Tickets for this workshop must be claimed in advance.

The use of drones, officially referred to as Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS), has been forecasted to play a key role in the digitalization and further optimization of a variety of geomatics applications such as in resource aggregates management, landfill management, civil engineering (3D reality capture, virtual surveying), and precision agriculture. To help realize this forecast it is important for stakeholders (RPAS service providers, RPAS data users, etc.) to be knowledgeable about industry accepted geomatics quality and accuracy standards. This is to ensure that stakeholders have mutual understanding and expectations of the specific applications where RPAS data products are suitable for and to be aware of any legal considerations. This workshop will bring together experts in geomatics standards and other stakeholders in the RPAS industry to provide a forum for discussing existing geomatics standards and their adoption in the provision of RPAS-derived geomatics data products.

1:00pm Introduction

Clément Charré, ASG Mapping

1:15pm Transport Canada RPAS regulations and certification process

Mike Venables,Aero-Photos

1:45pm Camera and system calibration for RPAS mapping systems – What it means, how it is done and what is its importance

Mozhdeh Shahbazi, Centre de Géomatique du Québec

2:15pm How good is that gear; RPAS versus surveyors

Mozhdeh Shahbazi, Centre de Géomatique du Québec

2:45pm *BREAK*

3:00pm RPAS for landfill management: A Proof of Concept

Regie Alam, ASG Mapping

3:30pm Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems – Quality Assurance and Quality Control – Obtainable Accuracies

Thomas Hoppe, 43 Degrees North Enterprises Ltd

4:00pm How RPAS fit into the Engineering/Surveying/ and Geomatics toolbelt: Efficiencies and Standards

Jordan Glavina, McElhanney

4:30pm Conclusion