Software interface
- Mesh and Texture Generation
- Import coordinates
- Place control points on images
- Align with control points
- Measurement and calculation of volumes of geographic reference systems in Metashape
- Metric verification of results
- Orthophoto and orthomosaic
- Contour lines, tracks and sections
- DEM and Elevation Profile
- Questions and Answers
Advanced Photogrammetry Course

Who it is Aimed at:
Advanced 2-day course (16 hours) aimed at those who already have
Technical expertise in surveying such as surveyors, engineers
and wants to use the Drone as a working tool.
Course Duration:
16 hours(2 days)divided into 4 hours morning(9am-1pm)and 4 hours afternoon(2-6pm)
Mode of Conduct:
The course will be delivered via online web platform with speakers in
live audio video connection.
Course Material
Handouts, Sample Files, Software in Trial Version
What I'll Know How to Do:
Plan advanced automated flight missions, process data and
images with Agisoft MetaShape “Photoscan” DEM, Mesh, Orthophotos
and Export from CAD to BIM
>>>>FIRST DAY - MORNING
Basic Principles of Photogrammetry
- Definitions and General Rules
- Internal and external parameters of the chamber
- Return scale and mean scale
- Ground Sample Distance
Photographic Capture Techniques
- Camera adjustment
- Assessment of subject characteristics
- Assessment of the characteristics of the environment
- Type of photographic capture and Exif data
Topographic survey with ground-based instrumentation
- Photo ground survey
- Laser scanner survey
Flying with APRs(Drones)
- Overview of drones on the market and their cameras
- Regulatory nod
- Geographical areas: where can you fly and under what rules?
- D-Flight Consultation and Other Apps
- APR Automated Flight Mission Scheduling (GRIGLIES)
- Mission/Relief ConsiderationsQuestions and Answers.
>>>>AFTERNOON
Agisoft Metashape Software Overview
- Software interface
- The Structure from Motion phase
- The Multiview Stereo Phase
- Mesh and Texture Generation
- Advanced settings of the three phases of reconstruction
- Questions and Answers
>>>>SECOND DAY - MORNING
Agisoft Metashape Advanced Course
- Editing and filtering of point clouds and meshes
- Data management from laser scanner instruments
- Multispectral and thermal data management
- Working with Masquerade
- Questions and Answers
Measuring & Georeferencing
- Import coordinates
- Place control points on images
- Optimization by Bundle Adjustment
- Align with control points
- Measurement and volume calculation geographic reference systems in Zephyr
- Metric verification of results
- Control and discussion of reconstruction results
- Questions and Answers
>>>>AFTERNOON
What you get from the 3D Model
- Orthophoto and orthomosaic
- Contour lines, tracks and sections
- DEM and Elevation Profile
- NDVI index generation
- Vector drawing
- Export formats
- Video, Animation and Sketchfab
- Checking photos taken and evaluating issues
- Questions and Answers
What results can I achieve?
Digital terrain models (DTM)
Digital surface models (DSM)
– Geotif .tiff, XYZ .xyz, ASCII GRID .asc, Autodesk .dwg/dxf
Cartographic representation (georeferenced orthomosaics)
– Geotif .tiff
Clouds of dots
– ASPRS .las, LAZ .laz, xyz point cloud .txt.
3D Models
– Wavefront .obj, 3ds models .3ds, Stanford .ply, Autodesk 3dface/polyline .dwf
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USEFUL INFORMATION
Do I need a computer?
You are required to bring your own laptop Minimum requirements: 4 GB RAM and mouse with wheel.
Required operating system: Windows or Mac Os. ln case of no personal notebook available,
contact us to check the availability of one of our computers.
Need More?
Other than your computer, no. We will provide all the teaching materials and sample files.
Do you provide handouts?
Of course, there are handouts in electronic format (pdf) that will be provided to you upon registration
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Secondary products
– Facade representation of infrastructure/manufactures
– Contour lines (contours)
– Area/volume calculation
– Digitization on CAD/GIS
– Acclivity analysis
– Point cloud classification
– Section extraction- Feature recognition with automatic/semiautomatic processes
– Spherical panoramic images
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All pilots in possession of the following are eligible for the course
Of the APR Basic Certificate issued as of 06/30/2017
What results can I achieve?
Digital terrain models (DTM)
Digital surface models (DSM)
– Geotif .tiff, XYZ .xyz, ASCII GRID .asc, Autodesk .dwg/dxf
Cartographic representation (georeferenced orthomosaics)
– Geotif .tiff
Clouds of dots
– ASPRS .las, LAZ .laz, xyz point cloud .txt.
3D Models
– Wavefront .obj, 3ds models .3ds, Stanford .ply, Autodesk 3dface/polyline .dwf