This is a draft. The 2024 agenda is still in development and is subject to change.
| Monday, June 24, 2024 | INTRODUCTION AND GETTING STARTED | |||
| 9:00 AM | Registration Check-In | DroneCamp Support Staff | BIT Atrium | |
| 9:30 | Morning Meet ‘n Greet | BIT Atrium | In-Person Only | |
| 10:00 | Welcome to DroneCamp | Sean Hogan | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 10:10 | DroneCamp Overview | Becca Fenwick | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 10:30 | Introduction to Drone Applications | Sean Hogan | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 10:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 11:00 | Overview of Hardware – Round Table | Sean Hogan, Becca Fenwick, Pat Iampietro, Jon Detka, and Ahmed Kayad | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch – Equipment Display | BIT Atrium | ||
| 1:00 | Drone Safety and Regulations Overview | Brandon Stark | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 1:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 2:00 | Field Planning and Equipment Preparation | Sean Hogan and Pat Iampietro | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 2:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions | |||
| Option 1: Introduction to GNSS and GIS–Unique IDs, Coordinates, dataMetadata | Paul Veisze and Sean Hogan | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid | |
| Option 2: Educator Track – General Info | Jon Detka | |||
| 3:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 4:00 | Concurrent Sessions | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid | |
| Option 1: Mission Planning | Sean Hogan and Pat Iampietro | |||
| Option 2: Educator Track – Educator Tech Talk | Becca Fenwick | |||
| 4:50 | Closing Comments | Becca Fenwick | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 5:00 | Break | |||
| 6:00 | (Optional) Welcome Recetption – Poster Session, Presentations, and Drone Racing Simulator | UC MBEST Center | In-Person Only | |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | FLIGHT PRACTICE, PART 107, MISSION PLANNING | |||
| 8:00 AM | Group 1 and 2: Morning Meet ‘n Greet | BIT Atrium | In-Person Only | |
| 9:00-12:00 PM | Group 1 (outside): Introductory Flight Practice at CSUMB | Pat Iampietro, Sean Hogan, Becca Fenwick, Corey Snipes, Paul Veisze, Jon Detka, Shane Feirer, Robert Johnson, Eleanor King, Chris Greer, and Jewell Graham | BIT Plaza | In-Person Only |
| 9:00 | Group 2 (inside): Setting up for Missions | Brandon Stark | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 10:15 | Group 2 (inside): Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 10:30 | Group 2 (inside): Tips & Tricks for Flying for Cinematography | Brandon Stark and Jewell Graham | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | BIT Atrium | ||
| 1:00 | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | |||
| Option 1: Pix4D and Photogrametry Orientation | Sean Hogan | TBD | Hybrid | |
| Option 2: ArcGIS Pro Orientation | Shane Feirer and Robert Johnson | TBD | Hybrid | |
| Option 3: Educator Track – Curriculum Design, What can I do in the classroom? | Basel Alderi | TBD | Hybrid | |
| 1:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 2:00-5:00 | Group 2 (outside): Advanced Flight Practice at CSUMB | Pat Iampietro, Sean Hogan, Becca Fenwick, Corey Snipes, Paul Veisze, Jon Detka, Shane Feirer, Robert Johnson, Eleanor King, Chris Greer, and Jewell Graham | BIT Plaza | In-Person Only |
| 2:00 | Group 1 (inside): Advanced Mission Planning | Brandon Stark | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 3:15 | Group 1 (inside): Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 3:30 | Group 1 (inside): Advanced Flying Skills, including for Cinematography | Brandon Stark and Jewell Graham | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 4:50 | Closing Comments | Brandon Stark (inside), Sean Hogan (outside) | ||
| Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | PHOTOGRAMMETRY & GIS | |||
| 8:30 AM | Morning Meet ‘n Greet | BIT Atrium | In-Person Only | |
| 9:00 | Morning Overview | Shane Feirer | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 9:10 | Photogrammetry 101 | Genoa Starrs | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 9:50 | Processing UAV Imagery with Drone Deploy | Becca Fenwick with Drone Deploy | BIT 104 Auditorium | |
