RUAS Aerial Data Processing course is the next step in data  processing of GIS data through Agisoft Metashape.

The course begins with an introduction to UAV mapping and how it works discovering the varying types of sensors and their uses. We will explore the relation between resolution and accuracy and Ground Sample Distance (GSD). The course progresses to understand the role of ‘Terrain Follow’ in surveying and the importance of Survey Control with the inclusion of RTK/PPK georeferencing and GCP based georeferencing.

The aerial image processing steps are explained in detail from image pre-processing/post-processing to accuracy assessment including theory content providing a better understanding of Data Alignment and cleaning/ modifying the sparse cloud. Processing the acquired aerial images into a high-density Point cloud, Textured Mesh, DEM and Orthomosaics. The final stages include checking the accuracy and decimating the data.