Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operations Workshop: Environmental Science Applications

September 7-8, 2016
Oregon State University

The Aerial Information System (AIS) Lab (http://ais.forestry.oregonstate.edu/) and NSF Centers for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPs) (http://ctemps.org) will offer a two-day hands-on workshop offering concise and practical information on UAS regulations, platforms, sensors, and software. This workshop is intended as a practical guide for those that want to learn how to integrate UAS capabilities into their research needs. 

Day 1 (September 7) UAS Operations: overview of potential UAS environmental science applications, regulatory considerations in the US, platforms, sensors, and operational planning (field trip)
Day 2 (September 8) UAS Sensors and Image Processing: Technical detail on how to collect and process remotely sensed imagery from a UAS
Detailed Agenda

Instructors
Michael Wing and Jon Burnett – Oregon State University (Michael.Wing@OregonState.edu). Dr. Wing is an associate professor at Oregon State University, the director of the AIS Lab, and Air CTEMPs Director of Operations. Jon Burnett is a PhD student and associate director of the AIS Lab. The AIS Lab is one of the leading UAS research flight institutions in the US with regards to remote sensing applications for environmental science.

Sponsors
Aerial Information System Lab
CTEMPs, via The National Science Foundation EAR Instrumentation and Facilities Program
Oregon State UniversityUniversity of Nevada Reno

Participation: Limited to 30 participants; by order of registration

Registration:  To reserve a space, contact Michael Wing (541-737-4009 or Michael.Wing@OregonState.edu): Registration is not binding until payment is received. 

Cost: $600. Please make your checks payable to “Oregon State University.” Send checks and full contact information for participants including email to the attention of Michael Wing at Peavy Hall 280, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331. We cannot accept credit card payments.

Location: Crop Science Building, Oregon State University, 3050 SW Campus Way (map)