Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a course titled "Processing Drone Data" (LSLS10126U) as part of its programs in Skov- og landskabsingeniør (Forestry and Landscape Engineering) and Urban landskabsingeniør (Urban Landscape Engineering).

Course Description

The objective of the course is to enable students to prepare and process drone data for use in forestry, landscape, and park management. The course focuses on planning and processing, without data collection.

Course Content

• Planning of drone data acquisition, including RGB and multispectral photos as well as LIDAR
• Planning of Ground Control Points
• Production of orthophotos with RGB and spectral data, and Point Cloud
• Validation of data

Learning Objectives

Knowledge:

• Familiarity with planning, heights, overlap, Ground Control Points, Orthophoto, Point Cloud, DTM, DSM, Raster bands, spectral photos, NVDI

Skills:

• Installing and setting up software for drone data processing
• Defining and planning flights for data collection over areas with different characteristics
• Explaining the choice of functions in different contexts of data processing
• Applying various tools to produce products from aerial photos

Competencies:

• Structuring data and selecting relevant functions to solve problem statements in professionally relevant tasks within the administration of subject areas for Forestry and Landscape Engineers and Urban Landscape Engineers.

Teaching Materials

Students are required to bring their own computer with installed software before the first lesson. The course uses OpenSource programs WebODM and QGIS.

Teaching Method

The course employs "flipped learning," where students prepare through reading, watching videos, and practicing smaller tasks before the lesson. The lesson consists of a short lecture followed by a case study. Case studies are worked on in groups, and preparation is necessary to participate.

Practical Information

• The course takes place at Skovskolen Nødebo, Nødebovej 77A, 3480 Fredensborg.
• The course is streamed, allowing for online participation.

Workload

• Category: Lectures (24 hours), Preparation (estimated 23 hours), Exercises (16 hours), Total (63 hours)

Examination

• Point: 2.5 ECTS
• Exam form: Written submission, 2 hours with supervision.
• Exam details: Written exam, all aids allowed, assessed on a 7-point scale, no external censorship.

Assessment Criteria

• Fulfillment of the subject's learning objectives at a satisfactory level

Course Information

• Language: Danish
• Course code: LSLS10126U
• Point: 2.5 ECTS
• Level: Professionsbachelor
• Placement: Block 4
• Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, with self-study and project work before course days.
• Course capacity: 35
• The course is also offered for further education.

Responsible Institutions

• Study board: SCIENCE Professionsbachelor
• Offering institute: Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning
• Offering faculty: Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet

Course Responsible

• Lene Fischer

Teachers

• Lene Fischer
• External teachers may be involved.