Study Guide

Objective

The student will learn the basic uses of UAVs in agriculture and forestry. He/She will get familiar with the EASA-based legislation dealing with using drones in a safe way. The student gets to know the current drone technology and types of UAVs used. He/She will get the knowledge of different Softwares and cloud –services connected to using drones.

Content

The EASA-legislation in using drones as a hobby or as a commercial drone operator.
The operator competence criteria. The multicopter and fixed wing UAS –technology.
The most used operational (planning and executing) cloud-services available. The
uses of the drone data in agriculture and forestry.

Materials

Material shown by the lecturer.

Teaching methods

Practical training, theory and a case study.

realization.localizedApproveRejectDescription

Approved: A Moodle- test passed. Active participation in practical training with drones.
The student has planned, executed and analyzed a mapping flight of a field or a forest stand

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved: A Moodle- test passed. Active participation in practical training with drones.
The student has planned, executed and analyzed a mapping flight of a field or a forest stand.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in practical training with drones. A case-study.