| 10:10 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 10:20 | Mandatory Software Setup: Overview of Applications | Shane Fierer | BIT 104 Auditorium | In-person |
| 11:00 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 11:10 | Data Management, Sharing and Visualization | Shane Feirer, Robert Johnson, and Andy Lyons | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | BIT Atrium | ||
| 1:00 | Concurrent Sessions | Hybrid | ||
| Option 1: Multispectral Image Processing with Pix4D | Sean Hogan and Chris Greer | BIT 105 Game Lab | In person | |
| Option 2: Open Source Data Processing with OpenDroneMap | Corey Snipes | BIT 117 Computer Lab | In person | |
| Option 3: Educator Track – Building it as you’re flying it! | Basel Alderi and Eleanor King | |||
| 2:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions | Hybrid | ||
| Option 1: Drone Data Analysis with QGIS | Marc Mayes and Jon Detka | BIT 117 Computer Lab | In person | |
| Option 2: Data Analysis and Mapping with ArcGIS Pro | Shane Feirer and Robert Johnson | BIT 105 Game Lab | In person | |
| Option 3: Educator Track – Advanced teacher flight and response to emergency situations | Jon Detka | |||
| 4:50 | Closing comments | Shane Feirer (for ArcGIS Pro Group), Sean Hogan (for QGIS group) | Hybrid | |
| Thursday, June 27, 2024 | APPLICATIONS AND BREAKOUT GROUPS | |||
| 8:30 AM | Morning Meet ‘n Greet | BIT Atrium | In-Person Only | |
| 9:00 | Morning Overview | Brandon Stark | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 9:10 | Deep Learning Methods for Object Detection in High Resolution Imagery: An Emerging Landscape of Exciting Tools | Shane Feirer | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid or Virtual |
| 9:45 | Drone Applications in Agriculture: When to Fly? and Precision Processing | Ali Poureza | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 10:20 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 10:30 | High Precision Mapping (lecture and interactive session) | Pat Iampietro | BIT 104 Auditorium/BIT Plaza | Hybrid -> In person |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | BIT Atrium | ||
| 1:00 | Lightning Talks: Marine, Aquatic, and Agriculture | Brandon Berry, Pat Iampietro, and Ali Poureza | TBD | Hybrid |
| 1:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 2:00 | Concurrent Sessions | Hybrid | ||
| Option 1: Research Track – Scientific Design | Becca Fenwick and Pat Iampietro | TBD | ||
| Option 2: Application Track – Part 107 Readiness | Brandon Stark and Jewell Graham | TBD | ||
| Option 3: Educator Track – Map your school | Jon Detka and Becca Fenwick | TBD | ||
| 2:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 3:00 | K-12 Education | Eleanor King | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 3:50 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 4:00 | UAS LiDAR – Hardware, Data Collection, and Analysis | Pat Iampietro | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 4:50 | Closing Comments | Sean Hogan | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| Friday, June 28, 2024 | CAREER DEVELOPMENT | |||
| 8:30 AM | Morning Meet ‘n Greet | BIT Atrium | In-Person | |
| 9:00 | Morning Overview | Pat Iampietro | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 9:10 | Interactive Problem-solving Scenarios and Workforce Development | Brandon Stark (lead), Sean Hogan, Becca Fenwick, Pat Iampietro, and Jewell Graham | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 10:20 | Break | BIT Atrium | ||
| 10:30 | Ethics | Jon Detka | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 11:00 | Drone Automation and Robotics Technology (DART) Overview | Josh Metz | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 11:20 | Wrap-up Presentation | Sean Hogan, Becca Fenwick, and Pat Iampietro | BIT 104 Auditorium | Hybrid |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | BIT Atrium | ||
| 1:00-4:30 | Q & A, Equipment Demonstrations and Fun-fly time | Sean Hogan, Andy Lyons, Pat Ianpietro, and Becca Fenwick | BIT Plaza | In-Person Only |
| BEST Lab & Squishy Robotics Demo, Wildfire Sensor Deployment | Alice Agogino, Douglas Hutchings, Vivek Rao, Becca Fenwick | BIT Plaza | In-Person Only | |