Drones for Mapping Accident Reconstruction Sites PD732005
Topics: Accident Reconstruction Crash research , Unmanned aerial vehicles , Accident types , Accident reconstruction
Participants learn what a drone is and how this tool can aid them in producing an orthomosaic map of an accident scene/location. Participants will learn basic drone safety, operations, and best practices, and will understand how to address airspace basic steps to achieve their Part 107 federal aviation administration (FAA) certification. Participants will learn in detail what it takes to approach a scene, from items to pack, obstacles to avoid, and several methodologies for capturing aerial images of any location with the goal of providing the student confidence in generating an orthomosaic map that can be used in their accident reconstruction. Participants will be exposed to multiple scaling methods including ground control points, processing images and resulting work product.
The course has been approved by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) for 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Upon completion of this course, accredited reconstructionists should mail a copy of their course certificate of achievement and the $5 participant CEU fee to ACTAR, PO Box 1493, North Platte, NE 69103.
Objectives
By participating in this eLearning course, you will be able to:
- Identify the types and uses of various drones
- Recognize essential steps for drone flight preparation
- Describe the necessary steps to produce a high-quality map, along with the scaling and troubleshooting of the map
- Recall proper drone operation techniques
- Recognize what factors contribute to a successful mapping of accident reconstruction scenes
Materials Provided
- 90 days of online single-user access (from date of purchase) to the three hour presentation
- Online learning assessment
- 0.4 CEUs*/Certificate of Achievement (upon completion of all course content and a score of 70% or higher on the learning assessment)
*SAE International is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this course.
Is this On Demand Course for You?
Anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of producing aerial maps using drones.
For More Details
Email CustomerService@sae.org, or call 1-877-606-7323 (U.S. and Canada) or 724-776-4970 (outside US and Canada).
- Course intro
- Basic drone discussion
- What to look for when selecting a drone, with the purpose of generating maps.
- How to approach a scene, checking airspace, identifying obstacles/location check
- Basic drone operations, best practices for take-off and landing
- Methodology, how to approach and capture a scene using the Manual Flight Method and Planned Flight Method
- Windows or macOS
- Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari (Other OSs and browsers including mobile devices are not supported by may work)
- Broadband-3Mbps minimum
Clare Grimes
Clare Grimes is Forensic Media Specialist at Mecanica Scientific Services Corporation. Specializes in computer-aided design to produce three-dimensional diagrams, models, simulation, and video re-creations, which are used to analyze vehicles, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian interactions, and collision analysis. She assists engineers with the inspection and documentation of accident scenes and accident vehicles. Clare has been a Part 107 pilot capturing and processing orthomosaic aerial images since 2017.
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