Rapid Response Drone Data

Rapid Response Drone Data The course was developed from real-world experience mapping with emergency response teams after disasters. This course aims to provide drone education to people who need to quickly collect and visualize drone data in emergency response. It also includes many tips and tricks from California’s devastating wildfires.

Rapid Response Drone Data

Masterclass Curriculum

Rapid Response Drone Data The course was developed from real-world experience mapping with emergency response teams after disasters. The course’s goal is to increase drone education so that people can quickly collect and visualize drone data to aid in emergency response. This includes many tips and tricks from California’s devastating wildfires. This course guides students step by step through all the information needed to become a digital first responseer using off-the shelf drones.

The theory behind drone-mapping
The best-practices in image capture
Drone Camera hardware
Software to plan missions
Data outputs and image processing
Cloud tools
Learn the hard way, so you don’t have to

The Instructor

Scholar Farms is Dr. Greg Crutsinger’s founder. Scholar Farms specializes using drone training to aerial map. He has been the emergency drone data lead during three California wildfires: the Tubbs Carr, Camp Fires and the Carr Fires.

His vast experience in both teaching and academic research was the basis of his company. Greg was the sales director for the scientific and academic verticals of Pix4D. He also served as the Academic Programs Director at 3D Robotics. Greg was also an assistant professor of ecology at University of British Columbia while he served academia.

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Frequently Asked Question

Who is this masterclass intended for?
Constructed for all skill levels and a wide audience
Agencies and Departments
This course was created for those who are part of a public safety team and are interested in developing or building a drone program. This course will help you make the transition from flying drones for active scenarios to collecting valuable points surveys and mapping layers. This class isn’t just theory. It was developed from real-world experience to provide situational awareness during disasters.
First Responders
Do you want to help your community? This course will show you how to prepare and what to expect. It will also teach you how best to capture drone data. This course will provide tips and tricks, as well as information about the different software and hardware options available.
Drone Service providers
Learn what your clients want during an emergency and how you can capture it for them. Also, learn how to present mapping data. You can fly basic missions to deliver flawless results for public safety and coordination agencies with this class.

More questions? Contact [email protected] or visit Scholar Farms

“You can’t build a public safety UAV team without thinking about the data side of the equation. It’s not enough just to be a good pilot. It’s not enough to be a great pilot. Greg’s work on-scene during wildfires, and his followup afterwards has been a huge boost to our UAV program.”

– Deputy Sheriff Casey Tholborn, Contra Contra County Sheriff’s Office

“Greg has worked right alongside our team during these devastating wildfires, keeping a level head and applying his valuable skillset from industry and academia to assist the communities in California. He is one of the best out there to train on the UAV data side.”

Deputy Sheriff Rick Hassna Chief UAS Pilot, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office

“As a volunteer drone pilot during the mapping of the Camp Fire, I watched first hand as Greg coordinated an incredible amount of data and helped condense it down for the teams and the public. More agencies need the kind of data skills that this Rapid Response class provides.”

– Andrew Maximow, Chief Drone Firmatek Officer

“I’ve been following Greg’s excellent work for some years now. He is an expert in the humanitarian drone industry. He has direct field experience, strong academic credentials, and data-savviness. Greg’s practical and hands-on approach to problem solving is refreshingly humble. I have gained a lot of knowledge from him and will continue to do so. You should check out his course!

Dr. Patrick Meier, Executive director, WeRobotics

“Public safety has accepted the benefits of emerging technology such as UAS during disaster response and recovery phases. Scholar Farms has developed an exceptional operational template to optimize the huge amount of data that UAS can provide public safety teams. I was able to witness Greg organize and deliver a complete package to emergency managers and citizens during recent wildfires in California. This skill set is needed by more teams.

After you have taken Rapid Response Drone DataI feel much more prepared to deal with a disaster. This is especially relevant to us in earthquake-prone San Francisco where it will be critical to know how to collect, process and deliver data to help achieve our collective mission for effective emergency response.

Katharine cook, San Francisco Police Department

“Dr. Greg Crutsinger is a former colleague of mine at 3DR and someone I have a ton of respect for. He has been figuring out ways to use a combination of drone software platforms to provide a truly valuable solution for first responders and residents of the tragic fires hammering California.”

– Colin Guinn, Founder, Guinn Partners
Inspiration for the Course

An Overview of the Coordinated Team effort it takes to get the job done

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Course Curriculum

Section 1 Introduction

Emergency UAV Mapping of Fire Zones (Background video) (5:08).

Intro 1: Hello to the Class! (3:14)

Introduction 2: Instructor Background (2.46)

Intro 3 – Going from Science to Wildfires (3.00)

Intro 4: Setting Expectations For the Course (3:04).

