Abstract

Evaluation of Drone Imagery to Support GIS Mapping for SDSU Campus
Track: Facilities
Authors: Lloyd Coulter, Marcus Chiu, Andrew Loerch, Darryl Anunciado, David McKinsey, Douglas Stow, Garland McNew

The Geography Dept. at San Diego State University (SDSU) is working with ActionDrone USA to evaluate the utility of 1 cm resolution drone imagery for facilitating GIS data creation and editing using ArcMap and Collector for ArcGIS. Drone imagery was collected over portions of the SDSU campus during fall 2016 using a quadcopter platform and Sony A6000 camera. We found that the drone imagery improved feature collection efficiency and accuracy, particularly in areas with poor GPS signal.