Two day short course on Remote Sensing for Climate Action & Environmental Management

Dates: September 6^th and 7^th ,  9 to 4 pm

Venu: Department of Zoology & Environmental Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya

Course Outcomes

• Grasp core principles of UAV/Drone technology in fundamental mechanics, navigation systems, and flight operations of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).
• Master the basics of airborne surveying of aerial data acquisition, flight planning, and geospatial accuracy for mapping and monitoring tasks.
• Exposure to UAV-based response and planning in disaster risk reduction by giving practical insight into UAV-based remote sensing for rapid damage assessment during floods, landslides, droughts, and other climate-related disasters.
• Exposure to diverse drone applications to discover real-world case studies and applications of drones in ecosystem monitoring, land use change, wetland management, biodiversity mapping, and carbon tracking.
• Gain hands-on flight training on pre-flight checks, manual, and mission-based operations.
• Process and visualize real-world data by generating maps for diverse spatial analysis: Vegetation analysis. water body mapping, land degradation analysis, and more using drone-derived data

Resources Persons

1. Lt Col (Retired) Rasika Kahandagamage RSP - Director - Institute of Geo Aerial Studies (M.Sc in GIS and RS)
2. Maj (Retired) Wasantha Wijekoon RSP USP - Deputy Director - Institute of Geo Aerial Studies (M.Sc in GIS and RS)
3. Maj (Retired) Lahiru Wijethungaarachchi - Visiting Instructor - Institute of Geo Aerial Studies (Masters in Geo-Informatics)
4. Dr. Lashya Manage – Senior Lecturer (on contract)-DZEM, UOK

Open to :  Professionals, Researchers, Students and anyone interested in UAV/Drone mechanics

Registration: https://forms.gle/YAfFsNGwWboSra9DA

Contact No - (011) 291 4479  / 0719525577  |   Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Course Fee: Rs 6000 per person

Payment Instructions : The word "DZEM" must be included in the remarks or the description, and it should be clearly shown in the screenshot or scanned bank slip."