Exemple Data Products from Tubbs Carr and Camp Fires

Student Survey – Short Initial Survey

Checklists. Cheatsheets. Course Resources

Checklist – Pre-Mission Planning

Cheatsheet- Rapid Response Workflow

Cheat Sheet – Mapping the Best Practices

Survae Experiment with White Paper

Satellite, Manned and Unmanned Imagery Guide

Section 2: Background History Drone Industry

Industry Overview Introduction (1.18)

Overview 1: History of Aerial Imagery (3.36)

Overview 2 – Very Short History Of Unmanned Systems (4.11)

Overview 3 – Rise of Consumer Drones (2.49)

Overview 4 – DJI Emerges As a Leader (2.44)

Overview 5 – Part107 and the Commercial Industry (2.52)

Overview 6 – Commercial Hardware gets Better (1:36).

Overview 7: Moving From Hardware To Software (4.42)

Overview 8 – The Uphill Battles in the Industry (3.35)

Overview 9 – What’s the Future of the Industry (4.21)

Industry Overview Wrap-Up (2.19)

Section 3: Planning for Pre-Mission Rapid Response

Rapid Response Planning Introduction (2.21)

Planning Lecture 1 – Determining the Mission’s Scope (3.24)

Planning Lecture 2: Gather intelligence on the area/damage (2.42)

Planning Lecture 3: What Data Are Products Being Requested (2:33)

Planning Lecture 4: Understanding Infrastructure (1.33)

Planning Lecture 5: Is your software up to date? (4:56)

Planning Lecture 6 – Team Organization (5:24)

Planning Lecture 7 – Debriefing Pilots (3:01)

Planning Lecture 8 – Dividing Teams, Communication (4:15)

Planning Lecture 9 – Standardizing Methods, Rapid Training (3.49)

Planning Lecture 10 – Handing Off Data (6:13)

Planning Lecture 11 – Take Care Of Yourself (1.54)

Section 4: Video blogs from the Carr Fire

Carr Fire Vlogs Introduction (2:20)

Carr Fire Vlog 1 — Early rise, flying up (1.40)

Carr Fire Vlog 2, Debrief in Redding (1.04).

Carr Fire Vlog 3: Oops, got left behind (0.31).

Carr Fire Vlog 4: Getting up in the Air (1:01).

Carr Fire Vlog 5 – Walk through the neighbourhood (0:34).

Carr Fire Vlog 6 Helicopters around the Area (0,38)

Carr Fire Vlog 7: End of the Day Processing (0:36).

Carr Fire Vlog 8, Headed back out (0.30).

Carr Fire Vlog 9: Second Day Debrief and Early Results (0:42).

Carr Fire Vlog 11: Rogues drones within a neighborhood (0.22)

Carr Fire Vlog 12 – A hard hit neighborhood (0:42)

Carr Fire Vlog 13- Talking with customer support while we load data (0.46)

Carr Fire Vlog 14: Wrapping up and heading home (0.27)

Section 5: Drone Hardware

Hardware Lecture 1 – P4P (4.17)

Hardware Lecture 2 -Mavic Pro (6:16).

Hardware Lecture 3 – Parrot Anafi (4.26)

Hardware Lecture 4: Fixed Wings (3.26)

Hardware Lecture 5 – DJI Goggles (3.33)

Hardware Lecture 6: A Note on Hard Cases (1.33)

Section 6: Georeferenced Video using Survae

Introduction to Survae (2.02)

Lecture 1: Survae Software Walkthrough and Workflow (5.08).

Lecture 2: Survae Software, How To Upload Your Documents Data (4:26)

Lecture 3 – Survae Software: How to Share Your Information Data (2:18)

Example Video Embed #1

Example Video Embed #2

Section 7: Flight log mapping using drone as a flying GPS

Flight log Mapping (Background video) (6:12).

Introduction to Flight Log Mapping (3.26)

Lecture 1: Flight Log Litchi (3.55)

Lecture 2: Flight Log Mapping Survae export (3:47).

Lecture 3: Flight Log Mapping Airdata (7.07)

Lecture 4 – Flight Log Mapping Example B (3:44).

Lecture 5: Flight Log Mapping Example B (2:00).

Lecture 6 – Flight Log Mapping Example A (2:12).

Section 8: 360 Panoramas

Introduction to 360 Panoramas (3.00)

Lecture 1 – Hangar 360 (4:20)

Lecture 2 – Hangar 360 (3:42)

Lecture 3 – Hangar 360 (1:16)

Lecture 4 – Hangar 360 (1:35)

Lecture 5 – Hangar 360 (1:42)

Lecture 6 – Panos with DJI Go 4 (3.03)

Lecture 7 – Round Me (4.58)

Lecture 8 – Round Me (3.11)

Lecture 9 – Round Me (3.19)

Lecture 10: PT GUI for Offline Stitching (10.03).

Laboratory hands-on

Photos for 2D or 3D processing

Section 9: Mapping With Drones Theory & Best Practices

Introduction to Mapping Theory (0,50)

Theory 1: The Science of Remote Sensing (3.10)

Theory 2: Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum (3.09).

Theory 3 – Digital Cameras on Our Drones (4.26)

Theory 4 – An Introduction To Photogrammetry (4.28)

Theory 5: An Overview of Orthomosaics (2D Diagrams) (3.52)

Theory 6: Nadir Versus Oblique Imagery (4.06)

Theory 7 – Flight speed (2:37)

Theory 8: Rolling Versus Global Shutter (2.35)

Theory 9 – Altitude and Ground Sampling Distance (2.34)

Theory 10 – Sloped Terrain (3.09)

Theory 11 – Relative Versus absolute accuracy (2:44).

Theory 12 – A Review of RTK GPS (3.12)

Theory 13 – Using Ground Control To Improve Accuracy (4.21)

Wrap-Up Mapping Theory (1.07)

Section 10: Deep Dive Into Pix4D

Introduction to Pix4D Software (2.51)

Pix4D Background Lecture 1, (5:08).

Pix4D Background Lecture 2 (1.53)

Pix4D Background Lecture 3, (5:22).

Pix4D Background Lecture 4, (4:20)

Pix4D Cloud Lecture 1 (1:55)

Pix4D Cloud Lecture 2 (7:02)

Pix4D Cloud Lecture 3 (2:49)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 1 (7:37)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 2 (5:16)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 3 (Step 1) (1:57)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 4 (Step 2) (3:39)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 5 (Step 3) (3:35)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 6 (5:01)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 7 (7:15)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 8 (5:29)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 9 (2:31)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 10 (5:21)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 11 (2:57)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 12 (6:51)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 13 (3:59)

Pix4D Desktop Lecture 14 (4:02)

Section 11: Autonomous Mission Planning Software

Introduction to Mission Planning (2.42)

Lecture 1 – Pix4D Capture (6:37)

Lecture 2 – Map Pilot from Maps Made Simple (10:43)

Lecture 3 – Drone Deploy Overview (3.06)

Lecture 4 – Drone Plan for Mission Deployment (6.09)

Lecture 5 – Drone Deploy Uploading Photos (1:59)

Lecture 6 – Drone 3:13 Deploy Mapping Results

Lecture 7 – Drone Deploy a Live Map (3.50).

Wrap-Up Mission Planning (1.01)

Section 12 Pix4D Felds Rapid Mapping

Introduction to Pix4DFields (7.24)

Lecture 1 – Walkthrough of Pix4D Fields (6.08)

Lecture 2 – Introduction To Google Earth (7.44)

Lecture 3 – Pix4Dfields to Google Earth (4.06)

Section 13: Camp Fire Technical Debbrief

Camp Fire Introduction (0:52)

Camp Fire 1 – How the Fire Ed (4:26).

Camp Fire 2 – Early Structure Damage Map (3.32)

Camp Fire 3: Preparing to Go (4.35)

Camp Fire 4 – Exploring on the First Day (4.59)

Camp Fire 5: A Break to Prepare (5:28).

Preplanning Missions for Camp Fire 6 Drone Deploy (2.36)

Camp Fire 7 – Data Capture with Multiple Teams (3.46)

Camp Fire 8 – How to Export the Data From Drone Deploy (4.29)

Camp Fire 9 – Hangar 360 Pano Capture (6:39)

Camp Fire 10 Manually Uploading Hangar Panos (3.29)

Camp Fire 11: Looking Through Some Data (3:16)

Camp Fire 12 – What Layers were Made Public (6.48)

Camp Fire 13 – Data Layers Continued (2:42)

Camp Fire 14 – The Survae Experiment (10.04)

Camp Fire 15 – Manned Aircraft Results 2D (4:19).

Camp Fire 16 – Manned Aircraft Results (3:50)

Camp Fire 17 – Satellite Data (5:39)

Post-Camp Fire Write-up

Section 14: Camp Fire Vlogs

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 1 (9:54)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 2 (5:29)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 3 (10:29)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 4 (8:35)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 5 (13:51)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 6 (9:25)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 7 (6:17)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Day 8 (2:51)

Camp Fire Vlogs: Final Data Handoff (2.16)

Section 15: Wrap up of the Course

Course Wrap-up Lecture 1 (6:35)

Course Wrap-Up Lecture 2 (2:16)

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